Comparison

Rawr 'N Write vs Caverna

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

Head to head
About

Rawr 'N Write

This app enhances the "Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write" board game by replacing paper player sheets. It aids in drawing, resource management, and end-game scoring, offering an optional tutorial and rule enforcement.

Highlights
  • Replaces paper player sheets
  • Assists with drawing and resource management
  • Automates end-game scoring
  • Optional tutorial included
  • Enforces game rules
  • Animated dinosaurs and sound effects
Features
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This companion app to Dinosaur Island: Rawr ‘n Write replaces the need for paper player sheets and assists you with drawing, resource management, and end game scoring. Important: this companion app replaces the paper player sheets in the game. However, a physical version of the game is still required. Alternatively, you can use this app to play along to the digital version of the game published on Tabletopia.com. Features: - Includes an optional tutorial to guide you through using the companion app - Enforces most rules and automatically generates rewards in certain phases - Automatically calculates end-game scoring - Construct the various tetromino shaped buildings in a flash by dragging and dropping where you want them - Immerse yourself in your dino theme park with animated dinosaurs and sound effects GAME OVERVIEW In Dinosaur Island: Rawr 'n Write, your goal is to build the best dang dinosaur theme park you can! You do this by collecting DNA to make Dinosaurs, hiring Specialists to use their unique abilities, and building Attractions and special Buildings to enhance your visitor experience. However, Dinosaurs are dangerous, and if you don't put some effort into keeping your park secure, you might just "lose track" of some of your visitors... All of your progress (and missteps!) will be marked on your Park sheets, where you draw the layout of your park, store and spend resources, and record your progress. At the end of the game, you each score your performance, and whoever has the highest score wins!

About

Caverna

Lead a dwarf tribe to expand their cavern home and cultivate the surrounding forest. Dig deeper for resources, furnish rooms to grow your tribe, and forge weapons for adventures. Cultivate fields, breed animals, and increase your wealth to become the strongest tribe leader.

Highlights
  • Dwarf tribe management
  • Cavern expansion and furnishing
  • Resource cultivation and mining
  • Animal breeding and farming
  • Weapon forging and adventures
  • Worker action system
Features
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Caverna by Uwe Rosenberg makes you the head of a dwarf tribe, living in a small cavern. You cultivate the forest in front of your cavern and dig deeper into the mountain throughout the game. By furnishing rooms in your caverns you make space to grow your tribe and and create new goods from your resources. Deeper into the mountain you will find fountains as well as ore and gem mines. It's on you to decide how much ore and gems you want to mine, giving you the opportunity to forge weapons and go on adventures; a new way to do things in the game instead of using actions with your workers. Outside your cavern you can clear the forest, cultivate fields, fence pastures and grow crops or breed animals. All this in order to increase your wealth and become the strongest and best tribe leader of them all!

Screenshots

Rawr 'N Write4 screens
Caverna4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rawr 'N Write and Caverna both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 61% of Caverna's written reviews are positive against 0% of Rawr 'N Write's. Rawr 'N Write's advantage is price (Free vs $11.99) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On rating, 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

Rawr 'N Write is free to download; Caverna costs $11.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Rawr 'N Write against 4.1 for Caverna. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Rawr 'N Write's written reviews are positive against 61% of Caverna's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rawr 'N Write ships an update weekly, Caverna every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rawr 'N Write versus Caverna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRawr 'N WriteCaverna
PriceFree — better$11.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better4.1 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings512 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size485 MB450 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrigami Panda Studio LtdDIGIDICED

Customer experience

Rawr 'N Write

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

Caverna

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

None

Rawr 'N Write

No in-app purchases

None

Caverna

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rawr 'N Write free?
Rawr 'N Write is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caverna free?
Caverna costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rawr 'N Write or Caverna?
Rawr 'N Write is rated higher. Rawr 'N Write averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Caverna averages 4.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Rawr 'N Write or Caverna have ads?
Neither Rawr 'N Write nor Caverna shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rawr 'N Write or Caverna?
Rawr 'N Write ships an update weekly, and Caverna every 6 days. Most recently, Rawr 'N Write was updated on October 7, 2026 and Caverna on October 13, 2026.

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