Comparison

Dash Quest vs SlashForge

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

Head to head
About

Dash Quest

Embark on a retro-inspired fantasy adventure combining endless running with RPG elements. Battle enemies, conquer bosses, and customize your hero with extensive gear, spells, and skills. Complete daily challenges and explore a world map for legendary rewards.

Highlights
  • Addictive action RPG gameplay
  • Daily challenges and rewards
  • Epic boss battles
  • Customizable upgrade system
  • Adventure Mode with World Map
  • Pets with accessories
  • Retro-inspired HD graphics
Features
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Fantasy action and endless runner collide with exciting RPG elements in this incredibly addictive, retro-inspired adventure game! Dash through hordes of enemies to reach epic boss battles! Customize and upgrade your character with Gear, Spells, Skills, Items and Pets! Complete daily challenges for Legendary Gear and other rewards! Features: • Addictive action RPG gameplay! • Daily dungeon, challenges and rewards! • Epic boss battles! • Incredibly customizable upgrade system! • Prestige system with unique perks and bonuses! • Adventure Mode featuring a complete World Map and hidden secrets! • Challenges and Mini-Games with dedicated leader boards! • Pets that you can accessorize! • Hero Mode with epic difficulty... and epic rewards! • Beautiful retro-inspired HD graphics! • Dozens of achievements! Can you save the kingdom from the evil Lich and become a Legendary Hero? PLEASE NOTE! Dash Quest is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Also, under our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years of age to play or download Dash Quest. Dash Quest can be played offline, but please note that an active internet connection is required to update some features. Support: Are you having problems? Visit https://trophy-games.com/contact-us or contact us in game by navigating to Settings > Support. Privacy Policy: https://trophy-games.com/tiny-titans/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://trophy-games.com/tiny-titans/terms-of-service Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/trophygamescompany/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TrophyGamesDK

About

SlashForge

Features
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Emberbrand still remembers where the sparks went. SlashForge is a fast, dark, one-handed hack-and-slash action RPG built for portrait play. You are Rowan Vale, last apprentice of the Ashen Forge, carrying a living blade that can only be reforged by reclaiming seven dead forges from the Hollow Crown. Pick your weapon. Pick your difficulty. Read the telegraphs, dodge through the danger, and cut your way back to Emberhold stronger than you left. FEATURES - Five weapons, your choice from the start — buy and swap freely, each with a real role: the balanced Emberbrand sword, the wide-cleaving Cinder Axe, the lightning-fast crit jabs of the Oathknife, the long-range Tidebow, and the splashing First-Fire Staff. - Choose your difficulty — Easy, Standard, or Hard at the start, with extra Crown modifiers unlocked after the campaign for an even deeper challenge. - Seven acts, seven bosses — each with their own patterns, phases, and corrupted duty. - Dodge from the first fight — a dash with invulnerability frames, plus combos, potions, and biome hazards to play around. - Build your forge-knight — twelve relics and four upgrade branches (Weaponcraft, Armor, Footwork, Forgecraft) tune your run. - Role-based enemies — swarm, brute, shielded, ranged, caster, and elite, plus boss summons. Clear, deadly telegraphs reward reading the fight. - Rebuild Emberhold — every spark you recover reopens part of the ruined forge-village hub. - Fights with stakes — clear the road to keep your shards; a codex records the world you are saving. BUILT FOR YOUR PHONE - True one-handed portrait controls — move stick and action buttons within thumb's reach, plus a pause whenever life interrupts. - Short, sharp runs: a normal fight is a few minutes. Pick it up, clear a node, put it down. - Fully offline. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. The world is wounded, but recoverable. Reopen the forges. Reforge the blade. Push back the Crown.

Screenshots

Dash Quest4 screens
SlashForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SlashForge at none against Dash Quest's 11. Dash Quest's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. Dash Quest sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. SlashForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dash Quest versus SlashForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDash QuestSlashForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB108 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTrophy Games Canada Inc.Daniel Collinsworth

Bugs and requests

Dash Quest

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads not registering properly
  • Inability to exit certain menus
  • Chest/revive issues during runs
  • Inventory filling up with junk
  • Crashes and freezes on longer runs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and bosses
  • Improve inventory management
  • Implement cloud save/sync
  • Add more customization options
  • Enhance the daily dungeon mode

SlashForge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Dash Quest

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Gold Pass3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time10
  • Epic Gift$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Gold (Medium)$4.99
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  • Double XP$4.99
  • Epic Coin Doubler$4.99
  • DQ Adventurer's Pack$4.99
  • DQ Gold (Regular)$9.99
  • Adventurer's Pack II$9.99
  • DQ Gold (Large)$19.99
  • Adventurer's Pack III$19.99
None

SlashForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dash Quest free?
Dash Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SlashForge free?
SlashForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dash Quest or SlashForge have ads?
Neither Dash Quest nor SlashForge shows ads.

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