Comparison

Block Earth vs Craft Engineer

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

Craft Engineer

A creative building game where players construct the right structures to progress and have fun. Enjoy awesome graphics and engaging gameplay anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Creative building challenges
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Awesome graphics
  • Play anywhere, anytime
  • Free to play
Features
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Are you smart and creative enough? Then this game is for you, build the right building and have fun.. Free to play Play it anywhere anytime Awesome graphics Funny gameplay

Screenshots

Block Earth4 screens
Craft Engineer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Block Earth at 61% against Craft Engineer's 0%. Block Earth also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 1). Craft Engineer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). 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. Block Earth sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Craft Engineer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Block Earth holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Earth has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Craft Engineer's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Block Earth versus Craft Engineer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock EarthCraft Engineer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB149 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperChoofun Games ABRooster Games

Customer experience

Block Earth

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

Craft Engineer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Craft Engineer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Block Earth

One-time16
  • Alien World$0.99
  • Doodle World$0.99
  • Retro World$0.99
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  • 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

Craft Engineer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Block Earth free?
Block Earth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Craft Engineer free?
Craft Engineer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Block Earth or Craft Engineer?
Block Earth is rated higher. Block Earth averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Craft Engineer averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Block Earth or Craft Engineer have ads?
Both Block Earth and Craft Engineer show ads.

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