Build Up!! vs Molesweeper
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!
Molesweeper
A puzzle game where you clear a yard of molehills by tapping safe spots and using clues to avoid waking sleeping moles. It offers a strategic twist on a classic format, challenging players to restore the lawn without disturbing the mole family.
- Tap to fix safe spots
- Use nearby clues
- Flag risky molehills
- Restore the lawn
- Avoid waking moles
- Intuitive gameplay
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The yard is full of suspicious molehills, and it’s your job to repair the damage — without disturbing any sleeping moles. Tap to fix safe spots, use nearby clues to spot danger, and flag any molehills that look risky. Every careful move helps restore your lawn, but one wrong step could wake the whole mole family! With intuitive gameplay and just the right dose of strategy, Molesweeper is a thoughtful twist on a classic puzzle format. Can you clear the yard without a single mole mishap?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Molesweeper at 100% against Build Up!!'s 34%. Molesweeper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Build Up!!'s advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On 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
Build Up!! is free to download; Molesweeper costs $0.99 up front. Build Up!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Molesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Molesweeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build Up!! has 16K ratings behind it against 5, 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 100% of Molesweeper's.
Build Up!! ships an update fortnightly, Molesweeper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Build Up!! | Molesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (16K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Ryan Young |
Customer experience
Build Up!!
Molesweeper
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
Molesweeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Build Up!!
- Remove Ads.$2.99
Molesweeper
No in-app purchases
