Comparison

漂流島 vs Grindcrawl

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

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About

漂流島

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漂流島(Adrift Isle)は、無人島をタップで育てる“放置+育成”インクリメンタルゲーム。スキマ時間にサクッと、じっくりやり込みも。 ▼ こんなゲーム ・島をタップして漂着物を集める ・資源で建物を建て、生産を自動化 ・時代(渚→…→高次元)を進めて文明を発展 ・図鑑・ミッション・シーズンパスでコツコツ収集 ・転生で「星のかけら」を稼いでどんどん強化 ・世界を切り替えて新環境へ(深海・ゾンビ 等) ▼ 特長 ・オフラインでも資源が貯まる、放置にやさしい設計 ・ワンタップで気軽に、コツコツ広がる達成感 ・日本語/英語対応 流れ着いた無人島を、あなただけの楽園に育てよう。

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Grindcrawl

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Your hero fights, levels up, and collects gear on their own. You just check in. Grindcrawl is a retro pixel-art idle hack-and-slash RPG. Dive floor by floor, chase Rare and Epic gear, and reincarnate to go even deeper. HANDS-OFF BATTLES • Your hero fights monsters automatically and earns EXP and gear. No tapping needed. • Your adventure keeps going while the app is closed. Collect your rewards the next time you open it (up to a time limit, which you can extend). • Assign level-up points by hand, or let them be assigned automatically at a ratio you choose. THREE HEROES AT ONCE • Keep adventuring to unlock a second and a third hero. All three adventure at the same time, even while the app is closed. • Reincarnation Points, Shards of Brilliance, and gear are shared. Levels and Attack, Defense, and Luck upgrades are per hero, so you choose who pushes deeper and who reincarnates. • Each piece of gear can be worn by only one hero at a time. DIVE DEEPER • Defeat five monsters to reach the next floor. Each new floor band brings tougher monsters and stronger gear. • Rare and Epic monsters are tough. With too little Defense, they may get away. • New areas open at floors 301 and 351, each with new monsters and new gear. GEAR THAT ROLLS ITS OWN STATS • Weapons, armor, and accessories come in three rarities: Normal, Rare, and Epic. • Every drop rolls its own stats, and higher rarities get more bonus slots. • Switch to Auto equip mode, and Rare and Epic gear stronger than what you have is equipped as soon as it drops. Or stay in Manual mode and choose for yourself. • Polish Epic gear with Shards of Brilliance to reroll its slots. Lock the slots you want to keep. • Equip two or more pieces of the same rarity (Rare or Epic) from the same floor band for an all-stat set bonus. COLLECT IT ALL • Defeat the same monster again and again to earn its Monster Medals, from Bronze to Platinum. Medals raise the chance of a gear drop when that monster appears as a Rare or Epic. • Donate gear to the Equipment Museum to fill its displays. Complete a Species Set for a big all-stat bonus. REINCARNATE AND GO FURTHER • The deeper you reach, the more Reincarnation Points you earn. • Spend them on permanent Attack, Defense, and Luck, more inventory slots, and a longer offline reward limit. Your gear, medals, and museum stay with you. • Each hero reincarnates on their own, and the points they earn are shared. CASINO MINI-GAMES • Play Slots and Poker in the Casino mini-games. • Coins build up over time, and you can also get them by watching ads. Exchange them for Reincarnation Points or Shards of Brilliance. MORE • Available in English and Japanese. • Plays on iPhone and iPad. • Get a notification when your offline rewards reach their limit. A few minutes here and there is all it takes. Check in, see how far your heroes got, and close the app.

Screenshots

漂流島4 screens
Grindcrawl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grindcrawl at none against 漂流島's 9. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. 漂流島 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Grindcrawl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
漂流島 versus Grindcrawl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter漂流島Grindcrawl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMasashi KonoArbor Lab. App

In-app purchases

9 purchases

漂流島

One-time9
  • 150 Gems$0.99
  • Boost Pack$1.99
  • Perm Production +50%$2.99
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  • Premium Pass$2.99
  • Perm Production x2$2.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • 800 Gems$4.99
  • 2000 Gems$9.99
  • 5000 Gems$29.99
None

Grindcrawl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 漂流島 free?
漂流島 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grindcrawl free?
Grindcrawl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 漂流島 or Grindcrawl have ads?
Both 漂流島 and Grindcrawl show ads.
Which is updated more often, 漂流島 or Grindcrawl?
漂流島 ships an update every 8 days, and Grindcrawl every 8 days. Most recently, 漂流島 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Grindcrawl on November 10, 2026.

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