Comparison

Exploration Lite vs Exploration Pro

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

Head to head
About

Exploration Lite

Create and explore an infinite 3D world by building structures, mining resources, and transforming the terrain. This app offers a sandbox experience for imaginative construction and exploration.

Highlights
  • Infinite 3D environment
  • Build bases, castles, kingdoms
  • Mine resources
  • Destroy and transform terrain
  • Save world progress
  • Block crafting
Features
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Build a base, mine, castle, kingdom, empire or whatever you imagine on the infinite 3D environment! Enjoy endless world building games! Everybody loves building games that popular all around the world. Exploration Lite Free is an editor which allows you to move, delete, build craft, destroy, jump, save, building blocks and transforming the terrain in the 3D environment. Explorer and builders, play for free now!

About

Exploration Pro

Build and explore your own fictional worlds with an intuitive interface and a vast collection of free blocks. Craft unique creations, from small empires to perfect kingdoms, and save your progress to continue building later. Enjoy endless creative possibilities in this free-to-play world builder.

Highlights
  • Build fictional worlds
  • Intuitive controls
  • Flight mode navigation
  • Save and load worlds
  • Customizable world dimensions
  • Large collection of free blocks
Features
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Start building Today! Create your ultimate fictional world! Enjoy this addictive endless world builders. This all for FREE game brings to you an easy and intuitive to use controls that makes it super swift to build, delete, move, fly, jump and Save. Choose the terrain, move through your world and make it unique, one of a kind, creative creation. Enjoy a large collection of free blocks that include different grounds, tools, plants all colorful, vivid and eye catching. Use flight mode to navigate this endless world, save your world, come back again later. Choose to use your saved worlds or start from scratch, generate a new world, you can choose it to be flat or regular terrain, you can choose the world dimensions, 512, 1024, 2048. You can start with a few blocks and gradually build an empire, nothing can beat your imagination. nothing is impossible. Explore and start crafting your wildest dreams. You can use many different items, so you could create your perfect kingdom. Don't forget to send us your feedback Keep Clam and start crafting! Apple subscription service: Service name: Weekly VIP Subscription: Features Free 3 day trial, Funds will be deducted from your iTunes account once confirmed and 3 day trial period is expired. The subscription price is US $4.99 per week, auto renewed. Weekly VIP Subscription subscribers will get rewards mentioned below*. Service name: Monthly VIP Subscription: Funds will be deducted from your iTunes account once confirmed. The subscription price is US $14.49 per Month, auto renewed. Monthly VIP Subscription subscribers will get rewards mentioned below*. Service name: Yearly VIP Subscription: Funds will be deducted from your iTunes account once confirmed. The subscription price is US $73.99 per Year, auto renewed. Yearly VIP Subscription subscribers will get rewards mentioned below*. * Subscription rewards: ONE TIME 1500 instant ingame cash, One Free Premium Phone Block, Automatic Double daily reward including 2 premium blocks on special daily quest days. Only 1 subscription may be active at any time. Once you subscribe, corresponding price will be automatically deducted from your iTunes account 24 hours before your current subscription ends, and your subscription will be renewed for corresponding period of time, unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription. To cancel your subscription, go to Settings-iTunes and App Store-View Apple ID to go to your account subscription settings and manage or cancel your subscriptions. Please see the Exploration Pro PRIVACY POLICY and TERMS OF USE bellow: http://explorationpro.com/privacy-policy/ https://explorationpro.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Exploration Lite4 screens
Exploration Pro2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Exploration Lite at 4.5 against Exploration Pro's 3.2. Exploration Lite also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 522) and review sentiment (61% vs 49%). Exploration Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Exploration Lite sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Exploration Pro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Exploration Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exploration Lite has 23K ratings behind it against 522, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Exploration Lite's written reviews are positive against 49% of Exploration Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Exploration Lite versus Exploration Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExploration LiteExploration Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23K ratings) — better3.2 (522 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better522
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size800 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolverLabsBIG8 LABS LTD

Customer experience

Exploration Lite

All ratings23,229 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1,004 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative29.7%

Exploration Pro

All ratings522 ratings
Positive49.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative39.3%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral12.2%
Negative38.8%

User reviews

Exploration Lite

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good alternative for Minecraft
  • 👍 Blocky, fun, and creative
  • 👍 Awesome game
  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 I love this game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Laggy and crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🐛 Disappearing builds and maps
  • 🔒 Lack of moderation and inappropriate content
  • 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases

Exploration Pro

From 522 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Lots of building options
  • 🚀 Relaxing experience
  • 👍 Nostalgic for some users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🐛 Disappearing builds
  • 🔒 Paywall for premium blocks
  • 🔒 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 👎 Lonely gameplay without multiplayer

Bugs and requests

Exploration Lite

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disconnection issues and inability to play in offline/single-player mode
  • Disappearing builds and maps
  • Glitches and bugs with block placement and interactions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add beds, furniture, animals, and more interactive elements
  • Implement different realms like Nether and End
  • Add more blocks, items, and crafting options
  • Improve save/load functionality for builds
  • Implement better chat filtering and moderation

Exploration Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Builds randomly disappearing
  • Crashes and freezes when switching between menus
  • Inconsistent block colors and textures
  • Inability to save progress across sessions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add multiplayer functionality
  • Introduce more blocks and customization options
  • Implement a survival mode
  • Add animals and NPCs
  • Improve performance and stability

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Exploration Lite

One-time19
  • Tiny Pack of Coins$0.99
  • Tiny Pack of Gems$0.99
  • Light Pack of Coins$1.99
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  • Small Pack of Coins$2.99
  • Big Pack of Coins$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Coins$3.99
  • Big Pack of Gems$3.99
  • Large Pack of Coins$4.99
  • Giant Pack of Coins$5.99
  • Huge Pack of Coins$6.99
  • Chest of Coins$7.99
  • Massive Pack of Coins$7.99
  • Bucket of Gems$7.99
  • Golden Chest of Coins$11.99
  • Bank of Coins$16.99
  • Chest of Gems$20.99
  • Treasury of Coins$41.99
  • Bank of Gems$41.99
  • Treasure of Gems$99.99
15 purchases

Exploration Pro

Subscriptions1
  • 7 Days Subscription$4.997 Days
One-time14
  • 640 Coins$0.99
  • Sink$1.99
  • Gadgets$2.99
Show 11 more
  • Special Offer!$2.99
  • 4000 coins$2.99
  • Kitchen Special Pack$2.99
  • Special Party Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Signs Special Pack$3.99
  • Gadgets Special Pack$4.99
  • Home Appliance$5.99
  • 8000 Coins$5.99
  • 5000 Coins$5.99
  • Appliance Special Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Exploration Lite free?
Exploration Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Exploration Pro free?
Exploration Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Exploration Lite or Exploration Pro?
Exploration Lite is rated higher. Exploration Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Exploration Pro averages 3.2 from 522 ratings.
Do Exploration Lite or Exploration Pro have ads?
Exploration Lite shows ads; Exploration Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Exploration Lite or Exploration Pro?
Exploration Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and Exploration Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Exploration Lite was updated on September 29, 2026 and Exploration Pro on September 24, 2026.

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