Santa's Workshop vs Desert Beasts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Santa's Workshop
Help the elves craft toys and find Santa before it's too late in this holiday-themed idle game. Manage your workshop, care for reindeer, and complete missions to spread joy.
- Tap to build 25 unique toys
- Offline toy crafting
- Complete missions
- Care for reindeer
- Search for Santa
- Collect achievements
- Accessibility mode
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The elves need your help! Santa is missing and they need your help to craft toys and find him before it's too late. This game features no ads, and no data mining! - Tap to build 25 unique toys. - Open factories to craft toys offline. - Chat with the head elf and complete missions. - Wrap presents and collect holiday spirit. - Feed and care for your Reindeer. - Use the locator to search for Santa! - Collect achievements along the way. Offers guides on each screen to help you navigate the game, and notifications so you know when it's time to return and collect your coins! Santa's Workshop was designed with accessibility in mind, and features an accessibility mode that provides greater support for Voice Over. Santa's Workshop takes inspiration from classic idle games and offers a unique holiday themed adventure. Fun for all ages, talk to the holiday elves and manage the workshop to build enough toys. Feed and take care of your reindeer and even decorate the stables. Use the locator to help search for Santa, and fly on your reindeer to search for him. Santa's Workshop was designed to help you get in the holiday spirit and spread a little joy!
Desert Beasts
Collect, trade, and battle with over 100 unique creatures in this collectible card game. Engage in a player-driven marketplace, earn daily rewards, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy a free-to-play experience with optional purchases to enhance progression.
- Collect 100+ unique beasts
- Player-driven marketplace
- Daily rewards and mini-games
- Global leaderboards
- Cloud sync
- Multiple currencies
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Desert Beasts - The Ultimate Collectible Card Game Collect, trade, and battle with powerful creatures from the mysterious desert realm! KEY FEATURES: • Collect 100+ unique beasts with varying rarities • Open exciting packs with different odds • Player-driven marketplace - buy and sell cards • Daily rewards and mini-games • Complete trades for exclusive rewards • Compete on global leaderboards • Cloud sync across all devices RARITY SYSTEM: From Common desert scorpions to Legendary phoenix lords, discover beasts of all power levels. MULTIPLE CURRENCIES: • Coins - earned through gameplay • Purple Gems - buy standard packs • Red Gems - buy exclusive packs with better odds • Black Gems - premium currency for special packs FAIR & TRANSPARENT: All pack odds are clearly displayed. The game is completely free-to-play with optional purchases to speed progression. Start your collection today and become a Desert Beasts legend!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Desert Beasts at 100% against Santa's Workshop's 60%. Desert Beasts also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Santa's Workshop's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 9). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Desert Beasts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Santa's Workshop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Desert Beasts's.
Santa's Workshop ships an update every 3 weeks, Desert Beasts monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Santa's Workshop | Desert Beasts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | aleros.io LLC | James Rogers |
Customer experience
Santa's Workshop
Desert Beasts
In-app purchases
Santa's Workshop
No in-app purchases
Desert Beasts
No in-app purchases
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