Comparison

On Raft vs Tap Crafter

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

Head to head
About

On Raft

Embark on a survival adventure in the Bermuda Triangle. Explore mysterious islands, gather resources, craft weapons, and upgrade your raft to uncover a hidden secret and find your way home.

Highlights
  • Island exploration
  • Resource gathering
  • Tool and weapon crafting
  • Raft building and upgrading
  • Enemy combat
  • Uncover ancient secrets
Features
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Survive the Bermuda Triangle, explore mysterious islands, gather resources, and uncover a secret that should have remained hidden! Riley Ashford and her brother Jake are treasure hunters who are looking for an adventure deep within the Bermuda Triangle. Along with their pilot, Marcus Reed, they venture into the unknown — but a powerful magnetic storm suddenly strikes their helicopter. Jake disappears during the crash. Riley and Marcus are separated, and Riley wakes up alone on a strange island with no way back. Now she must survive. Explore mysterious islands, break objects, gather valuable resources, and use everything you find to stay alive. Upgrade Riley’s tools to destroy tougher obstacles and unlock new resources, then craft and improve powerful weapons to face the dangerous enemies lurking across the islands. But survival is only the beginning. Build and upgrade your raft to travel between islands and search for a way out of the Triangle. The journey won’t be easy — hostile rafts patrol the waters, and enemy crews will attack when you try to reach new islands. Defeat them in combat and keep moving forward to discover what lies beyond the next horizon. As Riley’s adventure starts, she encounters traces of an ancient tribe, a mysterious Long Fire, and a secret that has kept these islands isolated from the outside world for generations. Gather resources. Upgrade your tools. Craft powerful weapons. Defeat enemies. Explore this adventure game! Can Riley survive the Bermuda Triangle and find a way home?

About

Tap Crafter

An idle RPG where you tap to mine resources, craft tools, and explore new regions. Progress through tiers of equipment, manage your inventory, and engage in offline progression. Face challenges, complete quests, and rebirth for permanent bonuses.

Highlights
  • Idle resource gathering
  • Tool progression system
  • Unlockable regions
  • Offline progress
  • Quest system
  • Rebirth mechanic
  • Boss battles
Features
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One tap. That's all it takes to start your journey. TapCrafter is an addictive idle crafting RPG where every tap drives you deeper into a world full of resources, secrets, and legendary challenges. Mine wood, stone, coal, iron, diamonds — then forge powerful tools and push into lands no one has explored before. **Forge Your Way to Power** Progress through 6 tiers of tools — from bare hands to the mythical Void Pickaxe. Each upgrade hits harder, unlocks tougher materials, and opens doors to new regions. The grind feels real. The payoff feels better. **A World That Keeps Expanding** Start in a quiet forest. Break through to mountain ranges, deep caves, molten caverns, and beyond. Unlock 9+ unique regions by spending gathered resources. Every new area brings new materials, new challenges, and new reasons to keep playing. **Right Tool for the Right Job** Axe for trees. Shovel for dirt. Pickaxe for ore. Managing your toolkit isn't just busywork — it's the key to mastering every region on the map. **Your Furnace Never Sleeps** Smelt iron ore into ingots — even while you're away. Offline progress keeps your furnace running, so every time you return, there's something new waiting for you. **14 Quests to Guide the Adventure** From your first chop of wood to slaying the final boss, 14 hand-crafted quests give you clear goals and satisfying milestones every step of the way. **Face the Dragon** Deep in the Void lies a Dragon with 10,000 HP. Only the mightiest Void-tier tools can scratch it. Defeat it — and claim a reward worth the grind. **Rebirth. Repeat. Dominate.** Beat the game, then start again stronger. Each Rebirth stacks permanent EXP bonuses, turning every new run into a faster, more powerful adventure. The loop never gets old. *Tap once. Just once. You won't stop.*

Screenshots

On Raft4 screens
Tap Crafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tap Crafter at 100% against On Raft's 40%. Tap Crafter also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On Raft's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (119 vs 13). 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

Both are free to download. On Raft sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tap Crafter sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap Crafter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: On Raft has 119 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of On Raft's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tap Crafter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On Raft ships an update every 6 days, Tap Crafter every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
On Raft versus Tap Crafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn RaftTap Crafter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (119 ratings)4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#91 — better#93
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB272 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer24 HIT Riga SIACiagram

Customer experience

On Raft

All ratings79 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Tap Crafter

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

On Raft

One-time10
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • No Ads Pack$9.99
Show 7 more
  • Tool Damage Forever$11.99
  • No Ads Vip Upgrade$12.99
  • No Ads Vip Pack$22.99
  • No Ads Vip Continue$22.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
  • No Ads Vip Forever$49.99
  • Gem Pack 6$99.99
7 purchases

Tap Crafter

One-time7
  • No Ads (1 Day)$0.99
  • Some Gems$1.49
  • Super Tool$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Pile of Gems$3.99
  • Super Tool (1 Day)$5.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Bag of Gems$11.99

Questions

Is On Raft free?
On Raft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tap Crafter free?
Tap Crafter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, On Raft or Tap Crafter?
Tap Crafter is rated higher. On Raft averages 4.7 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Tap Crafter averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do On Raft or Tap Crafter have ads?
Both On Raft and Tap Crafter show ads.
Which is updated more often, On Raft or Tap Crafter?
On Raft ships an update every 6 days, and Tap Crafter every 3 weeks. Most recently, On Raft was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tap Crafter on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, On Raft or Tap Crafter?
On Raft currently peaks at #91 in the App Store charts, and Tap Crafter at #93. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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