Comparison

Craft The World vs while True

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

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About

Craft The World

Lead a tribe of dwarves in a procedurally generated world. Manage resources, craft items, build defenses, and use magic to survive against dangerous creatures and monster waves.

Highlights
  • Dwarf tribe management
  • Procedurally generated worlds
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Base building and defense
  • Magic spells and abilities
  • Real-time strategy combat
Features
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Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need. Pocket Edition contains all 4 worlds of the Steam version: http://store.steampowered.com/app/248390 GOD-SIMULATION You control a tribe of dwarves by giving them commands to dig in certain places, attack enemy creatures, and build houses and other structures. You'll need to provide your dwarves food and clothing, as well as help them with magic when fighting against other inhabitants of the world. You start the game with one dwarf and gain additional dwarves as your experience level increases. SANDBOX GAME Each game level has many layers of earth to explore, from the sky down to boiling subterranean lava. The level is randomly generated as an island, restricted by natural boundaries: oceans on the edges, lava beneath it, and the sky above. Other features include day and night and changing weather conditions. The worlds differ in size, humidity, temperature, terrain, and flora and fauna. Abandoned halls and rooms with treasure are hidden somewhere deep within the islands. CRAFTING One feature of the game is a user-friendly system of recipes for crafting. The recipes are organized and easily accessible. You can craft dozens of different items: building blocks for houses, furniture, decorations, weapons, armor, ammunition, and food for your dwarves. RTS At the outset you find the recipes for basic tools and items, and build a small house with places to sleep and eat. Then, the size of the tribe increases and catches the attention of other inhabitants of the world. Most of them are night creatures and dwell underground. The worlds are full of fantasy creatures like zombies, skeletons, goblins, beholders, ghosts, giant spiders, and others. Some of them pay little attention to the dwarves, as long as the dwarves do not come into their field of vision. Others gather into quite large groups and try to break into the dwarves’ residence. TOWER DEFENSE Especially dangerous are the waves of monsters that appear from time to time from portals. So, do not neglect to build a safe haven with strong walls and numerous trapdoors, cells, firing towers, and secret passageways. MAGIC As a divine being, you possess various spells. You can speed up the movement of the dwarves, open small portals, illuminate dark caves to scare away monsters, evoke natural magic in the form of rain or tree growth, hurl fireballs at the monsters’ heads, and find useful resources and hidden rooms underground, thereby helping to speed up resource extraction, exploration of the world, and the population growth of your assistants.

About

while True

Engage in a puzzle simulation game where you learn about machine learning, neural networks, and AI by building a cat-to-human speech recognition system. No coding experience is required to play.

Highlights
  • Machine learning and AI puzzles
  • Visual programming interface
  • Cat-to-human speech recognition system
  • Real-life machine learning concepts
  • Freelancer simulation
  • Problem-solving challenges
Features
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while True: learn() is a puzzle/simulation game about even more puzzling stuff: machine learning, neural networks, big data and AI. But most importantly, it’s about understanding your cat. In this game, you play as a coder who accidentally found out that their cat is extremely good at coding, but not as good at speaking human language. Now this coder (it’s you!) must learn all there is to know about machine learning and use visual programming to build a cat-to-human speech recognition system. This game fits best for... - People who want to know more about how machine learning and related technologies work - Parents and teachers who are looking for a fun and easy way to make an intro to logical thinking, programming, and technologies for kids - Programmers who want to learn new concepts that they can apply to their own coding - Those who want to play games and not feel guilty about ‘wasting their time’ (although we believe you shouldn’t feel guilty at all while playing games!) - Players who like to keep their brains busy and working in different ways, while still having fun - Gamers looking to improve their problem-solving skills and feel immense sense of satisfaction and achievement that comes along with it - People who like smart cats Learn how machine learning works in real life! The game is loosely based on real-life machine learning technologies: from goofy Expert Systems to mighty Recurrent Neural Networks, capable of predicting the future. Don’t worry: it all plays out as a puzzle game. No coding experience required! Train yourself into a data science wizard! Drag objects around your screen with a mouse! Connect them with lines (oh yeah)! Try. Fail. Optimize. Try again. Then press “Release” button and see that sweet pieces of data flow smoothly through your screen. Embrace an adventurous lifestyle of a machine learning specialist! Designing a groundbreaking technology requires time, experience and money. That means you’ll have to work as a freelancer, with all the excitement that comes along with it. Receive emails! Accept contracts! Sit alone in a dark room for days without saying a single word! Socialize on forums! That’s what real data scientists do! Coding just got real! Our quests are based on actual problems, solved by machine learning. This includes building a self-driving car (with your cat as a pilot). And if you really want to test your programming might, you can become a CTO of a startup: it’s your skills and your schemes against the savage laws of the market! Earn a fortune, flip off your bosses and become a tech guru… Or lose everything and crawl back to the doorstep of HR department: at least it was worth trying, right? Improve your gear, improve your life! Once you ensure a stable cashflow, you’ll be able to buy yourself a bunch of fancy hardware to improve your performance. But it’s not just about the hardware! Buy yourself a new smartphone or a geeky figurine! Buy fancy outfits for your cat! Hell, you can even buy yourself an aloe! Fun fact: this is what machine learning specialists actually do. Now, you can become one of them (minus the money)! while True: learn() is the best game about being a data science specialist because no one else has been weird enough to make another one!

Screenshots

Craft The World4 screens
while True4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: while True at none against Craft The World's 13. while True also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Craft The World costs $4.99 and while True $4.99 up front. Craft The World sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. while True asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

while True holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 638 and 709 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Craft The World's written reviews are positive against 80% of while True's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Craft The World ships an update every 5 weeks, while True every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Craft The World versus while True: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraft The Worldwhile True
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.5 (638 ratings)4.9 (709 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.4% of reviews80.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings638709 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size887 MB577 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDekovir, Inc.LUDENIO LABS LTD

Customer experience

Craft The World

All ratings638 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews616 reviews
Positive61.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative31.2%

while True

All ratings709 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Craft The World

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

while True

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • AI car behavior issues
  • Clipboard access problems
  • Startup investment income not calculating correctly
  • Evolve button not working on iOS
  • Frequent crashes, especially on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cross-device save data synchronization
  • More music and audio options
  • Improved UI scaling and readability
  • Better in-game help and tutorials
  • Expanded machine learning and data science content

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Craft The World

One-time13
  • Biomes Add-on (Special Price)$0.99
  • Abandoned Mines Add-on$0.99
  • Grottoes Add-on$0.99
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  • DLC Sister in Arms (Special Price)$1.99
  • Biomes Add-on$1.99
  • DLC Sisters in Arms$2.99
  • Temples of 4 Elements Add-on$3.99
  • Heroes Add-on$3.99
  • Invasion Add-on$4.99
  • Lonely Mountain Add-on$6.99
  • Heart of Evil Add-on$6.99
  • Bosses & Monsters Add-on$7.99
  • Wonderwood Add-on$8.99
None

while True

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Craft The World free?
Craft The World costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is while True free?
while True costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Craft The World or while True?
while True is rated higher. Craft The World averages 4.5 out of 5 from 638 ratings, while while True averages 4.9 from 709 ratings.
Do Craft The World or while True have ads?
Neither Craft The World nor while True shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Craft The World or while True?
Craft The World ships an update every 5 weeks, and while True every 4 days. Most recently, Craft The World was updated on September 28, 2026 and while True on September 29, 2026.

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