Comparison

Virtual Life vs Korean Life Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Life

Create and manage your own vibrant virtual world. Nurture unique creatures, provide for their needs, and defend them from predators and monsters. Experience a blend of pet simulation and god-like control.

Highlights
  • Create and manage a virtual world
  • Care for living creatures
  • Grow food and resources
  • Defend against predators and monsters
  • Control weather and environment
  • Shake phone for earthquakes
Features
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Get your own world in the iPhone! It's a combination of Tamagotchi and God game. Creatures are really alive in the virtual world and always need your help. Take care of your creatures and protect them from lions and monsters. [ How to Play ] - Fruit and grass grows in the wet ground. - Make it rain when the ground is dry. - Sheeps eat grass. - Lions eat sheeps and creatures. - Creatures gather fruit and hunt sheeps. - Monsters sometimes appear and attack everything. - Shake your phone to make an earthquake. - Earn gold from the tree and a chicken.

About

Korean Life Simulator

Shape characters' lives through daily choices in education, careers, and relationships. Build wealth, pursue diverse professions, and compete in battles. Discover how your decisions create unique legacies.

Highlights
  • Design daily routines
  • Pursue diverse careers
  • Build wealth and lifestyle
  • Develop characters through DNA and training
  • Engage in battles and dungeons
  • Analyze life report cards
Features
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Every choice changes a day. Every day becomes a lifetime. Life: Build Your Legacy is a life simulation game where you shape each character through daily routines, education, careers, wealth, relationships, and health. Decide which abilities to develop, which careers to pursue, and whether success, wealth, or happiness matters most. Even characters who begin in the same place can live completely different lives. DESIGN YOUR OWN LIFE Choose how your characters study, work, exercise, rest, and build relationships. Every routine affects their abilities, opportunities, and future. PURSUE A REWARDING CAREER Explore careers in education, medicine, law, finance, politics, technology, entertainment, sports, and more. Prepare the right skills, apply for jobs, gain experience, and earn promotions. BUILD WEALTH AND A LIFESTYLE Earn a salary, manage taxes, invest your money, and purchase real estate. Decorate personal rooms and complete collections to unlock additional growth bonuses. GROW YOUR CHARACTERS Develop characters through DNA, potential, training, equipment, and career experience. Build a team from the lives you have shaped and take on new challenges. BATTLE AND COMPETE Create a team, enter battles and Growth Dungeons, connect with friends, and see how your characters compare in the rankings. DISCOVER YOUR LIFE REPORT CARD Career, health, wealth, happiness, and relationships all contribute to the final result. Discover which decisions shaped each character's life and use what you learned to build an even greater legacy. There is no single correct path. Every choice becomes part of your story.

Screenshots

Virtual Life4 screens
Korean Life Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Korean Life Simulator at 4.5 against Virtual Life's 3.9. Korean Life Simulator also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (90% vs 72%). Virtual Life's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (111 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Virtual Life sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Korean Life Simulator sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Korean Life Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Life has 111 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Virtual Life's written reviews are positive against 90% of Korean Life Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Life ships an update monthly, Korean Life Simulator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Virtual Life versus Korean Life Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual LifeKorean Life Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (111 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJONG HA WOOJiwoong seo

Customer experience

Virtual Life

All ratings111 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative18.0%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral16.4%
Negative11.3%

Korean Life Simulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%

Bugs and requests

Virtual Life

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working properly
  • Game freezing or crashing on launch
  • Creatures disappearing or getting stuck

Requested features

4 requests
  • More creature types and customization
  • Ability to build structures and fences
  • Day/night cycle and additional environments
  • Creature breeding and evolution

Korean Life Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Virtual Life

One-time5
  • 2000 Golds$0.99
  • New Creatures$0.99
  • 5000 Golds$1.99
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  • 8000 Golds$2.99
  • 20000 Golds$4.99
19 purchases

Korean Life Simulator

One-time19
  • Life Package 1$0.49
  • gem pack 1$0.49
  • Chicken Package$0.49
Show 16 more
  • Premium character$0.49
  • DNA Package$0.99
  • Ad-Free Pass(30Days)$1.99
  • Premium character$1.99
  • 1000 Crystal$1.99
  • Set Package 1$1.99
  • gem pack 2$3.99
  • Auto Routine$5.99
  • gem pack 3$6.99
  • Set Package 2$6.99
  • Goods Pass(30Days)$8.99
  • Ad-Free Pass(90Days)$9.99
  • Battle Pass(90Days)$14.99
  • GoodsPass(30Days)$14.99
  • Set Package 3$22.99
  • Set Package 4$49.99

Questions

Is Virtual Life free?
Virtual Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Korean Life Simulator free?
Korean Life Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Life or Korean Life Simulator?
Korean Life Simulator is rated higher. Virtual Life averages 3.9 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while Korean Life Simulator averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Virtual Life or Korean Life Simulator have ads?
Korean Life Simulator shows ads; Virtual Life does not.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Life or Korean Life Simulator?
Virtual Life ships an update monthly, and Korean Life Simulator every 2 days. Most recently, Virtual Life was updated on October 23, 2026 and Korean Life Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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