Comparison

Game Dev Story+ vs Idle NFT

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

Head to head
About

Game Dev Story+

Build your own game development studio from the ground up. Hire and train staff, develop new game consoles, and create hit games to conquer the industry. Compete globally on leaderboards and decorate your studio with unique pixel art.

Highlights
  • Manage game company
  • Develop own game console
  • Change staff professions
  • Hire and train staff
  • Unlock game genres
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Decorate studio
Features
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Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation. A special version for Apple Arcade, with support for Game Center! Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions. Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills. As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform! Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer. Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry! Enter the Leaderboards to compete with players around the world for the most sales. Choose from over 20 different styles of pixel art furniture to decorate your studio. Collect Achievements for a new level of completion! -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at http://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

About

Idle NFT

Create and grow your art team to generate in-game NFTs and earn virtual currency. Enjoy satisfying 3D graphics and a relaxing, easy-to-play experience that continues even while you're offline.

Highlights
  • Create in-game NFTs
  • Earn in-game crypto
  • Grow art team
  • Play while you sleep
  • Satisfying 3D graphics
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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*** From the creators of Sculpt People (over 100m players!) *** Have fun by creating in-game NFTs and earn as much in-game crypto as you can! * - Super relaxing and easy to play. - Grow your art team as much as you can to create many NFTs while you sleep! - Great and satisfying 3D graphics! *** TRY IT NOW FOR FREE! *** * This game is not connected to the blockchain, and there are no real NFT, Crypto gains to make * This game doesn't contain any investment advice, and is not connected to reality in any way

Screenshots

Game Dev Story+4 screens
Idle NFT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game Dev Story+ at none against Idle NFT's 8. Game Dev Story+ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (12K vs 4). Idle NFT's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Idle NFT sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Game Dev Story+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Game Dev Story+ against 4.8 for Idle NFT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Dev Story+ has 12K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Game Dev Story+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Idle NFT's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Game Dev Story+ versus Idle NFT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Dev Story+Idle NFT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB69 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdSDP Games SAS

Customer experience

Game Dev Story+

All ratings11,495 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,071 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.7%

Idle NFT

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Game Dev Story+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent save data
  • Inability to hire certain key staff roles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More office/staff expansion options
  • Ability to develop multiple games simultaneously
  • Longer game timeline beyond 20 years
  • More diverse game genres and themes
  • Customization options for the company and characters

Idle NFT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Game Dev Story+

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Idle NFT

One-time8
  • Time wrap 1H$2.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
  • Auto collect$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Double gains$5.99
  • Double speed$5.99
  • Time wrap 1D$6.99
  • Time wrap 2D$12.99
  • Time wrap 4D$22.99

Questions

Is Game Dev Story+ free?
Game Dev Story+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle NFT free?
Idle NFT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Dev Story+ or Idle NFT?
Game Dev Story+ is rated higher. Game Dev Story+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Idle NFT averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Game Dev Story+ or Idle NFT have ads?
Idle NFT shows ads; Game Dev Story+ does not.

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