Comparison

The Ghost vs Raft® Survival

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

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About

The Ghost

Team up with friends to survive terrifying haunted locations. Escape as a survivor or hunt them down as a ghost. Can you escape before it's too late?

Highlights
  • Multiplayer co-op survival
  • Play as survivor or ghost
  • Multiple haunted locations
  • Escape or hunt mechanics
  • Up to 5 players
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New Wishlie Hospital You were getting your daily treatment with friends at the New Wishlie Hospital for 2 weeks already, and today was time to get discharged from the hospital. But something happened. You woke up at 2 AM and found out that all the patients were gone, except you and your friends. The place looks much muddier and it’s... locked! You read in magazines about the hospital and turns out that it's haunted. Now It seems like the only way to escape is through the garage door. Will you be able to get away by the time the ghost devours your soul? High School Emily and Leila were studends and best friends. They lived in a small house in a town with almost no people. It was Sunday, and it was routinuous for them to visit the cemetery together. Only this time, for some reasons, Emily felt she would better stay home. So she decided to stay home. Looking out of window, Emily sees strange creature creeping behind her sister... The next day after Leila's absence, she runs to school for help. On her way to get inside the school, the main school gate closes behind her. Now locked inside the school area, the next thing she notices are students who struggle to survive... Apartments Waking up you realized that you were stuck in a cursed apartment. You and your friends need to use elevator to reach the first floor and exit the building. But it's not as easy as it seems: when you miss an anomaly on one floor, the elevator will glitch and take you back to the highest floor. Even more: there are monsters, ghosts and maniacs lurking on floors. Play with up to 5 players. Play as survivor - escape the place. Play as the ghost - don't let the survivors escape. Choose Exit 8 game mode to play Apartments in guessing mode.

About

Raft® Survival

Build and expand your dream raft with friends in this multiplayer survival game. Gather resources, craft tools and weapons, and manage hunger and thirst to stay alive. Team up with up to 10 players to explore the ocean and help each other survive.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer raft building
  • Crafting and resource gathering
  • Survival mechanics (hunger, thirst, health)
  • Online co-op with friends
  • Character customization
  • Room creation and joining
Features
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Welcome multiplayer version of the game Raft® Survival – Ocean Nomad! Invite friends and start to create a Raft of your dreams right now! DREAMS IN YOUR LIFE Learn and improve your crafting skills, build a huge Raft with your friends. Create stations, various parts of the Raft, decorative items, as well as armor and weapons necessary for survival. IMPROVE YOUR SURVIVAL SKILLS Collect floating items and get resources from stations. Don't forget to keep track of the special indicators of hunger, thirst and health, so as not to die from hunger or dehydration. PLAY TOGETHER ONLINE Create your own rooms and play with your friends. Join already created rooms to help other players improve Rafts. Choose the look of your character to your liking. Organize your team up to 10 people and try to survive in the Ocean together! SUBSCRIPTION • Ability to create your own rooms and customize them • The chest with resources is available at the start of the room • Access to two new skins for your character • New unique resource hook • The durability of items is increased by 50% • Reduced consumption of food and water Simplify your life with premium access: - Learn about its benefits by getting a free 3-day trial. After 3 days, the trial will automatically turn into a weekly paid subscription. - Paid subscriptions are divided into 3 types: weekly, monthly and yearly. - Weekly paid subscription costs $9.99. Month - $ 19.99. Year - $ 99.99. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - You can cancel your subscription or free trial at any time, but no less than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Otherwise, it will be automatically renewed. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited upon purchase of the subscription. - Read our privacy policy https://survivalgamesstudio.com/privacy.html - And license agreement https://survivalgamesstudio.com/eula.html

Screenshots

The Ghost4 screens
Raft® Survival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Raft® Survival at 4.5 against The Ghost's 3.9. Raft® Survival also leads on ratings volume (38K vs 4.5K). The Ghost's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. The Ghost sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Raft® Survival sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Raft® Survival holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raft® Survival has 38K ratings behind it against 4.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of The Ghost's written reviews are positive against 27% of Raft® Survival's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Ghost ships an update every 2 weeks, Raft® Survival every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
The Ghost versus Raft® Survival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe GhostRaft® Survival
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (4.5K ratings)4.5 (38K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.1% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K38K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#70 — better#131
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB241 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperGameplier LtdSurvival Games Ltd

Customer experience

The Ghost

All ratings4,430 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews1,731 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative32.0%

Raft® Survival

All ratings37,042 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews1,010 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral13.7%
Negative59.0%

User reviews

The Ghost

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun multiplayer experience
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Unique monster mechanics
  • 👍 Good for playing with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Microphone issues
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Difficulty balancing
  • 🐛 Matchmaking problems

Raft® Survival

From 38K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun to play
  • 👍 Multiplayer aspect
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🚀 Good graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive ads
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Lack of private servers
  • 🔒 Can't kick/ban players

Bugs and requests

The Ghost

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to revive teammates
  • Ghosts/monsters behaving unexpectedly
  • Lobby/matchmaking issues
  • Audio problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • More maps and monsters
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to see teammates on map
  • Sprint/stamina feature

Raft® Survival

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Motor and anchor don't work
  • Radio transmitter doesn't function
  • Inventory and progress not saved
  • Raft and items get randomly deleted
  • Spawning issues and player deaths
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  • Laggy performance

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add islands and exploration
  • Implement working motor, anchor, and radio
  • Allow character customization
  • Add chat functionality
  • Reduce ad frequency
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  • Make private servers free

In-app purchases

17 purchases

The Ghost

One-time17
  • Email Sign Up$0.99
  • StPatrick hat$0.99
  • XP Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Gold XP Pack 1$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • The Best Offer$1.99
  • Great Resources Deal$1.99
  • Top Hat$1.99
  • Cowboy Hat$2.99
  • Plague Hat$3.99
  • Limited Time Offer$4.99
  • XP Pack 2$4.99
  • Gold XP Pack 2$4.99
  • Hot Offer$4.99
  • Gold XP Pack 3$9.99
  • XP Pack 4$20.99
  • XP Pack 5$41.99
13 purchases

Raft® Survival

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Cooperative Game Mode3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Cooperative Game Mode$9.997 Days
  • Premium Cooperative Game Mode$11.997 Days
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  • Premium Cooperative Game Mode3 Days trial$11.997 Days
  • Premium Multiplayer Game Mode$59.991 Year
One-time8
  • No ads$1.99
  • Golden hook$1.99
  • Offer newbie set$2.99
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  • offer_currency_hard_1$2.99
  • Unlock Death Match$3.99
  • Unlock Death Match Room$3.99
  • offer_build_thatch$4.49
  • offer_currency_hard_2$4.99

Questions

Is The Ghost free?
The Ghost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raft® Survival free?
Raft® Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Ghost or Raft® Survival?
Raft® Survival is rated higher. The Ghost averages 3.9 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Raft® Survival averages 4.5 from 38K ratings.
Do The Ghost or Raft® Survival have ads?
Both The Ghost and Raft® Survival show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Ghost or Raft® Survival?
The Ghost ships an update every 2 weeks, and Raft® Survival every 2 months. Most recently, The Ghost was updated on October 28, 2026 and Raft® Survival on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, The Ghost or Raft® Survival?
The Ghost currently peaks at #70 in the App Store charts, and Raft® Survival at #131. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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