Comparison

Virtual Beggar vs Raft Idle

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Beggar

Tap your screen to earn coins and build a business empire. Invest in companies, customize your lifestyle with new possessions, and collect various items. Compete with friends on leaderboards and restart your journey with enhanced benefits.

Highlights
  • Tap to earn coins
  • Invest in companies
  • Customize lifestyle
  • Collect items
  • Social leaderboards
  • Incremental gameplay
Features
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There's a beggar in every device. Can you help him out of poverty? How to play Virtual Beggar: TAP TAP TAP Tap your screen to throw coins and start your journey to become a multi-galactic billionaire tycoon. INVEST Found your company and build it to the skies to collect that sweet idle cash. CUSTOMIZE Treat yourself with some new clothes, cars, and properties. It’s your money and you can spend it how you want! COLLECT Workers, houses, achievements, shoes and paintings. Gotta collect them all! SOCIAL Add your friends and see who can climb the highest in the leaderboards! Chat with random beggars from all around the world. ULTIMATE DONATION Donate your fortune away and start your adventure all over again. Why? You get bigger profits, better upgrades, and obviously bragging rights. Started from the bottom and now we’re in outer space. Disclaimer: Virtual Beggar is a highly addictive incremental clicker game. Your time on earth is limited so spend it wisely.

About

Raft Idle

Build and upgrade your raft by collecting resources from the ocean. Discover unique furniture, reach new islands, and become the richest person on the water. The game continues to collect resources even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Build rafts with collected resources
  • Discover unique furniture
  • Explore new islands
  • Offline resource collection
  • Become rich and rule the sea
Features
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+Build rafts by collecting resources +Discover unique furniture for your boat +Reach new islands to discover new surprises +Rule the sea +Become the nicest and richest person of the waters +Collect resources even when you are not playing

Screenshots

Virtual Beggar4 screens
Raft Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Beggar at 4.7 against Raft Idle's 4.0. Virtual Beggar also leads on ratings volume (9.2K vs 23) and review sentiment (77% vs 57%). Raft Idle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. Virtual Beggar sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Raft Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtual Beggar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Beggar has 9.2K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Virtual Beggar's written reviews are positive against 57% of Raft Idle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Beggar ships an update every 5 weeks, Raft Idle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Virtual Beggar versus Raft Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual BeggarRaft Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.2K ratings) — better4.0 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews76.8% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings9.2K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTreetop Crew OyHikmet Duran

Customer experience

Virtual Beggar

All ratings9,135 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews797 reviews
Positive76.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.4%

Raft Idle

All ratings23 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Virtual Beggar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Screens cut off on newer devices
  • Timers not working properly
  • Purchases not registering correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to chat with friends
  • Improve virtual card earning
  • Add more business/upgrade options
  • Faster worker/bus timers
  • Introduce new locations/content

Raft Idle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Virtual Beggar

One-time11
  • 350 Virtual Cards$0.99
  • 125 Virtual Cards$1.99
  • 350 Virtual Cards$1.99
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  • 350 Virtual Cards$2.99
  • 350 Virtual Cards$4.99
  • Unlimited Motivator Mike$4.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • 800 Virtual Cards$7.99
  • 800 Virtual Cards$9.99
  • 2250 Virtual Cards$24.99
  • 5000 Virtual Cards$49.99
None

Raft Idle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Beggar free?
Virtual Beggar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raft Idle free?
Raft Idle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Beggar or Raft Idle?
Virtual Beggar is rated higher. Virtual Beggar averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.2K ratings, while Raft Idle averages 4.0 from 23 ratings.
Do Virtual Beggar or Raft Idle have ads?
Neither Virtual Beggar nor Raft Idle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Beggar or Raft Idle?
Virtual Beggar ships an update every 5 weeks, and Raft Idle weekly. Most recently, Virtual Beggar was updated on October 20, 2026 and Raft Idle on October 16, 2026.

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