Build Up!! vs Pixel Demolish
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!
Pixel Demolish
Strategically place towers to demolish falling blocks. Collect gold coins by grinding pixels to upgrade your towers and achieve victory in this engaging arcade game.
- Place towers
- Tap to demolish blocks
- Grind falling pixels
- Collect gold coins
- Upgrade towers
- Win levels
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Place your towers and tap on the falling blocks to demolish them. Grind all the falling pixels and collect gold coins to upgrade your towers and win.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Demolish at weekly against Build Up!!'s fortnightly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Pixel Demolish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Build Up!! against 4.6 for Pixel Demolish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16K and 15K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Build Up!!'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Pixel Demolish's.
Build Up!! ships an update fortnightly, Pixel Demolish weekly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Build Up!! | Pixel Demolish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16K ratings) | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews — better | 27.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 15K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Build Up!!
Pixel Demolish
User reviews
Build Up!!
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun game
- 🚀 Runs well with no crashes
- 💰 Free to play
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Impossible or buggy levels
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
Pixel Demolish
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and satisfying gameplay
- ⏱️ Relaxing time-waster
- 🎨 Visually appealing
Room to improve
- 💰 Excessive ads and forced ad-watching
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking variety
- 🐛 Bugs and performance issues
- 💰 Paid ad removal doesn't work as expected
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
Pixel Demolish
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes
- Paid ad removal not functioning properly
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
4 requests- Endless/infinite mode
- Customizable tower placement
- Ability to disable upgrade prompts
- More level variety and difficulty progression
In-app purchases
Build Up!!
- Remove Ads.$2.99
Pixel Demolish
- Remove Ads$7.99
Questions
Is Build Up!! free?
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Do Build Up!! or Pixel Demolish have ads?
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