Romopolis vs Beastie Bay DX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Construct ancient Roman cities
- Provide services to residents
- Comprehensive campaign mode
- Custom scenario creation
- Earn money, fame, and honor
- Win trophies and awards
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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.
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.
- 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
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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!!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Romopolis | Beastie Bay DX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Lonely Troops | Kairosoft Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Romopolis
Beastie Bay DX
In-app purchases
Romopolis
No in-app purchases
Beastie Bay DX
No in-app purchases









