Comparison

Construction Simulator 3 vs Construction Excavator Sim

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Construction Excavator Sim

Operate heavy machinery like excavators, bulldozers, and cranes to build roads and houses. This city builder simulation offers realistic controls and a variety of construction vehicles to complete tasks and earn coins for upgrades.

Highlights
  • Operate various construction vehicles
  • Build roads and houses
  • Realistic 3D graphics
  • Smooth, real-like controls
  • Complete construction tasks
  • Earn coins to buy new vehicles
  • Forklift driving challenges
Features
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Welcome to the new concept of construction with the help of automatic machinery. Construct the road by using the automatic construction truck and cranes that can help to build the road faster. This city builder game is very interesting and easy to play. You can play with your favourite machine like road rollers, forklifts, and many others. This Roadmap game will increase your construction experience. In this city construction game variety of vehicles are available like a bulldozer, cranes, Semi-trucks, cranes, loaders, asphalt mixers, road rollers, graders, excavators, and forklifts that all machines are the latest and easy to drive. So come and play this bulldozer game and become a driver of any construction machine. You can build many wonderful houses. You will use very modern machinery to construct it. In this vehicle game you will load the material with a forklift and use this material in construction work. Building anything has become much easier with the help of machines. And you can easily drive any machine, such as a stone lifting bulldozer with smooth controls. Very easy to drive. This construction game has very smooth control. During playing this construction game, You feel like you're driving a real rock lifting crane. Now we will speak about the gameplay of this construction vehicles game. In this dump game you complete various tasks. After completing these tasks you are rewarded with coins. Coins help you buy amazing construction vehicles. In the second mode of this construction game. Contract with any client And lay the foundation for a glorious plaza or house. Build the house like a smart contractor Using modern construction vehicles. So download and start playing this realistic vehicle game. Feature. -Play the realistic construction vehicle game. -This roadmap game takes up very little space on mobile. -Based on the 3D realistic vehicle. -There are all kinds of construction machines in this dump game. -Very smooth control like real. New Mode Forklift driving gives you a complete challenge and adventure that you ever wanted.Ride in the warehouse and pick up the pallets from different places and drop them off in required location.In some levels you might asked to do multiple pickups and drop off the parcels.There are many challenges that you need to complete like driving on time.This vehicle is equipped with different gears.Some time you have to deliver the fragile stuff asap to the destination. So put it in fast driving mode otherwise go in the low ear to do the job properly.

Screenshots

Construction Simulator 34 screens
Construction Excavator Sim3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Construction Simulator 3 at 72% against Construction Excavator Sim's 5%. Construction Simulator 3 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Construction Excavator Sim's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 1.1K). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Construction Excavator Sim is free to download; Construction Simulator 3 costs $3.99 up front. Construction Simulator 3 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Construction Excavator Sim sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Construction Simulator 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Construction Excavator Sim has 5.6K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Construction Simulator 3's written reviews are positive against 5% of Construction Excavator Sim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Construction Simulator 3 ships an update fortnightly, Construction Excavator Sim every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Construction Simulator 3 versus Construction Excavator Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConstruction Simulator 3Construction Excavator Sim
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better4.3 (5.6K ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better5.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K5.6K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.6 GB243 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerastragon Entertainment GmbHMuarij Mahmood Ramay

Customer experience

Construction Simulator 3

All ratings1,107 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews869 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral12.4%
Negative15.8%

Construction Excavator Sim

All ratings5,550 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative91.3%

User reviews

Construction Simulator 3

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best game
  • 🚀 Awesome and fun
  • 🚀 Great gameplay
  • 🚀 Realistic graphics
  • 🚀 Lots of content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔋 Drains battery
  • 🔒 No controller support
  • 🔒 Repetitive jobs

Construction Excavator Sim

From 5.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Make a free world

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🛑 Unplayable due to ads
  • 🕹️ Lack of gameplay/interactivity
  • 🤑 Paid features don't work as advertised
  • 🤖 Repetitive and boring levels

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

Construction Excavator Sim

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Paid features not unlocking as promised
  • Ads not removed after purchase

Requested features

3 requests
  • Remove ads
  • Improve gameplay and interactivity
  • Add more levels and content

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Construction Simulator 3

One-time5
  • 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
2 purchases

Construction Excavator Sim

One-time2
  • REMOVE ADS!$1.99
  • UNLOCK ALL LEVELS!$2.99

Questions

Is Construction Simulator 3 free?
Construction Simulator 3 costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Construction Excavator Sim free?
Construction Excavator Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Construction Simulator 3 or Construction Excavator Sim?
Construction Simulator 3 is rated higher. Construction Simulator 3 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Construction Excavator Sim averages 4.3 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Construction Simulator 3 or Construction Excavator Sim have ads?
Construction Excavator Sim shows ads; Construction Simulator 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Construction Simulator 3 or Construction Excavator Sim?
Construction Simulator 3 ships an update fortnightly, and Construction Excavator Sim every 5 weeks. Most recently, Construction Simulator 3 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Construction Excavator Sim on September 25, 2026.

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