Comparison

Romopolis vs Beastie Bay DX

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

Head to head
About

Romopolis

Construct and manage an idyllic ancient Roman city, providing services to happy residents. Earn money, fame, and honor through a comprehensive campaign or custom scenarios. Enjoy a classic time management simulation with trophies and awards.

Highlights
  • Construct ancient Roman cities
  • Provide services to residents
  • Comprehensive campaign mode
  • Custom scenario creation
  • Earn money, fame, and honor
  • Win trophies and awards
Features
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Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city. * Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.

About

Beastie Bay DX

Explore a deserted island, build a thriving settlement, and tame wild creatures. Develop new technologies, discover new islands, and battle with elemental beasts. Turn your primitive isle into a luxurious paradise.

Highlights
  • Island exploration
  • Base building and development
  • Crop planting and resource management
  • Creature capture and training
  • Elemental creature battles
  • Technology and gear development
  • Island trading and expansion
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! Try searching for ""Kairosoft"" to see all of our games!!

Screenshots

Romopolis4 screens
Beastie Bay DX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beastie Bay DX at 90% against Romopolis's 0%. Beastie Bay DX also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Romopolis costs $3.99 and Beastie Bay DX $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beastie Bay DX holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beastie Bay DX has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Romopolis's written reviews are positive against 90% of Beastie Bay DX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Romopolis ships an update every 2 months, Beastie Bay DX daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Romopolis versus Beastie Bay DX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRomopolisBeastie Bay DX
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings341 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB68 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLonely TroopsKairosoft Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Romopolis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Beastie Bay DX

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.5%

In-app purchases

None

Romopolis

No in-app purchases

None

Beastie Bay DX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Romopolis free?
Romopolis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beastie Bay DX free?
Beastie Bay DX costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Romopolis or Beastie Bay DX?
Beastie Bay DX is rated higher. Romopolis averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Beastie Bay DX averages 4.7 from 41 ratings.
Do Romopolis or Beastie Bay DX have ads?
Neither Romopolis nor Beastie Bay DX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Romopolis or Beastie Bay DX?
Romopolis ships an update every 2 months, and Beastie Bay DX daily. Most recently, Romopolis was updated on November 3, 2026 and Beastie Bay DX on November 4, 2026.

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