Comparison

Survival & Craft vs The Ghost

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

Head to head
About

Survival & Craft

Survive a plane crash at sea by building and expanding your raft. Gather resources, craft essential items, and manage your health to stay alive against hunger, thirst, and a persistent shark.

Highlights
  • Build and expand your raft
  • Manage health, hunger, and thirst
  • Craft tools and items
  • Gather resources from the sea
  • Survive against a shark
  • Multiplayer with friends
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«Hey, survivor! Watch out, shark is here!» You're the only one left after a big plane crash in the ocean. Now, you're all alone with the sea, the sun, and a hungry shark. Your new home? A small raft. Your goal? Stay alive. Game of Survival This game puts you in the middle of the ocean on a raft. You need to stay alive as long as you can. This means getting resources from the sea, making your raft better, and building a place to stay safe. Watch out for the shark, and don't let hunger or thirst end your adventure. What You Do: - Build Your Raft: Make your raft bigger and better. Protect it from the ocean and the shark. - Stay Healthy: Keep track of your health, how hungry you are, and how thirsty you are. - Learn to Make Things: Find out how to catch fish, grow food, and get clean water. Make things to help you survive. - Get Resources: Use a hook to grab stuff floating by, like wood, leaves, and boxes. Join Our Community Talk to other players and share tips: - Discord: https://discord.gg/GwArwm8 - Telegram - https://telegram.me/survive_on_raft_en - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/survivalandcraft Subscription Benefits Unlock the full survival experience: - Full customization access - Daily bonus of 50 pearls - Unlimited EXP boost Subscription Details: - Test the perks with a free 3-day trial. Afterward, a weekly subscription at $2.49 automatically applies. - Manage or cancel your subscription anytime via account settings, ensuring a 24-hour notice before the next cycle. - Unused portions of a free trial forfeit upon purchase of a subscription. Stay Informed: - Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/games-privacy-policy-2019/ - EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Ghost

Team up with friends to survive terrifying haunted locations. Escape as a survivor or hunt them down as a ghost. Can you escape before it's too late?

Highlights
  • Multiplayer co-op survival
  • Play as survivor or ghost
  • Multiple haunted locations
  • Escape or hunt mechanics
  • Up to 5 players
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New Wishlie Hospital You were getting your daily treatment with friends at the New Wishlie Hospital for 2 weeks already, and today was time to get discharged from the hospital. But something happened. You woke up at 2 AM and found out that all the patients were gone, except you and your friends. The place looks much muddier and it’s... locked! You read in magazines about the hospital and turns out that it's haunted. Now It seems like the only way to escape is through the garage door. Will you be able to get away by the time the ghost devours your soul? High School Emily and Leila were studends and best friends. They lived in a small house in a town with almost no people. It was Sunday, and it was routinuous for them to visit the cemetery together. Only this time, for some reasons, Emily felt she would better stay home. So she decided to stay home. Looking out of window, Emily sees strange creature creeping behind her sister... The next day after Leila's absence, she runs to school for help. On her way to get inside the school, the main school gate closes behind her. Now locked inside the school area, the next thing she notices are students who struggle to survive... Apartments Waking up you realized that you were stuck in a cursed apartment. You and your friends need to use elevator to reach the first floor and exit the building. But it's not as easy as it seems: when you miss an anomaly on one floor, the elevator will glitch and take you back to the highest floor. Even more: there are monsters, ghosts and maniacs lurking on floors. Play with up to 5 players. Play as survivor - escape the place. Play as the ghost - don't let the survivors escape. Choose Exit 8 game mode to play Apartments in guessing mode.

Screenshots

Survival & Craft4 screens
The Ghost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Survival & Craft at 4.7 against The Ghost's 3.9. Survival & Craft also leads on ratings volume (34K vs 4.5K). The Ghost's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#69 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Survival & Craft sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days and The Ghost sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Survival & Craft holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Survival & Craft has 34K ratings behind it against 4.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Survival & Craft's written reviews are positive against 60% of The Ghost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Survival & Craft ships an update every 2 months, The Ghost every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Survival & Craft versus The Ghost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvival & CraftThe Ghost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings) — better3.9 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews — better60.1% of reviews
Number of ratings34K — better4.5K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#69 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size722 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDukhnich DmitriiGameplier Ltd

Customer experience

Survival & Craft

All ratings33,928 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,703 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral11.9%
Negative24.0%

The Ghost

All ratings4,430 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews1,731 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative32.0%

User reviews

Survival & Craft

From 34K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great graphics
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🤗 Enjoyable survival experience
  • 🌟 Impressive attention to detail
  • 💯 Best mobile raft game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Lack of multiplayer functionality
  • 🤖 Repetitive island content
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and leveling
  • 💰 Expensive creative mode

The Ghost

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun multiplayer experience
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Unique monster mechanics
  • 👍 Good for playing with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Microphone issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Difficulty balancing
  • 🐛 Matchmaking problems

Bugs and requests

Survival & Craft

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inventory items disappearing
  • Raft structures glitching out
  • Crashes and loading issues
  • Water maker and cooking not working
  • Inconsistent shark behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add islands to explore
  • Implement multiplayer mode
  • Introduce more diverse threats
  • Expand crafting and building options
  • Improve tutorial and in-game guidance

The Ghost

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to revive teammates
  • Ghosts/monsters behaving unexpectedly
  • Lobby/matchmaking issues
  • Audio problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More maps and monsters
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to see teammates on map
  • Sprint/stamina feature

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Survival & Craft

Subscriptions1
  • Customizations and EXP boost!3 Days trial$2.497 Days
One-time9
  • 270 pearls for shoping on Raft$0.99
  • Durable Hammer$1.99
  • Durable Hook$2.99
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  • 1 540 pearls for shoping$3.99
  • Large Pearl Pack Limited Offer$4.99
  • Disable Ads$4.99
  • 4 320 pearls for shoping$10.99
  • 7 560 pearls for shoping$15.99
  • Mega Pearl Pack$24.99
17 purchases

The Ghost

One-time17
  • Email Sign Up$0.99
  • StPatrick hat$0.99
  • XP Starter Pack$1.99
Show 14 more
  • Gold XP Pack 1$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • The Best Offer$1.99
  • Great Resources Deal$1.99
  • Top Hat$1.99
  • Cowboy Hat$2.99
  • Plague Hat$3.99
  • Limited Time Offer$4.99
  • XP Pack 2$4.99
  • Gold XP Pack 2$4.99
  • Hot Offer$4.99
  • Gold XP Pack 3$9.99
  • XP Pack 4$20.99
  • XP Pack 5$41.99

Questions

Is Survival & Craft free?
Survival & Craft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Ghost free?
The Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Survival & Craft or The Ghost?
Survival & Craft is rated higher. Survival & Craft averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while The Ghost averages 3.9 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Survival & Craft or The Ghost have ads?
Both Survival & Craft and The Ghost show ads.
Which is updated more often, Survival & Craft or The Ghost?
Survival & Craft ships an update every 2 months, and The Ghost every 2 weeks. Most recently, Survival & Craft was updated on October 28, 2026 and The Ghost on October 28, 2026.

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