Comparison

Forced Abroad vs One Up Island

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

Head to head
About

Forced Abroad

Experience a historical visual novel based on a real diary of a Dutch teenager forced into labor in Nazi Germany. Make choices that shape the narrative and collect memories of his wartime experiences.

Highlights
  • Based on a real diary
  • Interactive narrative choices
  • Collect memories
  • Historical setting
  • Visual novel gameplay
Features
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A story of a Dutch teenager, who is forced to work in Nazi Germany: The historical visual novel based on a real diary is now available for free. At first, 19-year-old Jan was still lucky. He narrowly avoids capture during a National Socialist raid, who aim to deport all young men from his hometown, Rotterdam, into forced labor. Yet only a few weeks later he is also drafted into labor service and deported to Germany. In his diary, he records his experiences throughout the last months of the Second World War. Dive into Jan's journals, make decisions regarding the course of his journey, and collect memories about his time in Nazi Germany. The historical visual novel based on real diary entries is available as a free mobile game.

About

One Up Island

Manage resources, negotiate deals, and build a thriving community on a dynamic island. Your choices impact the collective survival and prosperity, facing challenges together.

Highlights
  • Survival and building mechanics
  • Negotiation and trading
  • Community resource management
  • Player choice and impact
  • Cooperative multiplayer gameplay
  • Minigames and random events
Features
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Willkommen auf One Up Island! Arbeitet, verhandelt und baut den Wohlstand eurer Gemeinschaft aus. Als Inselbewohner sorgt ihr dafür, dass Essen und Unterkunft gesichert sind. Gemeinsam meistert ihr die Herausforderungen eines sich wandelnden Gesellschaftssystems. Features: • Überleben und Aufbau: Sorge täglich für Nahrung und Unterkunft, um dich und deine Mitbewohner am Leben zu halten. • Verhandlungen: Schließt clevere Deals mit Cornelius ab und überwindet das düstere Zeitalter der Monarchie. • Gemeinschaftstopf: Teile dein Geld oder nutze den Gemeinschaftstopf, wenn du knapp bei Kasse bist – deine Entscheidungen prägen das Miteinander. • Deine Wahl: Arbeite, streike oder verhandle – dein Beitrag zählt für den Erfolg der Inselgemeinschaft. • Kooperatives Multiplayer Gameplay: Entwickelt Strategien, meistert Minispiele und reagiert auf zufällige Ereignisse – könnt ihr als Team bestehen? Jede Entscheidung zählt: Ob ihr zusammenarbeitet oder alleine kämpft, beeinflusst das Schicksal der Insel. Werdet ihr eine starke Gemeinschaft, die jede Herausforderung meistert, oder scheitert ihr an eurem Egoismus? Lade die App der Arbeiterkammer Wien jetzt herunter und werde Teil des Inselabenteuers – dein Weg, eure Geschichte!

Screenshots

Forced Abroad4 screens
One Up Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: One Up Island at 5.0 against Forced Abroad's 4.5. Forced Abroad's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Up Island holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forced Abroad ships an update every 2 weeks, One Up Island every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Forced Abroad versus One Up Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForced AbroadOne Up Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB201 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPaintbucket Games UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Rarebyte GmbH

Customer experience

Forced Abroad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

One Up Island

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Forced Abroad

No in-app purchases

None

One Up Island

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forced Abroad free?
Forced Abroad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Up Island free?
One Up Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Forced Abroad or One Up Island?
One Up Island is rated higher. Forced Abroad averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while One Up Island averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Forced Abroad or One Up Island have ads?
Neither Forced Abroad nor One Up Island shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forced Abroad or One Up Island?
Forced Abroad ships an update every 2 weeks, and One Up Island every 3 weeks. Most recently, Forced Abroad was updated on October 24, 2026 and One Up Island on October 24, 2026.

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