Comparison

1sland vs Oxytone

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

Head to head
About

1sland

Compete daily to find an island faster than others in a relaxing race. Customize and build your own home island, farm crops, craft items, fish, and explore the ocean. This zen experience offers endless possibilities for creativity and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Daily island finding competition
  • Home island customization
  • Farming and crop growing
  • Item crafting
  • Ocean exploration and fishing
  • Island layout modification
Features
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Welcome to “Paddle Royale”, a new chill competition genre where you need to find an island faster than anybody. It’s super zen, and super fun. The competition resets every day, and it's time-based: You can join and race whenever you want! But that’s not all. You are given a Home Island that you can improve and customise at will! Start by building something, planting some trees, or modifying the landscape. Then you can go fishing, wander around the ocean, collect wood to craft items, or just relax. Anything you can think of, can be done. And we are constantly improving it with new content! Some tasks you can do to relax: • Decorate your island with 100+ items. • Grow your own crops: Corn, grapes, peaches... • Modify the layout of your island. • Collect wood and stone to craft cool items. • Complete daily jobs to get rewards. • Go explore the ocean. • Fish and catch many species. • Much more! We carefully crafted 1sland to make the whole game a really zen experience, and we are super excited to hear your feedback. Join our fantastic community on Discord: https://discord.gg/qumxEVz2Fa

About

Oxytone

Embark on a unique puzzle adventure designed for relaxation and mental exploration. Master strategic tile placement to create long paths and impressive combinations, with 99 challenges and unlockable themes for a deep, engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Unique puzzle adventure
  • Tranquil escape
  • 99 challenges
  • Unlockable colorful themes
  • 12 meticulously designed maps
  • Strategic tile placement
  • Immersive sound design
Features
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Are you ready for a unique adventure like no other? Oxytone invites you to explore the depths of your mind while offering a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life for those seeking relaxation. For more determined players, there are 99 challenges, colorful themes to unlock, and 12 meticulously designed maps. Oxytone is the ultimate puzzle game, equally easy to learn and challenging to master. Strive for the highest scores by creating the longest paths and achieving impressive combinations. Every move matters, and success depends on strategy and planning. You can discard tiles that don't fit your plan, but this reduces your pool of available tiles. To refresh it, you must fill tiles by guiding paths through them six times, deepening the mechanics further. Sound is an integral part of Oxytone, so I recommend playing with headphones. This will immerse you even deeper into the game. The sound design has been crafted with great care to create a unique and relaxing atmosphere, yet it can also deliver powerful moments when needed.

Screenshots

1sland4 screens
Oxytone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oxytone at none against 1sland's shown. Oxytone also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 52%). 1sland's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 1sland sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Oxytone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 1sland against 4.5 for Oxytone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1sland has 2.7K ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of 1sland's written reviews are positive against 75% of Oxytone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1sland ships an update weekly, Oxytone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
1sland versus Oxytone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1slandOxytone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings)4.5 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews75.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better99
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size399 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernada studio, slOxGames Kamil Wdowczyk

Customer experience

1sland

All ratings2,667 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral16.8%
Negative30.8%

Oxytone

All ratings97 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative13.0%

User reviews

1sland

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌅 Relaxing and calming experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Zen-like atmosphere
  • 🐟 Enjoyable fishing and exploration

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Same players win repeatedly due to pay-to-win advantages
  • ⏱️ Rounds are too infrequent (every 6 hours)
  • 🤔 Unclear progression and gameplay mechanics
  • 🧭 Flares and navigation tools are unreliable
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. crashing, loading issues)

Oxytone

From 99 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visual design
  • 🎵 Soothing music and sound effects
  • 😌 Relaxing and meditative gameplay
  • 🧩 Engaging puzzle mechanics requiring strategy
  • 🚫 No ads or intrusive monetization

Room to improve

  • ❓ Unclear game objectives and lack of instructions
  • 🔄 Game progress lost when switching apps
  • 👁️ Strains eyesight during extended play
  • ⏱️ Excessive menu navigation between games
  • 📸 Cannot screenshot or view completed puzzles

Bugs and requests

1sland

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to place multiple buoys/flares
  • Inconsistent performance and lag issues
  • Tutorial crashes and leaves players confused
  • Packages/rewards not opening properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • More frequent island spawns (every 1-3 hours)
  • Ability to customize and decorate home island
  • Offline/solo mode for relaxing exploration
  • More diverse mini-games and challenges
  • Ability to see other players' boats moving in real-time
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  • Fishing improvements (e.g. depth finder, reeling mechanics)
  • Option to mute or adjust volume of music/sounds

Oxytone

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes and refuses to reopen
  • Progress lost when leaving app mid-game
  • Achievement unlock not triggering (Quick Mode)
  • Trophy not awarded for completed challenges
  • Freezing on iPad Pro, especially with Apple Pencil
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  • Camera reset toggle not functioning
  • Save feature unreliable

Requested features

12 requests
  • Tutorial or instructional videos explaining gameplay
  • Ability to save mid-game progress
  • Quick replay/restart button without menu navigation
  • Zoom out feature to see more of the board
  • Replay functionality to review completed puzzles
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  • Community connection feature for sharing hints
  • Preview colors before unlocking
  • Select which unlocked colors appear in rotation
  • More levels and challenges
  • Relax/free-play mode without move limits
  • Faster load times between games
  • Cross-device purchase synchronization

In-app purchases

9 purchases

1sland

One-time9
  • Starfish Pack 1$0.99
  • Starfish Pack 2$0.99
  • Bundle - Thanksgiving$2.99
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  • Starfish Pack 3$4.99
  • Paddle Pass (30 days)$4.99
  • Bundle - Christmas$7.99
  • Starfish Pack 4$9.99
  • Starfish Pack 5$17.99
  • Starfish Pack 6$35.99
1 purchases

Oxytone

One-time1
  • Full version$5.99

Questions

Is 1sland free?
1sland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oxytone free?
Oxytone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 1sland or Oxytone?
Oxytone is rated higher. 1sland averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Oxytone averages 4.5 from 99 ratings.
Do 1sland or Oxytone have ads?
1sland shows ads; Oxytone does not.
Which is updated more often, 1sland or Oxytone?
1sland ships an update weekly, and Oxytone every 3 weeks. Most recently, 1sland was updated on October 26, 2026 and Oxytone on October 27, 2026.

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