Comparison

Forest Island vs Land Builder

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

Head to head
About

Forest Island

This idle simulation game allows players to restore a natural island by collecting diverse animals and birds. Players can clear pollution, grow habitats, and enjoy relaxing BGM and ASMR sounds. It's designed for stress relief and a peaceful gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Collect over 100 types of animals and birds
  • Restore island by clearing pollution
  • Grow diverse natural habitats
  • Relaxing BGM and ASMR sounds
  • Idle gameplay with continuous growth
  • Welcome gift for new users
Features
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■ Welcome Gift for New Users Adopt the cute [ The Three Little Rabbits ] and [ Albino Raccoon ] for free! - 2024, Korea, App Store_Selected as essential indie game - 2024, Korea, App Store_Selected as a game embodying the spirit of environmental protection for ‘Earth Day’ - 2024, Korea, App Store_Selection of essential simulation games - 2023, Korea, App Store_Selected as an Essential iPhone Game - 2022, Korea, Winner of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award - 2022, Korea, App Store_Selected as Today's Game Over 10 million foresters have chosen the idle relaxing game [ Forest Island ], a sanctuary for animal and nature lovers. Beautiful nature and cute animals are always by your side, whenever your exhausted heart by anxiety and stress needs rest. Relax and chill with the cute baby animals, and experience stress relief, happiness growing various natural habitats at your own pace. With all the adorable animals and birds that live in the sky, the sea, and the forest, we hope you find joy and peace in this relaxing idle relaxing games created especially for you. [ Game Features ] 1. Over 100 types of animals and birds including rabbits, cats, ducks, and raccoons. Collect and bond with over 100 different animals and birds, such as rabbits, cats, ducks, and raccoons, from all natural environments including the sky, sea, and forest, to create precious memories. (Continual updates will introduce new types of animals and birds.) 2. Our precious natural world is threatened by climate change, environmental pollution, and the risk of animal extinction. Clear debris washed up by the sea and gather hearts and vitality from animals, birds, and forests to grow your island. Add a variety of natural habitats like forests, lakes, meadows, boulders, coastlines, plateaus, cliffs, and jungles to enrich your own island. 3. Relaxing peaceful BGM music and natural ASMR sounds that calm the mind. Enjoy a relaxation mode with comfortable healing background music and natural ASMR sounds like the ocean, rain, wind, water, and bird calls, which help alleviate stress and provide mental stability. Escape the hustle and stress of city life and take a moment to heal with the scenery of flowers and trees bathed in warm sunlight. 4. An idle relaxing simulation game that is easy for anyone to play and continues to grow even when left alone. An easy-to-play idle calming cozy games that lets you enjoy the beautiful scenery of a growing forest and island at your own pace, even when you're not actively playing. ■ Official Instagram Follow Forest Island's official Instagram for special events, the latest news, and various animal relaxing content. https://www.instagram.com/forrestisle/ ■ Contact Us https://nanalistudios.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portals

About

Land Builder

A relaxing puzzle game where you build your own world piece by piece. Expand your horizons by placing hexagonal tiles, unlocking new structures, and enhancing visual details. Enjoy a meditative experience with soothing visuals and sound.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal tile placement
  • World expansion
  • Unlockable structures
  • Visual enhancements
  • Undo last move
  • Zoom in/out
Features
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Land Builder is a puzzle game that lets you dream, a relaxing game that lets you expand your horizons, an adventure game that lets you build the world you want to see. ► AN ENGAGINGLY SIMPLE PUZZLE A simulator game where you build a whole world piece-by-piece, Land Builder is designed around a simple principle – just place the hexagonal pieces next to any other piece on the board and expand your world the way you want to – but offers hours and hours of construction simulator fun and relaxing entertainment. • Place the next piece on the board and rotate it to match the pieces next to it in the way you want, defining the coastlines and urban boundaries on your map. • Each piece you place earns you stars, and the as the number of stars increases, you unlock new world-building features such as factories, farms, oil rigs, monuments, leisure facilities and other infrastructure that add further variety to your ever-growing world. • You also earn improvements to different elements of the visual aspects of Land Builder, making the details of towns, countryside and the sea richer, clearer and even more attractive. ► A WORLD-BUILDING MEDITATION The horizon is endless in Land Builder, and the simple simulator system is designed specifically to make this puzzle adventure relaxing rather than frustrating. • Soothing music, gentle sound effects and attractive graphics all contribute to the game’s anti-stress properties, making playing the game more like a satisfying and absorbing meditation than a challenging and enervating puzzle. • There are no wrong answers or false moves in the game, and you can always undo your last move. • Whenever you have a few minutes free and just want to relax, you can dive into your own little world and enjoy the serenity and creative satisfaction of Land Builder. ► A PERFECTLY RELAXING ADVENTURE Land Builder opens up a whole world of possibility that can fire your imagination and boost your creative impulses. • Combine elements of countryside, town and sea in any way that you want, building a world of little villages, a series of picturesque islands or a bustling seaside city – it’s entirely up to you how the landscape develops. • As you advance through the game and build out the world of your dreams, you also earn bonuses that increase your opportunities to alter and adapt the lands you have already constructed, allowing you to redesign the world you’re building or just smooth out any imperfections. • Zoom out to see the whole expanse of the world you’ve constructed or zoom in to see the beauty of each little piece up close. Looking for a casual puzzle game that’s engaging, relaxing and creative? Download and play Land Builder now and get ready to expand your horizons. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Forest Island4 screens
Land Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

Forest Island and Land Builder both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Forest Island's written reviews are positive against 42% of Land Builder's. Forest Island also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Forest Island sells 43 one-off in-app purchases and Land Builder sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.8 for Forest Island against 4.6 for Land Builder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26K and 22K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Forest Island's written reviews are positive against 42% of Land Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forest Island ships an update every 2 weeks, Land Builder monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Forest Island versus Land Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForest IslandLand Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26K ratings) — better4.6 (22K ratings)
Positive reviews78.5% of reviews — better41.8% of reviews
Number of ratings26K — better22K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#162 — better#182
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB431 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNanali Inc.SayGames LTD

Customer experience

Forest Island

All ratings25,783 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews2,790 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.1%

Land Builder

All ratings21,546 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews1,245 reviews
Positive41.8%
Neutral21.6%
Negative36.5%

User reviews

Forest Island

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌳 Relaxing and calming atmosphere
  • 🐾 Cute and adorable animals
  • 🎶 Soothing background music
  • 🕰️ Peaceful gameplay without pressure
  • 🎁 Generous rewards and progression

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📢 Excessive pop-ups and notifications
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🔁 Repetitive tasks and limited gameplay
  • 🕰️ Slow progress without watching ads

Land Builder

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌳 Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful and visually appealing
  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 👍 Satisfying city-building experience

Room to improve

  • 💸 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🚫 Lack of ad-free purchase option
  • 🔁 Repetitive level design
  • 🔀 Inability to continue progress on completed levels

Bugs and requests

Forest Island

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or getting stuck on loading screens
  • Disappearing progress and lost in-app purchases
  • Inability to complete certain quests or tasks
  • Inconsistent or malfunctioning game mechanics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to name or interact with animals
  • More diverse and unique animal habitats
  • Reduced reliance on ads for progression
  • Improved camera functionality for photos
  • Offline mode or reduced battery consumption

Land Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Invisible tiles and missing terrain
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent ad behavior (ads playing despite declining)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sandbox/freeplay mode with no level restrictions
  • Option to save and load custom city layouts
  • More diverse biome and tile variety
  • Ability to toggle ads for a one-time fee

In-app purchases

43 purchases

Forest Island

One-time43
  • Arcade Coin Package 1$0.99
  • Recovery of Snowflake Landmark$0.99
  • Season Coin(S)$0.99
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  • Spring Pass Coin Package (S)$0.99
  • Frog in your Pocket! New Pack$0.99
  • Autumn Pass Coin Package (S)$0.99
  • 50 Ad skip coupons$2.99
  • Welcome Pack$2.99
  • Rare Animal Package$2.99
  • Baby Duck in your Pocket!$3.99
  • Swan Package - Coupon Edition$3.99
  • Aurora Weather Package$3.99
  • Fluffy Snow Weather Package$3.99
  • Crescent Weather Package$3.99
  • Rudolph Package$4.99
  • Baby Penguin Package$4.99
  • Axolotl in your Pocket!$4.99
  • Blue Snake Package$4.99
  • Baby Wolf Package$4.99
  • Baby Black Rabbit Package$4.99
  • Baby Deer Package$4.99
  • Baby Fox Package$4.99
  • Baby Turtle Package$4.99
  • Baby Orca package$5.99
  • Glasses Bear Package$5.99
  • Event Pass$6.99
  • Humpback Whale Package$7.99
  • Snowflake Limited Animals$7.99
  • Guinea Pig Package$7.99
  • Limited Animal Pack$7.99
  • Season Limited Animal Pack 3A$7.99
  • Capybara Package$9.99
  • Halloween Pass$9.99
  • Spring Pass$9.99
  • Foggy Isle Pass$9.99
  • Ad Removal Package 3$9.99
  • Forest Island: Snowflake Pass$9.99
  • Autumn Pass$9.99
  • Larga Seal Package$9.99
  • Coconut Pass$9.99
  • Season Pass$12.99
  • Blackfooted Albatross Package$12.99
  • Red Paper Boat Upgrade$12.99
18 purchases

Land Builder

One-time18
  • Gems 1$0.99
  • No Ads Pack$1.99
  • No Ads Pack$2.99
Show 15 more
  • SkipTickets4$2.99
  • Box of Tickets$4.99
  • Gems2$4.99
  • Ad-free Pack$4.99
  • Best Win Pack$4.99
  • Ability Pack$4.99
  • BoostersBundle5$4.99
  • SkipTickets5$5.99
  • Pack 2$9.99
  • JapanOffer1$9.99
  • Gems3$9.99
  • Starter Bundle$9.99
  • SkipTickets6$17.99
  • Gems 4$19.99
  • Pack 3$19.99

Questions

Is Forest Island free?
Forest Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Land Builder free?
Land Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forest Island or Land Builder?
Forest Island is rated higher. Forest Island averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while Land Builder averages 4.6 from 22K ratings.
Do Forest Island or Land Builder have ads?
Both Forest Island and Land Builder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Forest Island or Land Builder?
Forest Island ships an update every 2 weeks, and Land Builder monthly. Most recently, Forest Island was updated on October 28, 2026 and Land Builder on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Forest Island or Land Builder?
Forest Island currently peaks at #162 in the App Store charts, and Land Builder at #182. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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