Comparison

Moth vs Forest Island

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

Head to head
About

Moth

Guide a moth through a dark forest, avoiding nocturnal creatures and collecting fireflies. This endless game offers fast-paced challenges with beautiful graphics and immersive forest sounds.

Highlights
  • Guide the moth carefully
  • Collect fireflies
  • Avoid creatures of the night
  • Beautiful dark and glowing graphics
  • Endless gameplay
  • Immersive forest sounds
Features
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Keep the moth alive in the forest, avoiding the creatures of the night. Try to catch as many fireflies as you can. -Gide your moth carefully in this nice fast gameplay. -Beautiful dark and glowing forest graphics. -Endless game, challenge yourself every time you play. -Deep forest sounds "Keep the volume up". -It's FREE.

About

Forest Island

This idle simulation game allows players to restore a natural island by collecting diverse animals and birds. Players can clear pollution, grow habitats, and enjoy relaxing BGM and ASMR sounds. It's designed for stress relief and a peaceful gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Collect over 100 types of animals and birds
  • Restore island by clearing pollution
  • Grow diverse natural habitats
  • Relaxing BGM and ASMR sounds
  • Idle gameplay with continuous growth
  • Welcome gift for new users
Features
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■ Welcome Gift for New Users Adopt the cute [ The Three Little Rabbits ] and [ Albino Raccoon ] for free! - 2024, Korea, App Store_Selected as essential indie game - 2024, Korea, App Store_Selected as a game embodying the spirit of environmental protection for ‘Earth Day’ - 2024, Korea, App Store_Selection of essential simulation games - 2023, Korea, App Store_Selected as an Essential iPhone Game - 2022, Korea, Winner of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award - 2022, Korea, App Store_Selected as Today's Game Over 10 million foresters have chosen the idle relaxing game [ Forest Island ], a sanctuary for animal and nature lovers. Beautiful nature and cute animals are always by your side, whenever your exhausted heart by anxiety and stress needs rest. Relax and chill with the cute baby animals, and experience stress relief, happiness growing various natural habitats at your own pace. With all the adorable animals and birds that live in the sky, the sea, and the forest, we hope you find joy and peace in this relaxing idle relaxing games created especially for you. [ Game Features ] 1. Over 100 types of animals and birds including rabbits, cats, ducks, and raccoons. Collect and bond with over 100 different animals and birds, such as rabbits, cats, ducks, and raccoons, from all natural environments including the sky, sea, and forest, to create precious memories. (Continual updates will introduce new types of animals and birds.) 2. Our precious natural world is threatened by climate change, environmental pollution, and the risk of animal extinction. Clear debris washed up by the sea and gather hearts and vitality from animals, birds, and forests to grow your island. Add a variety of natural habitats like forests, lakes, meadows, boulders, coastlines, plateaus, cliffs, and jungles to enrich your own island. 3. Relaxing peaceful BGM music and natural ASMR sounds that calm the mind. Enjoy a relaxation mode with comfortable healing background music and natural ASMR sounds like the ocean, rain, wind, water, and bird calls, which help alleviate stress and provide mental stability. Escape the hustle and stress of city life and take a moment to heal with the scenery of flowers and trees bathed in warm sunlight. 4. An idle relaxing simulation game that is easy for anyone to play and continues to grow even when left alone. An easy-to-play idle calming cozy games that lets you enjoy the beautiful scenery of a growing forest and island at your own pace, even when you're not actively playing. ■ Official Instagram Follow Forest Island's official Instagram for special events, the latest news, and various animal relaxing content. https://www.instagram.com/forrestisle/ ■ Contact Us https://nanalistudios.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals

Screenshots

Moth4 screens
Forest Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forest Island at 4.8 against Moth's 3.6. Forest Island also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 5). Moth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 43) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Forest Island sells 43 one-off in-app purchases. Moth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forest Island holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forest Island has 26K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Moth versus Forest Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMothForest Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)4.8 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.5% of reviews
Number of ratings526K — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB605 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerantreas mertzelosNanali Inc.

Customer experience

Moth

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Forest Island

All ratings25,738 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews2,789 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

Moth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Forest Island

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or getting stuck on loading screens
  • Disappearing progress and lost in-app purchases
  • Inability to complete certain quests or tasks
  • Inconsistent or malfunctioning game mechanics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to name or interact with animals
  • More diverse and unique animal habitats
  • Reduced reliance on ads for progression
  • Improved camera functionality for photos
  • Offline mode or reduced battery consumption

In-app purchases

None

Moth

No in-app purchases

43 purchases

Forest Island

One-time43
  • Arcade Coin Package 1$0.99
  • Recovery of Snowflake Landmark$0.99
  • Season Coin(S)$0.99
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  • Spring Pass Coin Package (S)$0.99
  • Frog in your Pocket! New Pack$0.99
  • Autumn Pass Coin Package (S)$0.99
  • 50 Ad skip coupons$2.99
  • Welcome Pack$2.99
  • Rare Animal Package$2.99
  • Baby Duck in your Pocket!$3.99
  • Swan Package - Coupon Edition$3.99
  • Aurora Weather Package$3.99
  • Fluffy Snow Weather Package$3.99
  • Crescent Weather Package$3.99
  • Rudolph Package$4.99
  • Baby Penguin Package$4.99
  • Axolotl in your Pocket!$4.99
  • Blue Snake Package$4.99
  • Baby Wolf Package$4.99
  • Baby Black Rabbit Package$4.99
  • Baby Deer Package$4.99
  • Baby Fox Package$4.99
  • Baby Turtle Package$4.99
  • Baby Orca package$5.99
  • Glasses Bear Package$5.99
  • Event Pass$6.99
  • Humpback Whale Package$7.99
  • Snowflake Limited Animals$7.99
  • Guinea Pig Package$7.99
  • Limited Animal Pack$7.99
  • Season Limited Animal Pack 3A$7.99
  • Capybara Package$9.99
  • Halloween Pass$9.99
  • Spring Pass$9.99
  • Foggy Isle Pass$9.99
  • Ad Removal Package 3$9.99
  • Forest Island: Snowflake Pass$9.99
  • Autumn Pass$9.99
  • Larga Seal Package$9.99
  • Coconut Pass$9.99
  • Season Pass$12.99
  • Blackfooted Albatross Package$12.99
  • Red Paper Boat Upgrade$12.99

Questions

Is Moth free?
Moth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Island free?
Forest Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moth or Forest Island?
Forest Island is rated higher. Moth averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Forest Island averages 4.8 from 26K ratings.
Do Moth or Forest Island have ads?
Forest Island shows ads; Moth does not.

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