Comparison

Threes! vs Forward

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Threes!

A captivating number-sliding puzzle game that offers an endless challenge. Swipe to combine matching numbers, grow your score, and discover adorable characters. This is a complete, buy-once experience with no in-app purchases or ads.

Highlights
  • Number sliding puzzle gameplay
  • Endless challenge
  • Adorable characters
  • Heart-warming soundtrack
  • No in-app purchases
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Threes is tiny puzzle that grows on you. This is the buy-once-play-forever version. ³ Apple Game of the Year 2014!! ³ Apple Design Award 2014 Winner ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ “You might as well delete Candy Crush Saga now.” ~ Pocket Gamer “It's surprisingly adorable, for a game starring numbers.” ~ Joystiq “It’s the kind of game that embosses the rules on your brain within 30 seconds, but then compels you to spend the next two hours playing.” ~ Pocket Tactics ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Explore our little game’s deep challenge and grow your mind beyond imagination. Optimized for iOS8 and human brains. Universal app for iPhone and iPads. ³ Endless challenge from one simple game mode ³ An endearing cast of characters ³ A heart-warming soundtrack ³ No IAP - Threes is a complete experience the moment you download it Honorably mentioned for Excellence in Design by the Independent Games Festival. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ From the makers of PUZZLEJUICE: ³ Designed by Asher Vollmer ³ Illustrated by Greg Wohlwend (Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds) ³ Scored by Jimmy Hinson (Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 2) ³ Optimized by Hidden Variable (Bag It!, Tic Tactics) ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Threes grows with you and you’ll grow with Threes.

About

Forward

Embark on a card-based roguelike dungeon crawl. Choose a champion, collect items to enhance abilities, and strategically move through procedurally generated levels. Each decision is critical to defeating monsters and clearing the dungeon.

Highlights
  • Card-based dungeon crawling
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Item collection and combinations
  • Unique playable characters
  • Turn-based strategic movement
  • Resource management
Features
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FORWARD: Escape the Fold was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD! **2022 Megamigs Award Winner** **2022 Tiny Teams Fest Nominee** **2022 DemoNight Nominee** Forward is an innovative game in which you will progress through a procedurally-generated dungeon in the form of cards. Move your character from one card to another and keep going forward while avoiding attacking enemies. However be careful, each card will have specific effects making each move important and strategic. Your goal is to clear the 8 levels of a dungeon, each level getting increasingly difficult. In order to succeed, you will have to choose which move to make, which item to pick and use your skills. Each choice is critical. Take advantage of many items combinations and build the best character possible based on your goal and the cards you’ll come across. Features: - 100+ item cards to improve your characters - 9 playable characters with unique skills and game mechanics - 27 unique active competencies - 3 game modes As Forward is a rogue-like inspired game, the features you’ll be able to find are : - Death ends the game ‌ - Procedurally-generated dungeons - Turn-based movements - Resource management (health, armor, mana, gold etc) - Many randomly drawn items The game is based on the 2022 PC game Forward: Escape the Fold which was received very positively. Developed by Two Tiny Dice, its success prompted the developer to bring the game to mobile.

Screenshots

Threes!4 screens
Forward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forward at 4.5 against Threes!'s 4.0. Forward also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and price ($1.99 vs $5.99). Threes!'s advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 116). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Threes! costs $5.99 and Forward $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forward holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Threes! has 3K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Threes!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Forward's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Threes! ships an update every 3 weeks, Forward every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Threes! versus Forward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrees!Forward
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (3K ratings)4.5 (116 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3K — better116
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#20 — better#53
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB103 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSirvo LLCChristophe Coyard

Customer experience

Threes!

All ratings2,994 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews930 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative13.2%

Forward

All ratings116 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.3%

Bugs and requests

Threes!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some users
  • Unresponsive controls and swipe detection issues
  • Syncing problems with Game Center

Requested features

4 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Ability to save/load game progress
  • Leaderboards and achievements

Forward

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Threes!

No in-app purchases

None

Forward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Threes! free?
Threes! costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forward free?
Forward costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Threes! or Forward?
Forward is rated higher. Threes! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Forward averages 4.5 from 116 ratings.
Do Threes! or Forward have ads?
Neither Threes! nor Forward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Threes! or Forward?
Threes! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Forward every 4 days. Most recently, Threes! was updated on September 24, 2026 and Forward on September 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Threes! or Forward?
Threes! currently peaks at #20 in the App Store charts, and Forward at #53. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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