Idle Ghost vs Dam Builder 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Ghost
Manage ghost hunters to capture and cook spectral beings in your restaurant. Upgrade your kitchen and unlock new areas to expand your culinary empire. Become the ultimate ghost chef!
- Capture ghosts
- Cook ghost dishes
- Upgrade kitchen
- Unlock cemetery
- Restaurant management
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Manage busters to capture multiples ghost and cook them in your fabulous restaurant ! Upgrade your kitchen and cook all kinds of ghost. Unlock cemetery to capture ghost ! Do you be the best cooker ? Let's try and enjoy !
Dam Builder 3D
Build and expand a dam in this idle simulation game. Earn profits by releasing water and upgrade your dam. Unlock a fishing fleet to catch and sell fish for even more rewards.
- Construct and expand dams
- Release water for profit
- Upgrade dam sections
- Unlock upstream dock
- Operate a fishing boat
- Expand fishing fleet
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Introducing "Dam Builder," a super casual idle game where you embark on the journey of constructing a dam! Begin with a small dam on a serene lake and gradually expand it into a massive structure. Earn profits by releasing water from the dam. Upgrade each section of the dam individually to increase your earnings. As you progress, unlock a bustling dock in the upstream lake after constructing Dam 2. Once the dock is unlocked, you'll automatically acquire a fishing boat. Send the fishing boat out to the lake, catch fish, and transport them to the dock for additional profits. Use diamonds to unlock new fishing boats and expand your fishing fleet. Dive into the tranquil world of "Dam Builder" and witness your empire grow along with the expanding dam!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dam Builder 3D at 4.8 against Idle Ghost's 3.7. Dam Builder 3D also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 6). Idle Ghost's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) 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
Both are free to download. Dam Builder 3D sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Ghost asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dam Builder 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dam Builder 3D has 10K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Idle Ghost's written reviews are positive against 64% of Dam Builder 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Idle Ghost ships an update every 2 days, Dam Builder 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Ghost | Dam Builder 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hugo Dumouch | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Idle Ghost
Dam Builder 3D
Bugs and requests
Idle Ghost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dam Builder 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not working as intended
- Game freezing or crashing
- Issues with in-app purchases
Requested features
4 requests- More maps and levels
- Reduced ad frequency
- Shorter ad durations
- Improved water physics
In-app purchases
Idle Ghost
No in-app purchases
Dam Builder 3D
- AD ticket (Small)$0.99
- Diamond Pack 1$1.99
- AD ticket (Mid)$1.99
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- AD ticket (Big)$3.99
- No Ads Lite$4.99
- Diamond Pack 2$4.99
- Remove force ad 7 days$4.99
- Diamond Package (Small)$4.99
- Season premium$6.99
- No Ads Plus$9.99
- Diamond Pack 3$9.99
- Remove force ad forever$9.99
- Diamond Package (Big)$9.99
- Diamond Pack 4$19.99
- Diamond Pack 5$49.99
- Diamond Pack 6$99.99
Questions
Is Idle Ghost free?
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