Raft Idle vs Captains Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raft Idle
Build and upgrade your raft by collecting resources from the ocean. Discover unique furniture, reach new islands, and become the richest person on the water. The game continues to collect resources even when you're offline.
- Build rafts with collected resources
- Discover unique furniture
- Explore new islands
- Offline resource collection
- Become rich and rule the sea
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+Build rafts by collecting resources +Discover unique furniture for your boat +Reach new islands to discover new surprises +Rule the sea +Become the nicest and richest person of the waters +Collect resources even when you are not playing
Captains Idle
Become the deadliest pirate by gathering your crew, upgrading your ship, and setting sail. Explore islands, battle enemy ships, and find lost treasures. This idle game lets you unlock ship upgrades and new cannons.
- Gather and manage your pirate crew
- Upgrade your ship and cannons
- Battle enemy pirate ships
- Explore islands and find treasure
- Idle progression mechanics
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Are you ready to be the deadliest pirate of the seven seas, ever? Now is your time! Gather your crew, upgrade your ship and set sail! You can unlock idle ship contents or new cannons! Watch for enemy pirate ship that will try to sink you! Explore island, slay bandits, find your X mark and claim your lost treasure! Do not forget, a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Raft Idle at none against Captains Idle's 1. Raft Idle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Captains Idle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Raft Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raft Idle holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Raft Idle's written reviews are positive against 30% of Captains Idle's.
Raft Idle ships an update weekly, Captains Idle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raft Idle | Captains Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better | 3.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hikmet Duran | WORLDNMORE TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Raft Idle
Captains Idle
In-app purchases
Raft Idle
No in-app purchases
Captains Idle
- Permanent No Ads$4.99
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