Comparison

Casting Away vs Oreworks

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

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About

Casting Away

Embark on a survival fishing adventure on a beautiful, mysterious island after a plane crash. Explore the sea, catch diverse fish, cook meals, and customize your island home. Enjoy real-time sunsets and relaxing wave sounds.

Highlights
  • Island customization and building
  • Catch diverse types of fish
  • Cook meals with gathered ingredients
  • Explore the sea by boat
  • Real-time scenic views
  • Relaxing wave sounds
  • Raise fish in a tank
Features
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Survival Fishing Game of a "Casting away" island with beautiful scenery. ◎ The Story of Casting Away You are a successful movie star, on a private jet flying to a vacation destination. Suddenly, the jet was struck by lightning. You crash-landed onto an uninhabited island that isn't even on the map. You wake up on a beach alone. You find a bizarre altar, strange gems from dead fish, and feel a strange aura spread across the whole island… Is this really an ordinary deserted island? Start fishing to survive on a lonely, desolate island. ◎ Features -Customize your own island! Construct buildings by collecting materials from the sea, and you'll be able to do various things by yourself. -You can catch lots of types of fish from the sea! Beautiful, mysterious fish to be caught. If you get lucky, you can find some floating chests! -More than just fish! You can cook and eat food made from various ingredients you get from your animals. -You can go out to the sea on a boat! You'll find even more variety of fish. -Enjoy the beautiful sunsets and moonlight over the sea. Offers a beautiful scenery where the sun rises and moon sets based on real-time. -The sound of waves to relax to For those who are tired, the natural ASMR of waves will take you to the peaceful sea. -Raise various fish in your own fish tank! You can open treasure chests by collecting Hearts from the fish. -The longer the fishing line, the deeper you can fish! You'll be able to catch bigger fish in the deep sea. However, you can only reach it if you can avoid small fry.

About

Oreworks

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Build a better crusher, one rock at a time. Drop rocks between two turning wheels and watch them crack into pieces. The conveyor turns those pieces into earnings, and every upgrade changes how your machine works. MAKE IT YOUR MACHINE Improve rotation, power, teeth, feed size, and more. Widen the chute for bigger batches, unlock automatic feeding, and balance your deliveries against the crusher's growing workload. Tap stubborn rocks to help them break or trigger Overdrive for a burst of speed. DIG DEEPER Advance through 50 quarries. Crack layered rocks, geodes, and giant boulders. Discover 12 minerals, including ultra-rare gems in the deepest seams. Harder ore calls for a stronger machine and rewards you with richer finds. COME BACK TO A LITTLE MORE Once automation unlocks, earn a portion of your production while away for up to eight hours. Keep tuning your quarry at your own pace. JUST YOU AND THE ROCKS • One-time purchase. No ads, in-app purchases, or subscriptions. • Play offline. No account required. • Progress stays on your device. Copy a save code to back up or transfer your quarry. • Optional factory soundscape, vibration feedback, mineral markings, and reduced visual effects. A small machine. An increasingly large fortune.

Screenshots

Casting Away4 screens
Oreworks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Casting Away at Free against Oreworks's $1.99. Oreworks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Casting Away is free to download; Oreworks costs $1.99 up front. Casting Away sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Oreworks asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Casting Away versus Oreworks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCasting AwayOreworks
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating2.9 (398 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings398 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size323 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexelonEdward Buchholz

Bugs and requests

Casting Away

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing and becoming unresponsive
  • Progress and purchases being lost
  • Inability to interact with certain UI elements
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to store and reuse caught fish as bait
  • More content and areas to explore
  • Better progression system and balance
  • Improved performance and stability

Oreworks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Casting Away

One-time9
  • Casting Away [Bait Package I]$0.99
  • Casting Away [Bait Package Ⅱ]$1.99
  • [Rune 5000]$1.99
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  • Bait Package Ⅲ$2.99
  • [Rune 12000]$4.99
  • Casting Away [No Ads]$7.99
  • [Rune 31000]$7.99
  • [Rune 76000]$19.99
  • [Rune 200000]$39.99
None

Oreworks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Casting Away free?
Casting Away is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oreworks free?
Oreworks costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Casting Away or Oreworks have ads?
Casting Away shows ads; Oreworks does not.

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