The Witch's Forest vs Guidus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Witch's Forest
Embark on an idle RPG adventure to restore a magical forest. Collect and upgrade nature spirits, battle monsters, and purify the land by growing the World Tree. Customize your witch and explore a mystical world.
- Collect and upgrade nature spirits
- Explore and collect items
- Upgrade and craft equipment
- Defeat monsters to purify the forest
- Idle clicker battles
- Customize witch appearance
- Conquer the mysterious tower
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Unique style of Indie game, never seen before. Casual RPG to grow the world tree! Feel free to play for as long as you like. The forest was beautiful and tranquil due to the World Tree and the witch, the sources of magic. One day, the world tree began to burn because of an unknown power. The witch, the guardian of the forest, lost her power, and the forest became contaminated. Owing to the Light Sprite's sacrifice, the world tree began to sprout again, and the witch awakened. Grow the World Tree to recover the magic power to purify the forest with the witch and reveal the mysterious power! Explore the forest, collect sprites of nature, empower and upgrade them, fight monsters, and crush them. Save and recover the World Tree. In this epic fantasy idle game, you take a role as a witch, as a commander of the army, as a keeper of the forest, fight monsters and purify the world. ■ Game Description 1. Collect spirits to restore the world's magic. 2. Explore the forest and collect various items. 3. Upgrade and craft equipment to strengthen your witch. 4. Purify the forest by defeating monsters. 5. Quick and easy clicker battles. 6. Decorate your witch with beautiful and unique hairstyles and wings. 7. Conquer the mysterious tower to reveal the source of your power. ※ We do not collect or use personal information. ※ Caution: Offline game - All data is kept only on your device, so please use the cloud save. - You can set the cloud save manually in the preferences of the game. - You can load the cloud saved data only once at the first launch of the game.
Guidus
Embark on a pixelated roguelike adventure to reclaim a royal palace from awakened monsters. Recruit diverse heroes, master unique skills, and battle challenging bosses. Explore dungeons filled with traps and treasures, and grow your characters to overcome the darkness.
- Diverse hero collection
- Unique hero skills and superpowers
- Varied bosses and monsters
- Dungeon exploration with traps and treasures
- Roguelike gameplay with growth factors
- Pixel art graphics
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Explore dungeons, collect heroes and challenge powerful bosses in Guidus, a pixel art action roguelike RPG. Learn enemy attack patterns, choose when to strike and use each hero's unique skills to survive. HEROES WITH DIFFERENT PLAY STYLES Unlock heroes such as the swordsman, archer, wizard, sylph and monk. Discover their skills and find the hero that suits you. DUNGEON EXPLORATION AND BOSS BATTLES Search for hidden treasures, navigate dangerous traps and face monsters with distinct attack patterns. A well-timed move can turn a difficult battle around. GROW STRONGER WITH EACH CHALLENGE Develop your heroes and sharpen your own skills as you return to the dungeon. Test yourself in Arcade Mode for another kind of challenge. A KINGDOM TO RECLAIM Awaken the warriors sealed in the bonfire and help the twin prince and princess reclaim their kingdom. Explore a world of detailed pixel art, from its heroes and monsters to its dungeons and bosses. Contact: contact@izzle.net Website: https://www.izzle.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Witch's Forest at 100% against Guidus's 73%. Guidus's advantage is ratings volume (3K vs 7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Witch's Forest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Guidus sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guidus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidus has 3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of The Witch's Forest's written reviews are positive against 73% of Guidus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Witch's Forest ships an update every 5 weeks, Guidus fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Witch's Forest | Guidus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 334 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Toward Inc. | izzle Inc. |
Customer experience
The Witch's Forest
Guidus
Bugs and requests
The Witch's Forest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Guidus
Reported bugs
5 issues- White Night Elemental Master skin unable to perform normal attacks
- Disappearing boss materials after collecting them
- Infinite loading on game start
- Freezing on floor transition
- Ads not working properly
Requested features
8 requests- More characters or secret characters
- Ability to sell keys/hourglasses/items for gold
- Gold to emerald or hourglass conversion system
- Option to save run progress when pausing or closing app
- Real-time multiplayer and PvP modes
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- More practice dummies for AoE damage testing
- Ability to view character info before selecting
- Snappier and more immediate movement controls
In-app purchases
The Witch's Forest
- Fistful of gems2 variants$0.99
- Pile of Gems-Once per day only$1.99
- Starter Package 2$2.99
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- Pile of Gems$3.99
- Pouch of gems$7.99
- Starter Package$7.99
- Event wings package$11.99
- Ads Package$19.99
- Jar of gems$39.99
- Wagon of gems$79.99
Guidus
- Buy 4 hourglasses.$0.99
- Buy 50 Emeralds$0.99
- Buy 3,000 Gold$1.59
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- Buy 130 emeralds$1.59
- Buy 13 hourglasses.$1.99
- Buy 27 hourglasses.$3.19
- Buy 8,200 Gold$3.19
- Buy 300 Emeralds$3.19
- Basic Pass$4.99
- Buy 55 hourglasses.$6.39
- Buy 17,000 Gold$6.39
- Advanced Pass$7.99
- Buy 55,000 Gold$19.99
Questions
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