Comparison

Butterfly Kingdom vs Glowdial

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

Head to head
About

Butterfly Kingdom

Features
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Turn a single butterfly into a thriving kingdom in this cozy idle-merge adventure. Start with a humble Cabbage White fluttering through a meadow and work your way up through sixty real-world and fantasy species — Monarchs, Blue Morphos, Swallowtails, Birdwings, and beyond — each one rendered as an actual butterfly photograph inside a hand-drawn storybook world. IDLE PROGRESSION, NO PRESSURE The garden keeps working while you're away. Come back to pockets of nectar, stock up on gems, and watch your butterflies level from fragile first flight to maxed-out royalty. Offline earnings cap at 8 hours, so you never miss the fun. SIXTY REAL BUTTERFLIES TO DISCOVER Every tier is a carefully chosen species from the public-domain photographic archive — Monarch, Painted Lady, Blue Morpho, Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, Apollo, and many more. Tap any tier in your Collection to read its stage, peak nectar yield, and the poetic name you've unlocked. Six biomes take you from the Meadow to the Empyrean Zenith. BOOSTERS, SUBSCRIPTIONS & METAMORPHOSIS Speed through tiers with 2× or 3× nectar boosters, keep a permanent 2× Forever unlock in your back pocket, or subscribe to VIP Weekly / Monthly for daily gems and a 1.5× rate multiplier. When you're ready to reset, Metamorphosis trades your accumulated tiers for permanent Pollen — a forever multiplier that carries across every new garden. FULLY LOCALIZED Play in English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, or Korean — everything from tier names to legal text is translated. RESPECTS YOUR TIME No ads. No account required. No tracking. Your progress is stored locally on your device; wipe it any time from Settings. Butterfly Kingdom is made for people who love cozy incremental games, collecting real nature photography, and watching a tiny garden grow into an empire of wings. — IN-APP PURCHASES & SUBSCRIPTIONS VIP Weekly — auto-renewable subscription, US$1.99 per week. VIP Monthly — auto-renewable subscription, US$4.99 per month. Also available as one-time purchases: gem packs (US$0.99–US$39.99) and 2× Nectar Forever (US$4.99). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://support.buddy.cn/en/eula Privacy Policy: https://support.buddy.cn/en/privacy-policy

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Glowdial

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Glowdial is an idle game built around one gesture. Drag your thumb around the dial and let go. It coasts, ticking under your finger, and every turn makes Glow. Glow buys lights: a firefly, a candle, a lantern, a laser, a star. They keep the dial warm while you're gone. The dial has numbers, like a safe. Stop it on the right three in order and something opens. The story will tell you where to look. Players who find combinations get new finishes for their dial and permanent bonuses. Sometimes a number lights up. Land the dial on it exactly and it resonates. Sometimes a moth comes by. Catch it. When the dial burns out, you keep its filament and wind it around a new one, brighter than the last. The color climbs: Ember, Amber, Gold, White, Cyan, Violet, Ultraviolet, and one more. The music climbs with it. • One thumb. Spin, flick, tap. • Haptics on every detent. • Your lights work while you're away. • Eight hidden combinations, eight dial finishes, and seven color themes that each change the song. • An original soundtrack that opens up as you progress. • A story that arrives one line at a time. • No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Your save lives on your phone, and you can export it. Turn the dial.

Screenshots

Butterfly Kingdom4 screens
Glowdial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glowdial at none against Butterfly Kingdom's 8. Glowdial also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Butterfly Kingdom sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Glowdial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Butterfly Kingdom ships an update every 3 days, Glowdial daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Butterfly Kingdom versus Glowdial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButterfly KingdomGlowdial
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun YuLuke Wade

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Butterfly Kingdom

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Weekly$1.997 Days
  • VIP Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time6
  • Gem Pouch$0.99
  • Gem Chest$4.99
  • 2× Nectar Forever$4.99
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  • Gem Vault$9.99
  • Gem Hoard$19.99
  • Gem Trove$39.99
None

Glowdial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Butterfly Kingdom free?
Butterfly Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glowdial free?
Glowdial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Butterfly Kingdom or Glowdial have ads?
Neither Butterfly Kingdom nor Glowdial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Butterfly Kingdom or Glowdial?
Butterfly Kingdom ships an update every 3 days, and Glowdial daily. Most recently, Butterfly Kingdom was updated on October 18, 2026 and Glowdial on October 29, 2026.

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