Comparison

Block Earth vs Creative Box

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

Head to head
About

Block Earth

Create and explore 3D block worlds and mini-games with realistic graphics and animals. Build your own games, ride fantastical creatures, or play with friends locally. Share your creations with a global community.

Highlights
  • Build games and sandbox worlds
  • Explore thousands of worlds and games
  • Realistic animals and advanced shading
  • Ride horses, boars, or dragons
  • Build railways and roller coasters
  • Local multiplayer
  • Share worlds and games
Features
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Block Earth is a 3D app for building games, browsing and sharing worlds and mini-games. It works in a Minecraft-style world of blocks, with realistic animals and advanced shading. Download to explore thousands of worlds and games, or build games of your own. Don't just build a house — build a game. Add buttons, switches, and doors that open when your friend answers a riddle. Set a checkpoint race against the clock. Turn goblins loose in your dungeon. Then share it, and watch other players complete it. Ride horses, wild boars, or even a dragon (if you can land on one). Build a railway or a roller coaster to ride. Explore Standard, Flat, and Alien worlds — lit, weathered, and alive at any time of day. Play with friends on a wifi network, or go solo through a catalog of thousands of worlds and games made by other players. FEATURES * Make mini-games: triggers, races, story scrolls, and goblin encounters * Thousands of worlds and games to explore and download * High-end lighting, weather, and realistic animals * Ride horses, wild boars, or dragons * Jetpack and rocket launcher * Share worlds and games with the world "Wow!!! - Well now, I have Minecraft & I'm addicted to it, but this - is out of this world!! Graphics 100% better than the former... Minecraft watch out, you have a very serious rival." - catnipqueen "I love how there is nowhere near as many ads as any other games! It gives you soo many block choices..."

About

Creative Box

Explore and build in a vast 3D pixel world. Mine resources, farm, and construct anything from a house to a city. Survive dangerous monsters at night and unleash your imagination.

Highlights
  • 3D pixel world exploration
  • Resource mining and farming
  • Extensive building capabilities
  • Crafting weapons and tools
  • Monster combat
  • Creative map creation
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Introducing Creative Box game! This is a stunning 3D pixel world in which you have the freedom of expression, the opportunity to develop your building. A free game in which you can mine resources, start your own farm, build various structures from a house to a whole CITY, explore endless cube worlds, craft weapons, tools and much more. Fight many dangerous monsters at night, create your own creative maps By downloading this game you have unlimited access to the development of your imagination and creativity. You have the opportunity to start it now!

Screenshots

Block Earth4 screens
Creative Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creative Box at none against Block Earth's 16. Creative Box also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Block Earth sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Creative Box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Block Earth against 4.5 for Creative Box. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Block Earth's written reviews are positive against 64% of Creative Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Earth ships an update monthly, Creative Box every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Block Earth versus Creative Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock EarthCreative Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.2K ratings)4.5 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K3.9K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS159.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB82 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperChoofun Games ABSergei Zholnach

Customer experience

Block Earth

All ratings2,166 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative29.5%

Creative Box

All ratings3,948 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral9.7%
Negative26.3%

User reviews

Block Earth

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic graphics
  • 🦄 Unique animals like unicorns
  • 👍 Lots of building options
  • 🏰 Ability to create complex structures

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
  • 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
  • 💤 Boring or repetitive gameplay

Creative Box

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Creative and fun
  • 💡 Interesting alternative to Minecraft

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔑 Difficulty with multiplayer and server creation
  • 🔍 Lack of features compared to Minecraft

Bugs and requests

Block Earth

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when switching between worlds
  • Blocks disappearing or not saving properly
  • Inability to rejoin or continue previous sessions
  • Ads causing the app to freeze or close unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more animals to tame and ride
  • Implement a save/load system for worlds
  • Introduce multiplayer functionality
  • Expand block and building options
  • Improve overall performance and stability

Creative Box

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inability to break or place blocks in multiplayer
  • Worlds becoming unplayable due to darkness

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more furniture and decorative items
  • Improve multiplayer functionality and server hosting
  • Expand block and item selection
  • Introduce new mobs and gameplay elements

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Block Earth

One-time16
  • Alien World$0.99
  • Doodle World$0.99
  • Retro World$0.99
Show 13 more
  • Super Jetpack$0.99
  • Upload Worlds$0.99
  • Pile of Materials$0.99
  • Small Pack$0.99
  • Full Game with Essentials Pack$1.99
  • Essentials Pack$2.99
  • Trigger Pack$2.99
  • Story Pack$2.99
  • Race Pack$2.99
  • Goblin Pack$2.99
  • Full Game$3.99
  • Full Game with Essentials Pack$4.99
  • Pro Version$5.99
None

Creative Box

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Earth free?
Block Earth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Creative Box free?
Creative Box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Block Earth or Creative Box?
Creative Box is rated higher. Block Earth averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Creative Box averages 4.5 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Block Earth or Creative Box have ads?
Both Block Earth and Creative Box show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Earth or Creative Box?
Block Earth ships an update monthly, and Creative Box every 3 weeks. Most recently, Block Earth was updated on October 12, 2026 and Creative Box on October 3, 2026.

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