Comparison

Pixel Cave 2018 vs Building Destruction

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Cave 2018

Experience a retro-style flight simulator through a pixelated cave. Enjoy real-time synthesized music and simple one-touch controls for an immersive retro gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel graphics and effects
  • Real-time synthesized music
  • One-touch control
  • Flight simulation gameplay
Features
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Retro-style simulator of flight through the pixel cave. Features: * pixel graphics and effects; * real-time synthesized music (using SunVox); * one touch control (just touch the screen to take off).

About

Building Destruction

Engage in a multiplayer sandbox experience with a fully destructible environment. Destroy various maps, create your own, and team up with friends or other players online for demolition, building, or combat.

Highlights
  • Destructible environment
  • Multiplayer sandbox
  • Map building
  • Demolition mode
  • Siege mode
  • Deathmatch mode
Features
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Multiplayer sandbox with destructible environment. Destroy different maps, build your own, and play with your friends and other people online Demolition mode: Basically a sandbox mode where you can play around destroying everything and spawning props Building mode: Build your own map Siege mode: Protect the supplies from operators assaulting your base. Barricade the building, buy new weapons for cash gained from killed enemies Deathmatch mode: Fight against other players on included maps or on your custom map

Screenshots

Pixel Cave 20181 screens
Building Destruction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Cave 2018 at 5.0 against Building Destruction's 4.2. Pixel Cave 2018 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Building Destruction's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 6). On price, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement 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. Building Destruction sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Cave 2018 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Cave 2018 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Building Destruction has 1.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pixel Cave 2018's written reviews are positive against 74% of Building Destruction's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Cave 2018 ships an update every 27 months, Building Destruction fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pixel Cave 2018 versus Building Destruction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Cave 2018Building Destruction
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings61.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB620 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlexander ZolotovVolodymyr Denysov

Customer experience

Pixel Cave 2018

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Building Destruction

All ratings1,619 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews685 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative16.6%

Bugs and requests

Pixel Cave 2018

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Building Destruction

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to spawn NPCs or operators
  • Floating buildings after destruction
  • Crashing when using certain features
  • Ads interrupting gameplay

Requested features

6 requests
  • More maps and environments
  • Customizable characters
  • Improved physics and destruction
  • Reduced ads or paid ad-free option
  • Controller support
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  • Friendly NPCs and vehicles

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Cave 2018

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Building Destruction

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Pixel Cave 2018 free?
Pixel Cave 2018 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Building Destruction free?
Building Destruction is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Cave 2018 or Building Destruction?
Pixel Cave 2018 is rated higher. Pixel Cave 2018 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Building Destruction averages 4.2 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Pixel Cave 2018 or Building Destruction have ads?
Building Destruction shows ads; Pixel Cave 2018 does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Cave 2018 or Building Destruction?
Pixel Cave 2018 ships an update every 27 months, and Building Destruction fortnightly. Most recently, Pixel Cave 2018 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Building Destruction on October 30, 2026.

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