# Survive vs Verdant

The clearest difference is price: Verdant at Free against Survive's $9.99. Verdant also leads on ratings volume (389 vs 34). Survive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Verdant is free to download; Survive costs $9.99 up front. Verdant sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Survive asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Survive against 4.8 for Verdant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Verdant has 389 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Survive's written reviews are positive against 91% of Verdant's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Survive | Verdant |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.9 (34 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survive-wilderness/id1441909917/reviews)** | [4.8 (389 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verdant-life-simulation/id6761405460/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 34 | **389** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 91.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#61** | — |
| Size | 159 MB | 356 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Sandbay Games Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441909916) | [Shane vincent](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889423030) |

## What reviewers say

### Survive

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/survive-wilderness/id1441909917)

**Currently charting:** #61 Top Paid · Role Playing, #132 Top Paid · Simulation (US App Store)

Experience a bushcraft survival simulation with various challenging scenarios. Your goal is to reach safety in a wilderness setting. This game works offline and offers an immersive survival experience.

**Highlights:** Bushcraft survival simulation, Multiple wilderness scenarios, Reach safety objective, Offline gameplay, Immersive survival experience

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Verdant

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/verdant-life-simulation/id6761405460)

Experience a text-based life simulation where you navigate every choice from birth to death. Build a career, foster relationships, manage a home, and create a lasting legacy through diverse life paths and generational play.

**Highlights:** Text-based life simulation, Generational family tree, Diverse career paths, Relationship simulation, Property and business management, Randomly generated worlds

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Inheritance £250k | $1.99 | one-time |
| Inheritance £500k | $3.99 | one-time |
| Inheritance £1M | $5.99 | one-time |
| Inheritance £5M | $9.99 | one-time |
| Fame Pack | $12.99 | one-time |
| God Mode | $12.99 | one-time |
| Inheritance £10M | $14.99 | one-time |
| Verdant Premium | $17.99 | one-time |
| Verdant Life VIP | $29.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Survive free?

Survive costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Verdant free?

Verdant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Survive or Verdant?

Survive is rated higher. Survive averages 4.9 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Verdant averages 4.8 from 389 ratings.

### Do Survive or Verdant have ads?

Neither Survive nor Verdant shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*