My Singing Monsters vs The Forest Quartet

How do My Singing Monsters and The Forest Quartet compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	My Singing Monsters	The Forest Quartet
Genre	Music	Music
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	easy	easy
Ad intensity	low	none
In-app-purchase pressure	high	none
Typical session	variable	medium
Rating	4.8 / 5	3.7 / 5
Ratings count	961,614	3
Reviews say	What players like Fun and addictive gameplay Great music and monster designs Relaxing and creative building experience Common complaints Requires excessive spending for progression Monster and resource prices too expensive Tedious grinding and time-gating	What players like Beautiful art and surreal design Emotional and impactful story Intuitive puzzles Common complaints Voice acting not in English despite store description implying it Short playtime (~1.5 hours) Limited content length for paid game

My Singing Monsters — Breed and collect musical monsters to create your own harmonic paradise across dozens of islands. (rated easy difficulty, low ad pressure) The Forest Quartet — A haunting 3D narrative puzzler where you guide a band's spirit through surreal forests, solving puzzles with the power of song. (rated easy difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.