Comparison

Stranded Without A Phone! vs Cozy Rescue Pets

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

Cozy Rescue Pets

Features
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App Store Description Welcome to Cozy Rescue Pets, a warm and cheerful pet-rescue game where every animal deserves love, care, and a second chance. Choose from three mystery rescue carriers and welcome a new pet into your Heal Room. Feed them, clean them, comfort them, and play gentle mini-games to help them recover. Once a pet is fully healed, find them a loving new home or keep them in your cozy Display Rooms. Build your rescue collection, discover animals of different rarities, and fill your catalog as you care for more pets. Decorate your rooms with new beds, food bowls, furniture, and other cozy upgrades. Features • Rescue adorable mystery pets • Care for pets through feeding, cleaning, affection, and play • Complete toy-matching and obstacle-course mini-games • Discover common, rare, ultra-rare, and special animals • Track every rescued and healed pet in the catalog • Keep your favorite pets in customizable Display Rooms • Unlock additional rooms, furniture, beds, and decorations • Earn coins through caring for pets and successful adoptions • Optional coin and diamond packs • No advertisements Create a peaceful rescue filled with happy pets, cozy rooms, and second chances in Cozy Rescue Pets.

Screenshots

Stranded Without A Phone!4 screens
Cozy Rescue Pets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cozy Rescue Pets at every 2 weeks against Stranded Without A Phone!'s every 2 months. Stranded Without A Phone!'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Stranded Without A Phone! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Cozy Rescue Pets sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stranded Without A Phone! ships an update every 2 months, Cozy Rescue Pets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stranded Without A Phone! versus Cozy Rescue Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStranded Without A Phone!Cozy Rescue Pets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (226 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings226 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB64 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGilligamesAMANDA CATHELINE PATTON

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

Cozy Rescue Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Stranded Without A Phone!

One-time10
  • Save Slot 1$0.99
  • Meg$0.99
  • Jessica$0.99
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  • 3 Bandages$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
4 purchases

Cozy Rescue Pets

One-time4
  • 2000 Coins$0.99
  • 30 Diamonds$0.99
  • 5000 Coins$1.99
Show 1 more
  • 75 Diamonds$1.99

Questions

Is Stranded Without A Phone! free?
Stranded Without A Phone! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cozy Rescue Pets free?
Cozy Rescue Pets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stranded Without A Phone! or Cozy Rescue Pets have ads?
Neither Stranded Without A Phone! nor Cozy Rescue Pets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stranded Without A Phone! or Cozy Rescue Pets?
Stranded Without A Phone! ships an update every 2 months, and Cozy Rescue Pets every 2 weeks. Most recently, Stranded Without A Phone! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cozy Rescue Pets on October 31, 2026.

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