Comparison

Tear Down! vs Destruction simulator

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

Head to head
About

Tear Down!

Control a paper strip with your finger to tear through a sheet. Navigate through various holes that alter the strip's width, making each level a unique challenge. Progress through increasingly complex designs and paper colors.

Highlights
  • Finger-controlled paper tearing
  • Dodge holes of various shapes
  • Dynamic tear width
  • Progressive level difficulty
  • New paper colors and hole types
Features
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Use your finger to steer the paper tear. Tear down to the end of the sheet to complete the level! Dodge holes of different shapes and sizes in the paper. Your paper strip gradually widens as you tear down, but tearing through holes will reduce the width of your tear and make it harder to continue. Advance through the levels to experience new paper colors and hole types!

About

Destruction simulator

Experience realistic destruction physics in this sandbox simulator. Control time, gravity, and use a variety of explosives and tools to demolish over 30 pre-built maps or create your own. A fun way to release stress and experiment with destruction.

Highlights
  • Realistic destruction physics
  • Slowmotion and gravity control
  • Customizable destruction effects
  • Variety of explosives and tools
  • Over 30 pre-built maps
  • Map editor
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Simulator of destruction Physically realistic simulator of destruction: release your stress, just chill out and destroy contractions! Main features: Slowmotion - You have the full control over the time rate: slow it down, inrease the speed or just stop the simulation Gravity - Took it all from freezing time... Well, play with low / hight gravity or just turn it off like you are in space ;) Controll of gameplay - Disable or enable explosions visualization (if it covers debris you want to see), only smoke or even lights / flashes. - Too many debris on the screen? Just enable limitation option so all debris over certain value will smoothly dissapear - Not enought debris? Simply increase destructibility level Guns - About 13 different explosives (missiles, dynamites, bombs) - Earthquake, tornado, singularity - Different sized cannon balls - Custom gun editor Maps - Destroy over 30+ prebuild map from skyscrapers to ancient structures - Map editor: Build your own map and save it to one of available slots Simulator We have created this game for our personal needs - always dreamed of the game that allows you to destroy buildings, but there wasnt any, sooo... had to do one ourselves : )

Screenshots

Tear Down!4 screens
Destruction simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Destruction simulator at 63% against Tear Down!'s 20%. Destruction simulator also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.3). Tear Down!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tear Down! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Destruction simulator sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Destruction simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Tear Down!'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Destruction simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tear Down! ships an update every 9 days, Destruction simulator every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tear Down! versus Destruction simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTear Down!Destruction simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (113 ratings)3.8 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.5% of reviews63.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113 — better50
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB244 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOwen GillettSerafim Katasonov

Customer experience

Tear Down!

All ratings113 ratings
Positive30.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative63.7%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive20.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative70.5%

Destruction simulator

All ratings50 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative25.3%

User reviews

Tear Down!

From 113 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Amazing gameplay
  • 💡 Creative and fast-paced
  • 👍 Fun while it lasted
  • 👍 Addictive and simple

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game not working
  • 🐛 Unplayable after updates
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Severe lag

Destruction simulator

From 50 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Satisfying destruction physics
  • 👍 Great for stress relief
  • 💡 Potential for more features
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay on older devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when watching ads
  • 💰 Paywall for many features
  • 🐛 Restore purchases not working
  • 🐛 Custom weapon editor not functioning

Bugs and requests

Tear Down!

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App doesn't work anymore
  • Super laggy gameplay
  • Slows down phone
  • Randomly reinstalls itself
  • Game progress reset
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  • Game won't let you tear it down
  • Peeling tape makes you restart
  • Game is unplayable
  • Game not working as intended
  • Paper stays on main screen after update
  • Game won't start
  • Glitches when trying to start
  • App crashes when ads play
  • Cannot move after update
  • Rip goes straight down, camera doesn't move
  • Terrible lag
  • Game stuck on title screen
  • Screen doesn't follow the tear
  • Update won't let me play
  • Won't let me play after initial run
  • Doesn't tear properly
  • Screen doesn't move with tear speed
  • Touch input not registered
  • New update fixed nothing
  • Mandatory ads between levels
  • Stars seem useless after update

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add tutorial for new players
  • Add more items to buy with stars
  • Add endless run mode
  • Add revives, shields, magnets, and other boosts
  • Add ability to strengthen boost effects
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  • Add more variety to missions

Destruction simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Random map button not working
  • Settings menu becoming unresponsive
  • Ads not rewarding players as intended
  • Inconsistent physics behavior on certain maps

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and environments
  • Ability to control ragdoll characters
  • Additional weapon types (guns, melee, etc.)
  • Customizable building/destruction options
  • Sharing/importing user-created content

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tear Down!

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
8 purchases

Destruction simulator

One-time8
  • Map editor upgrade$1.99
  • No ads$1.99
  • Custom gun$1.99
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  • Destruction simulator: maps 2$2.99
  • Destruction simulator: maps 3$2.99
  • Destruction simulator: maps 1$2.99
  • Special offer$6.99
  • Destruction simulator VIP$13.99

Questions

Is Tear Down! free?
Tear Down! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Destruction simulator free?
Destruction simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tear Down! or Destruction simulator?
Destruction simulator is rated higher. Tear Down! averages 2.3 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Destruction simulator averages 3.8 from 50 ratings.
Do Tear Down! or Destruction simulator have ads?
Both Tear Down! and Destruction simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tear Down! or Destruction simulator?
Tear Down! ships an update every 9 days, and Destruction simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tear Down! was updated on October 9, 2026 and Destruction simulator on October 8, 2026.

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