Build Up!! vs Downhill Legend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Build Up!!
Construct your tower as tall as possible by strategically placing building nodes. Collect more nodes as you ascend to reach crucial checkpoints and achieve new heights.
- Build structures high
- Gather building nodes
- Reach checkpoints
- Ascend to new heights
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Build your structure as high as you can! Gather additional building nodes along the way and reach the checkpoints!
Downhill Legend
Race down mountains against time, guiding a character to restore their fitness. Your real-life steps earn in-game rewards like tools and upgrades. Compete on global leaderboards and complete quests.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Real-life step rewards via Apple Health
- Gyro steering control
- One-hand portrait mode
- Worldwide leaderboards
- In-game upgrades and skills
- 180 handcrafted quests
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Action-racing-fun from the creators of the legendary “SisyFox“ arcade-console, the largest gaming-controller in the world. SisyFox combines physical activity and satisfying gameplay in a unique way - and now DOWNHILL LEGEND lets you explore the amazing world of SisyFox in a breathtaking race against time - with only your phone! STORY With the help of people in fun-parks around the world, SisyFox finally broke his curse and rolled his boulder to the top of the mountain. But as parks closed due to an international pandemic, he lost all support. Soon he lost hope.. and his fitness too. GAMEPLAY Now it's up to you! Help SisyFox restore his fitness so he can win again! Steer the boulder back down the mountain - SisyFox will follow you so your mission is to keep him at distance as long as possible! With every step HE takes, HE gets a little fitter. And with every step YOU take during the day, YOU will be rewarded! Just connect with the Apple Health App and earn gems and coins – trade your rewards for useful tools, skins, powerful boosters and upgrade your skills! Equip yourself to conquer numerous quests and to always be one step ahead of SisyFox! Master all mountains in different worlds, find the secret shortcuts, beat the clock and enter the worldwide leaderboard to become the next DOWNHILL LEGEND! FEATURES - Extremely action-packed and finely tuned physics-based gameplay - Your movement pays off: Get rewards for every step you take in real life (works with Apple Health) - Feels like the real thing: intuitive control through meaningful use of gyro function (steering wheel mode) - Hyper casual mode: easy one-hand gameplay in portrait orientation for that short session in between - Real Arcade experience: challenge your friends and conquer the worldwide leaderboard - Upgrade yourself: Get power-ups, booster, skins, and many more from the workshop - Go out and play: visit the SisyFox console at fun-parks around the world and earn trophies for exclusive content - Let ambition take hold of you: Are you able to complete all 180 handcrafted quests? - Lean back: enjoy the beautiful landscapes and immersive sound design created with love and dedication
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Verdict
Build Up!! and Downhill Legend both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Downhill Legend's written reviews are positive against 34% of Build Up!!'s. Build Up!!'s advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 27). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Build Up!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Downhill Legend sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Downhill Legend holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build Up!! has 16K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Build Up!!'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Downhill Legend's.
Build Up!! ships an update fortnightly, Downhill Legend every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Build Up!! | Downhill Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16K ratings) | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | SisyFox GmbH |
Customer experience
Build Up!!
Downhill Legend
Bugs and requests
Build Up!!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rivet counter malfunction
- Levels regenerating incorrectly
- Tower physics issues
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety
- Ability to create custom maps
- Removal of perfect triangle requirement
Downhill Legend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Build Up!!
- Remove Ads.$2.99
Downhill Legend
- Two hands full of coins$0.99
- Starter Treasure$0.99
- A heap of gems$0.99
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- Small pile of coins$1.99
- Big Treasure$2.99
- Premium Seal$2.99
- A mountain of coins$6.99
- Giant Treasure$7.99
- A sea of coins$14.99
- Oversized Treasure$28.99
Questions
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