Comparison

Block Earth vs MODBOX

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

MODBOX

Easily install mods, skins, buildings, and maps for Minecraft with a single click. Create custom skins and explore a vast library of content for various gameplay styles, from parkour to survival.

Highlights
  • One-click mod installation
  • Custom skin creator
  • Extensive map library (Parkour, Survival, PVP)
  • Diverse building options (Houses, Medieval, Redstone)
  • Variety of skins (Boys, Girls, PVP, Movies)
  • Texture packs and shaders
  • Addons for weapons, animals, and more
Features
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ModBox is a free application for installing mods, skins, buildings and maps. The application installs new mods, skins, maps, buildings, seeds and textures on your phone with one click. In the application, you can create your own unique skin for Minecraft. Choose clothes and edit and create your own skins. Maps for MCPE: - Maps Parkour - Maps Survival and Prison Escape - Cards Creativity - Maps PVP - Maps hide and seek and missions Buildings for MCPE: - Buildings of Houses with furniture - Ship Buildings - Medieval buildings - Redstone buildings - Transport Buildings Skins for MCPE: - Skins Girls - Skins Boys - Skins PVP - Skins Cheaters - Skins from movies and games Textures for MCPE: - Shaders - Textures 128x128 - Textures 64x64 - Textures 32x32 - Textures 16x16 Addons for MCPE: - Weapon Addons - Animal Addons - Machine Addons - Mutant Addons - Addon for Children Seeds for MCPE: - Seeds of Secret Places - Seeds of the Caves - Seeds of the Islands - City Seeds - Settlement seeds Disclaimer: This is not an official Minecraft product. It is not approved by or associated with Mojang. You can unlock all mods and disable ads through auto-renewing subscription and if you want to continue getting premium features, your subscription should be continued. Subscription can be canceled anytime. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: EULA: https://ghostly.in/@root/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://ghostly.in/@root/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Block Earth4 screens
MODBOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MODBOX at 4.7 against Block Earth's 4.4. MODBOX also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Block Earth's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 406). On price, ads, 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. Block Earth sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and MODBOX sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MODBOX holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Earth has 2.2K ratings behind it against 406, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Block Earth's written reviews are positive against 76% of MODBOX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block Earth ships an update monthly, MODBOX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Block Earth versus MODBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock EarthMODBOX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.2K ratings)4.7 (406 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews75.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K — better406
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB130 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChoofun Games ABMikhail Halavach

Customer experience

Block Earth

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

MODBOX

All ratings406 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.1%

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

MODBOX

From 406 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 So many mods
  • 👍 Works legit
  • ✨ Amazing app
  • 🚀 Changed the way I play
  • 🏆 Top tier app

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Too many ads
  • 💰 Pay to use app
  • 🙄 Watch ads to view mods
  • 💰 Need in-game coins to download
  • 🙄 Needs money to make skin

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

MODBOX

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot click out of ads
  • Cannot delete the app
  • Can't launch texture pack

Requested features

1 request
  • Add more mods

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
4 purchases

MODBOX

Subscriptions4
  • ModBox - Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • ModBox - Premium3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • ModBox - Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • ModBox - Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days

Questions

Is Block Earth free?
Block Earth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MODBOX free?
MODBOX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Block Earth or MODBOX?
MODBOX is rated higher. Block Earth averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while MODBOX averages 4.7 from 406 ratings.
Do Block Earth or MODBOX have ads?
Both Block Earth and MODBOX show ads.
Which is updated more often, Block Earth or MODBOX?
Block Earth ships an update monthly, and MODBOX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Block Earth was updated on October 15, 2026 and MODBOX on October 5, 2026.

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