Construction Simulator 3 vs City Road Construction Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Construction Simulator 3
Experience realistic construction work in a charming European setting. Take on diverse contracts, build and repair structures, and expand your fleet with officially licensed vehicles from top brands. Explore a new map and master challenging missions.
- Over 50 licensed vehicles
- New cockpit view
- Over 70 challenging contracts
- Bridge construction missions
- Explore a 3.2km² European map
- Build and repair roads and houses
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Discover an idyllic European town in the sequel to the popular Construction Simulator 2 and Construction Simulator 2014 with officially licensed vehicles by famous brands: Caterpillar, Liebherr, CASE, Bobcat, Palfinger, STILL, MAN, ATLAS, Bell, BOMAG, WIRTGEN GmbH, JOSEPH VÖGELE AG, HAMM AG and MEILLER Kipper. Take on diverse and challenging contracts. Build and repair roads and houses. Shape the skyline of your city and expand your vehicle fleet. Discover a completely new map and unlock new contracts and vehicles with your growing company. CONSTRUCTION SIMULATOR GOES EUROPE Explore a 3,2km² map, lovingly designed to resemble the idyllic Alpine foothills and play in three different districts: The village where you establish your company, a spacious industrial area and a modern town. Use the time between jobs to explore the freely drivable open world. BRAND NEW FEATURES: LIEBHERR LB28 & COCKPIT VIEW Enjoy the Liebherr LB28 drilling rig for bridge construction for stable and deep foundations during bridge construction and other exciting missions! Another feature long-awaited by many fans is the cockpit view. Now you can enjoy Construction Simulator 3 from the inside of every vehicle and get a first hand feel of what it's like to take control of epic machines! OVER 50 VEHICLES BY 14 BRANDS A huge amount of vehicles is waiting for you! Choose the right machine for every job: Take on the challenges of road works and refurbishments with machines by Caterpillar, BOMAG or WIRTGEN GmbH, VÖGELE AG and HAMM AG. Available for the first time: The E55 compact excavator or the T590 compact track loader from Bobcat will make earth moving a walk in the park! Get behind the wheel of the MAN TGX truck to visit your local gravel pit or supply store and discover new heights with the Liebherr 150 EC-B 8 tower crane. OVER 70 NEW CONTRACTS Prove your skills on the job: From small Bavarian style family homes to industry warehouses and skyscrapers - more than 70 challenging contracts demand all your skills and precision in Construction Simulator 3. Refurbish crumbling roads and use your large vehicle fleet to master every challenge. Shape the skyline of Neustein through your unique work! - Over 50 vehicles by 14 brands - New Cockpit view - Over 70 different contracts - Liebherr LB28 for e.g. bridge construction
City Road Construction Builder
Take on the role of a contractor and manage a bustling road construction site. Operate heavy machinery like excavators, cranes, and bulldozers to build new city roads. Deliver materials and upgrade your fleet to become the ultimate construction site engineer.
- Manage construction site
- Operate heavy vehicles
- Upgrade construction vehicles
- Build city roads
- Deliver construction materials
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Manage your road construction site and be the contractor to build multiple city roads with the help of heavy excavator, crane excavator and bulldozers. Visit the mega road site and give instruction to the labour that are working on the construction site with the help of front loader. Use heavy excavator and dig the road; where you have to build the new roads. Use dumper truck to deliver the material from one place to another in this construction games. Drive multiple heavy duty vehicles such as crane excavator, dumper truck, forklift loader and bulldozer to build the road or manage the construction site on multiple road builder atmosphere. Be the best contractor and manage your daily activities such as load the sand on the dumper truck with the help of crane excavator and drop them on the road builder site. * Key Features * • Manage your road construction site as a road builder • Multiple Construction heavy vehicles to drive • Upgrade your construction heavy vehicles by consuming your earn coins • Be the best construction site engineer and manage your work
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: City Road Construction Builder at Free against Construction Simulator 3's $3.99. City Road Construction Builder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Construction Simulator 3's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 28%) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
City Road Construction Builder is free to download; Construction Simulator 3 costs $3.99 up front. Construction Simulator 3 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. City Road Construction Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Construction Simulator 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 395 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Construction Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 28% of City Road Construction Builder's.
Construction Simulator 3 ships an update fortnightly, City Road Construction Builder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Construction Simulator 3 | City Road Construction Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.3 (395 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews — better | 27.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 395 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.6 GB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | astragon Entertainment GmbH | Muhammad Zohaid Khan |
Customer experience
Construction Simulator 3
City Road Construction Builder
Bugs and requests
Construction Simulator 3
Reported bugs
5 issues- Vehicles getting stuck or flying into the air
- Inability to load/unload materials properly
- Missions not completing due to glitches
- Saved game progress getting lost
- In-app purchases not working
Requested features
9 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More vehicles and equipment
- Ability to get out of vehicles
- Customization options
- Larger map with more areas
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- Demolition and mining jobs
- Trailer for transporting smaller equipment
- Weather effects like snow and rain
- Traffic and road rules
City Road Construction Builder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Construction Simulator 3
- Coin Pack 01$0.99
- Coin Pack 02$1.99
- Coin Pack 03$3.99
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- Coin Pack 04$6.99
- Coin Pack 05$22.99
City Road Construction Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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