Hands Speed and Hands Hold cover punching, while Grasp and Backpack Capacity cover carrying. Match your Coin upgrades in Chop A Forest to the part of the run that is holding you back.
Upgrade focus
Hands
Hands Hold
Keeps your punches going while the button stays down.
- Target
- Hands
- Coin costs
- 20 Coins
Hands Speed
Makes your punches faster.
- Target
- Hands
- Coin costs
- 30 Coins
Upgrade focus
Log Carrying
Grasp
Picks up more logs in one grab.
- Target
- Hands
- Coin costs
- 175 Coins
Backpack Capacity
Carries more logs per trip.
- Target
- Backpack
- Coin costs
- 25 logs for 750 Coins; 75 logs for 3,000 Coins; 150 logs for 9,000 Coins
Upgrade focus
Cutting
Axe Speed
Raises how often each Axe swing lands a chop.
- Target
- Axe
- Requirement
- Own the Axe
Axe Sharpness
Trees take fewer hits to fell.
- Target
- Axe
- Coin costs
- Level 1: 200 Coins; Level 2: 300 Coins; Level 4: 400 Coins; Level 5: 600 Coins; Level 6: 1,250 Coins
- Requirement
- Own the Axe
Cutting Radius
Widens the sweep of each chopping swing.
- Target
- Chopping swing
Chainsaw Cut Speed
Upgrades the Chainsaw's cut speed.
- Target
- Chainsaw
- Requirement
- Buy the Chainsaw first
Upgrade focus
Travel and Selling
Walk Speed
Moves you faster on foot.
- Target
- You
- Coin costs
- Level 1: 20 Coins; Level 6: 1,000 Coins
Chipper Speed
Speeds up the queue at the chipper.
- Target
- Chipper
- Coin costs
- 200 Coins
Which Chop A Forest Upgrade Fixes Your Slowdown
Hands Speed makes each punch faster, and Hands Hold keeps punches going while you hold the button. Hands Hold costs 20 Coins and Hands Speed costs 30 Coins, both well under the Axe's 150 Coins. When the Axe is close, don't overspend on hand upgrades, because they lose value once the Axe takes over.
Grasp or Backpack for Carrying More Logs
Grasp changes how many logs one grab picks up, and it costs 175 Coins. Backpack Capacity changes how many logs you can carry in total, so Grasp won't fix a full backpack. If your grabs are small but your backpack still has room, Grasp is the one to buy.
Your first backpack costs 175 Coins and holds 10 logs in the bag, with about 5 more in your hands. The tools guide covers that first purchase. The later tiers hold 25 logs for 750 Coins, 75 logs for 3,000 Coins and 150 logs for 9,000 Coins.
Axe and Chainsaw Upgrades for Faster Chopping
Axe Sharpness is the upgrade for trees that take too many hits. Level 1 costs 200 Coins, Level 2 costs 300, Level 4 costs 400, Level 5 costs 600 and Level 6 costs 1,250.
Axe Speed raises how often each Axe swing lands a chop. Cutting Radius widens how much each swing covers.
Axe Sharpness and Axe Speed only show up after you own the Axe. Chainsaw Cut Speed unlocks after you buy the Chainsaw at the Tool Shop.
Walk Speed and Chipper Speed on Every Trip
Walk Speed affects every trip. Level 1 costs 20 Coins, and Level 6 costs 1,000 Coins.
Chipper Speed costs 200 Coins and speeds up the queue at the chipper. Buy it when waiting to sell is what slows you down.
How Upgrade Prices and Forest Resets Work
Later levels of an upgrade cost more than the level before. Upgrades in the Tab menu show their next price, so read the highlighted line's name before you buy.
Coin upgrades last only for the current forest, and a new forest starts from zero. Cutting upgrades you already bought keep working in later areas of the same forest.
