Rules! vs Forest Forage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rules!
Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.
- Daily Apple Watch brain workout
- Animated sticker pack
- Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
- Multi-touch interface
- Color perception assistance
- Surprising new game mechanics
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics
Forest Forage
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Match 3 game with forest-themed art. For the watchOS game, tap the fruit to highlight it and then swipe in the desired direction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rules! at monthly against Forest Forage's every 13 months. Forest Forage's advantage is device support (6 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Rules! costs $2.99 and Forest Forage $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rules! ships an update monthly, Forest Forage every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rules! | Forest Forage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 137b | Michael Newell |
Bugs and requests
Rules!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
- Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Option to save progress and continue from last level
- Randomized rule order
- Difficulty settings with longer time limits
- Colorblind accessibility options
- More game modes and challenges
Forest Forage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rules!
No in-app purchases
Forest Forage
No in-app purchases
