Idle Forge vs Sausage Game!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Forge
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A little forge that doesn't need you. Light the hearth, hire an apprentice, and watch the smithy fill with workers, furnaces and stranger things. Idle Forge is an idle clicker built to be calm: it earns while you're away, asks for nothing when you return, and never punishes you for having a life. MADE TO RESPECT YOUR TIME • Progress continues while the app is closed. Sleep is a strategy • No daily-streak guilt, no timers that expire while you're at work • Rewarded ads are always optional, always a bonus, never a toll • Tapping helps, but it's a pleasure, not a duty: your workers swing the hammers A FORGE WITH SOMEWHERE TO GO • Dozens of generators, from apprentice to things physics won't explain • Reforge to melt it all down for Embers and permanent power • Then Recast: melt the golden anvil down for Gold, and spend it on perks that change how the next climb plays • A living workshop you can watch: every worker you hire is down there on the floor, hammering • Catch drifting fire wisps for a frenzy of production • Achievements, milestones, a daily gift, and yes, an actual ending at the top of the ladder QUIET BY DESIGN • The forge's own sounds (hammer, embers, quench), no music, no noise • Every effect can be switched off, from vibration to embers • Your save is yours: export it as a code, carry it anywhere, no account Free to play. Rewarded ads are opt-in, and everything they grant can also be earned by playing. A short ad may play after a Reforge, at most once every five minutes.
Sausage Game!
A simple game where the objective is to place sausage on various objects. It offers a straightforward and potentially humorous experience for players looking for a casual pastime.
- Place sausage on objects
- Simple gameplay
- Casual pastime
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put sausage on everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Forge at none against Sausage Game!'s 1. Sausage Game!'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sausage Game! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Idle Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Idle Forge ships an update every 6 days, Sausage Game! every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Forge | Sausage Game! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Erik Tobias Rinde Tharaldsen | Glorp LLC |
In-app purchases
Idle Forge
No in-app purchases
Sausage Game!
- Remove Ads$1.49
Questions
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