Comparison

Stranded Without A Phone! vs Survival Master 3D

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

Head to head
About

Stranded Without A Phone!

Experience a challenging desert island survival simulation on a distant planet. Utilize your wits to build shelter, find sustenance, and craft essential items. Collect wreckage to construct a space radio and signal for rescue to win.

Highlights
  • Build shelter and find food/drink
  • Craft items from salvaged wreckage
  • Build a space radio for rescue
  • RPG-style inventory system
  • Over 80 craftable items
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Day/night cycle and survival mechanics
Features
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"Stranded Without A Phone" is a desert island survival game, on a distant planet similar to Earth. WARNING! This is a challenging game that requires thinking. It is not an action/arcade game. You must use your survival skills to stay healthy and get rescued. Build shelter, find food and drink, and collect salvageable parts from the wreckage that wash ashore. Use the parts to build a space radio and call for a rescue team to win the game. Search for natural resources, then use them to create other items using various combinations. Features include the ability to play as different characters, find and craft several items, and multiple save slots. Features: - Familiar RPG-style inventory system. - Over 80 different items. - Randomly generated map with each new game. - Day/night cycle. - Fishing. - Boar hunting & trapping. - Befriend a wild dog as your companion. *** Hints *** -Search dirt areas for small boulders to build a fire pit. -Use coconuts as an immediate source of nutrition and hydration, but also find fish in shallow water. -Boar meat provides the best nutrition and health. -Search beaches often for useful items from the shipwreck.

About

Survival Master 3D

Test your survival instincts on a deserted island. Gather resources, build shelter, hunt for food, and defend yourself against predators and pirates. Can you escape or adapt to survive?

Highlights
  • Make fire from scratch
  • Catch and harvest food
  • Build shelter
  • Fight off pirates
  • Explore deserted island
  • Craft a raft
Features
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Imagine finding yourself stranded on a deserted island with nothing to eat and nowhere to go. All alone. Test your survival skills and find out if you’re worthy enough. It’s a wild and dangerous adventure out there, and you need more brainpower to win Mother Nature than you think. You’ll also need to defeat natural forces and hide from vicious predators wanting you dead. So fight for your right to stay alive! Go and explore the deserted island. You can make a raft and try to escape, or just adapt to this new environment until help will come (gulp!). This 3D survival action game simulator will help you develop strong survival skills and instincts as danger is always lurking around. Can you make it out alive? Play to find out! Game Features: Make fire from scratch Rub those sticks together and do everything you can to not freeze to death! Catch fish and harvest food Save yourself from starvation, catch fish with your spear, grill them fresh, sow seeds to harvest vegetation for a lifetime. You can even steal some eggs...if you can! Build shelter Use your intuition and logic. Gather wood, leaves and stones, and assemble your fort to stay protected from the wild. Fight off pirates Self-defense must be your number one priority. Attack those bloody pirates who are trying to kill you. Or else, it’s off the plank you go! Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC

Screenshots

Stranded Without A Phone!4 screens
Survival Master 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stranded Without A Phone! and Survival Master 3D both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 46% of Stranded Without A Phone!'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Survival Master 3D's. Stranded Without A Phone! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Survival Master 3D's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 225) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Stranded Without A Phone! sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Survival Master 3D sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Stranded Without A Phone! against 4.5 for Survival Master 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Survival Master 3D has 20K ratings behind it against 225, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Stranded Without A Phone!'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Survival Master 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stranded Without A Phone! ships an update every 2 months, Survival Master 3D fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stranded Without A Phone! versus Survival Master 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStranded Without A Phone!Survival Master 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (225 ratings) — better4.5 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews — better10.6% of reviews
Number of ratings22520K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB325 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperGilligamesLion Studios

Customer experience

Stranded Without A Phone!

All ratings218 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative43.0%

Survival Master 3D

All ratings19,658 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews574 reviews
Positive10.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative84.1%

User reviews

Stranded Without A Phone!

From 225 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Consistently enjoyable
  • 👍 Simple yet satisfying
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great concept and challenge
  • 👍 Peaceful and relaxing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and loading issues
  • 🔒 In-app purchases feel exploitative
  • 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer devices
  • 🐛 Progress loss and save issues
  • 🔋 Tedious resource gathering

Survival Master 3D

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Decent game mechanics
  • 🚀 Potential for a fun survival game

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Excessive number of ads
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and short gameplay

Bugs and requests

Stranded Without A Phone!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app failures
  • Saved game data loss
  • Screen alignment issues on tablets
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • More islands and story content
  • Expanded crafting and building options
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Endless/survival mode
  • Improved graphics and visuals

Survival Master 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to play due to constant ads
  • Screens freezing and crashing
  • Ads not working as intended (e.g., unable to skip)

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content variety
  • Reduced ad frequency
  • Offline mode or option to disable ads

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Stranded Without A Phone!

One-time12
  • Save Slot 1$0.99
  • Meg$0.99
  • Jessica$0.99
Show 9 more
  • 3 Bandages$0.99
  • 3 Energy Bars$0.99
  • Hööd$0.99
  • 10 Bandages$1.99
  • Rain Tiki$1.99
  • Time Tiki$1.99
  • 10 Energy Bars$1.99
  • Hut$1.99
  • Wilson$1.99
2 purchases

Survival Master 3D

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • All In One Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Stranded Without A Phone! free?
Stranded Without A Phone! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Survival Master 3D free?
Survival Master 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stranded Without A Phone! or Survival Master 3D?
Stranded Without A Phone! is rated higher. Stranded Without A Phone! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 225 ratings, while Survival Master 3D averages 4.5 from 20K ratings.
Do Stranded Without A Phone! or Survival Master 3D have ads?
Survival Master 3D shows ads; Stranded Without A Phone! does not.
Which is updated more often, Stranded Without A Phone! or Survival Master 3D?
Stranded Without A Phone! ships an update every 2 months, and Survival Master 3D fortnightly. Most recently, Stranded Without A Phone! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Survival Master 3D on October 23, 2026.

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