Comparison

Raise the Weeds vs Roach Outbreak

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

Head to head
About

Raise the Weeds

Cultivate a virtual garden of charming weeds on your smartphone. These digital plants won't wither, allowing you to nurture them at your own leisurely pace.

Highlights
  • Virtual weed cultivation
  • Low-maintenance gameplay
  • Relaxing digital gardening
  • Play at your own pace
Features
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Get cute weeds in your smartphone. They will not wither, so raise them at your own pace.

About

Roach Outbreak

Features
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Your phone has been infested. “Roach Outbreak” is an unconventional idle simulation game where you feed, hydrate, raise, and breed a colony hiding deep inside a dark crevice. What begins as a tiny colony soon grows out of control. Egg cases appear, nymphs hatch, and roaches multiply until the entire room is crawling. Disgusting. Yet impossible to look away. Before long, you may even find a favorite. 【RAISE AND MULTIPLY】 Leave food and water for your colony. Watch each roach eat, move, grow, and reproduce. How large can your infestation become? 【SHINE A LIGHT】 Point a light at the colony and watch them scatter in every direction. It is horrifyingly satisfying. 【CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE】 Name one special roach and track its size, growth, meals, and survival time throughout its life. 【COLLECT RARE ROACHES】 Discover Jet Black, Red Copper, Silver Back, Albino, Oil Slick, and the legendary Golden roach. Hatch special egg cases and complete your collection. 【BUILD YOUR OWN HIDEOUT】 Arrange scraps of paper, old receipts, empty boxes, and other hiding places. Unlock unsettling locations such as beneath the refrigerator, behind the kitchen shelf, and beside the tatami. 【RECORD YOUR OUTBREAK】 Track your largest colony, biggest roach, longest survivor, and fastest specimen. Capture your infested room and share it as an image. You hate them, but you cannot stop watching. You fear them, but you keep raising them. Begin your forbidden outbreak today.

Screenshots

Raise the Weeds4 screens
Roach Outbreak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Raise the Weeds at 14.0 against Roach Outbreak's 26.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raise the Weeds ships an update every 6 weeks, Roach Outbreak monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Raise the Weeds versus Roach Outbreak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaise the WeedsRoach Outbreak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMai SATOkenshin miyamoto

In-app purchases

None

Raise the Weeds

No in-app purchases

None

Roach Outbreak

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raise the Weeds free?
Raise the Weeds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roach Outbreak free?
Roach Outbreak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Raise the Weeds or Roach Outbreak have ads?
Both Raise the Weeds and Roach Outbreak show ads.
Which is updated more often, Raise the Weeds or Roach Outbreak?
Raise the Weeds ships an update every 6 weeks, and Roach Outbreak monthly. Most recently, Raise the Weeds was updated on October 3, 2026 and Roach Outbreak on October 13, 2026.

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