Comparison

Beastie Bay vs Goblin's Workshop

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

Head to head
About

Beastie Bay

Explore a deserted island, build your paradise, and capture wild creatures. Train them to battle, develop new technologies, and expand your settlement into a thriving hub. The possibilities for survival and prosperity are endless.

Highlights
  • Island exploration and terraforming
  • Crop planting and housing construction
  • Creature capture and training
  • Elemental-based combat system
  • Develop new gear and technology
  • Build economic infrastructure
Features
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Washed ashore a desolate island and surrounded by savage beasts, can you thrive...or merely survive? Blaze trails into unknown territory...and then make it your own! Plant crops, build housing and power sources, and transform the island into your own personal paradise. As you progress, you'll be able to develop new gear and technology to take your adventure to the next level, including ways to travel to unexplored islands nearby! The native fauna eyeing you as their next meal? Capture the critters, trade them with friends, and train them to fight for you! Most have elemental strengths and weaknesses, so use these to your advantage in battle. Venture far enough afield and you may find signs of civilization. If you make the right friends, your humble isle could grow into an economic powerhouse, complete with hot springs, hotels, and heliport. The possibilities are as limitless as the horizon! Survival of the fittest was never so fun! You call the shots as you develop your primitive isle into a luxurious slice of paradise! * Game data is stored on your device. Save data cannot be transferred between devices, nor can it be restored after deleting or reinstalling the app. * Certain features (e.g., removing ads) require in-app purchases and become available once you reach a certain point in the game. --- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!

About

Goblin's Workshop

A simulation RPG where you craft weapons, recruit monsters, and explore to gather materials. Sell items to monsters, upgrade your transport, and equip your monsters to battle humans and reclaim territories.

Highlights
  • Item crafting and selling
  • Monster recruitment and exploration
  • RPG combat mechanics
  • Idle gameplay
  • Monster equipment upgrades
  • Territory battles
Features
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***** goblin's Workshop is a simple and easy item making simulation & RPG idle game. ***** Make weapons, recruit monsters to explore, get more materials and make more powerful weapons! Defeat the evil humans! [Introduction] In the game, you can make all kinds of items to sell to monsters to earn money, from time to time there will be a variety of monsters to visit your store. If you are very idle, you can also click them to pimp, from them to cut more money. When there are not enough materials, you must send your monster hired soldiers to explore the world to get more resources. If you have some money, please buy a better transport wagon for the monsters to ride. But the humans in this world is not a vegetarian, they occupy many territories. So your monsters if the equipped items are too bad to explore, it is easy to be beaten by human! You can leave the better items to your monsters to put on, so that the monsters increase more combat power. The crap will be left to other idiot customers to buy it, this is the right way to do business! Well, no more chit chat. I'm going to the market to buy materials and drink... [Terms of Use] https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beastie Bay4 screens
Goblin's Workshop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beastie Bay at 4.3 against Goblin's Workshop's 3.7. Beastie Bay also leads on ratings volume (167 vs 9). Goblin's Workshop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Beastie Bay sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Goblin's Workshop sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beastie Bay holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beastie Bay has 167 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Beastie Bay's written reviews are positive against 71% of Goblin's Workshop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beastie Bay ships an update every 3 months, Goblin's Workshop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beastie Bay versus Goblin's Workshop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeastie BayGoblin's Workshop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (167 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings167 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB423 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdJUNG CHUN HUNG

Customer experience

Beastie Bay

All ratings167 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews619 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.3%

Goblin's Workshop

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Beastie Bay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes and freezes on launch
  • Inconsistent item crafting requirements
  • Disappearing save data after updates
  • Unresponsive controls and UI issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to move and delete buildings
  • Monster evolution and breeding features
  • Online multiplayer or leaderboards
  • More islands and content updates

Goblin's Workshop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Beastie Bay

One-time5
  • Set of 10 medals2 variants$0.99
  • Set of 30 medals3 variants$2.99
  • Remove ads and enable landscape mode$4.99
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  • Set of 100 medals2 variants$8.99
  • Set of 200 medals2 variants$15.99
11 purchases

Goblin's Workshop

Subscriptions3
  • Double Bless$9.997 Days
  • Goblin King's Bless$9.997 Days
  • Hire Crystal Miner$14.991 Month
One-time8
  • Fistful of crystals$0.99
  • Unlock a random recipe$1.99
  • Pouch of crystals$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Chest of crystals$9.99
  • 3x Battle Speed$9.99
  • Newbie Special Package$9.99
  • Barrel of crystals$29.99
  • Unlock all monsters$47.99

Questions

Is Beastie Bay free?
Beastie Bay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goblin's Workshop free?
Goblin's Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beastie Bay or Goblin's Workshop?
Beastie Bay is rated higher. Beastie Bay averages 4.3 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Goblin's Workshop averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Beastie Bay or Goblin's Workshop have ads?
Both Beastie Bay and Goblin's Workshop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beastie Bay or Goblin's Workshop?
Beastie Bay ships an update every 3 months, and Goblin's Workshop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Beastie Bay was updated on October 12, 2026 and Goblin's Workshop on October 15, 2026.

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