Comparison

Turmoil vs Builderment

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

Head to head
About

Turmoil

Engage in a 19th-century oil rush simulation. Acquire land, build pipe networks, and manage resources to outwit rivals and become a successful oil entrepreneur. Upgrade technology, invest in town shares, and rise to become the mayor.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy oil field management
  • Pipe network construction
  • Technology upgrades and new tools
  • Town share investment and mayor competition
  • Randomly seeded world for replayability
  • DLC with new campaigns and challenges
Features
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Turmoil is a casual business simulation game inspired by the oil rush in 19th-century North America. It is developed by Dutch game studio Gamious and published by LTGames. In Turmoil, you are up against time and rivals on your path to becoming a succesful oil entrepreneur. Start raking in the oil money and watch the town grow along with you! [Game Features] *Real-Time Strategy, Oil Field Management Acquire land at the town auction, and uncover oil with dowsers, moles, or scans. Create an efficient pipe network to get the oil above ground, and buy wagons and silos to transport and store it. Wait for the right price to sell, or use natural gas to raise the oil price yourself! *Upgrade Technology, Expand Your Connections There are dozens of upgrades and new tools that will improve your oil drilling operation. You will need them to drill through rocks, deal with natural gas pockets, and prevent oil spillage! Don't forget to visit the saloon, the people there may have some very juicy business proposals for you! *Buy Stocks, Become a Mayor Start from the bottom and rise to the top! Turmoil is not all about money, you also need town shares. Use your hard-earned cash to outbid your rivals at the stock auction and become the new mayor to win the game! *Randomly Seeded World, Challenge Your Limits Different settings and randomly generated levels provide an almost unlimited variety of oil-drilling challenges. Challenge other players to find out who's the real deal! *The Heat Is On, Get Ready for the New DLC! An entirely new campaign offers you the same oil-drilling fun, but with challenging twists and interesting bonuses. The addition of magma in the underground creates danger but also offers opportunies. You can also find underground artefacts and sell them in the village, but collecting them all might be more profitable! Play card games in the saloon to earn even more money!

About

Builderment

Build and automate complex production lines on an alien planet. Harvest resources, craft items, and research new technologies to send goods back to Earth. Expand your factories and optimize your resource extraction.

Highlights
  • Build factories on a massive scale
  • Automate item crafting
  • Use conveyor belts for transport
  • Research new technologies
  • Harvest diverse resources
  • Expand production lines
Features
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Builderment is a factory building game at heart. It’s all about crafting and automation. You start by harvesting resources and crafting items in factories. Use those crafted items to research new technology and recipes to craft ever more complex items. Earth has run out of resources... You have been sent to a distant planet to extract its infinite resources and craft items to send back to Earth. You'll need to establish a base on this planet to build factories and production lines to automate the assembly of items. Features * Build factories on a massive scale * Use conveyor belts to transport items between factories * Craft dozens of unique items * Research technology to build more advanced buildings * Expand to harvest every resource on the map

Screenshots

Turmoil4 screens
Builderment4 screens

Verdict

The call

Turmoil and Builderment both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Builderment's written reviews are positive against 38% of Turmoil's. Builderment also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Turmoil's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 3.3K). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Turmoil sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Builderment sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Turmoil against 4.6 for Builderment. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Turmoil has 20K ratings behind it against 3.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Turmoil's written reviews are positive against 87% of Builderment's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Turmoil ships an update every 5 weeks, Builderment every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Turmoil versus Builderment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurmoilBuilderment
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20K ratings)4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.6% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20K — better3.3K
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size602 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer雷霆游戏Builderment LLC

Customer experience

Turmoil

All ratings20,090 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews471 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral11.0%
Negative51.4%

Builderment

All ratings3,321 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,197 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.0%

User reviews

Turmoil

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Excellent game
  • 🕹️ Simple yet compelling gameplay
  • 💰 No microtransactions
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and soothing experience
  • 🧠 Requires strategic thinking

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall to access full game
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Concerns over privacy policy
  • 🔌 Requires internet connection even for offline play
  • 💳 Issues with in-app purchases not working

Builderment

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 No ads or pay-to-win mechanics
  • 🚀 Smooth performance and optimization
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Efficient conveyor belt and resource management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Slow progression and research times
  • 🔌 Game stops when app is closed
  • 🧠 Lack of end-game content and replayability

Bugs and requests

Turmoil

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tutorial level gets stuck
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Language settings not working
  • Leaderboard issues with cheaters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline play option
  • More content and maps
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Ability to restore purchases
  • More difficulty levels

Builderment

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing resources when moving storage
  • Conveyor belt pathing issues and clipping
  • Inconsistent resource production rates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to run the game in the background
  • Multiple research labs for parallel progression
  • More varied and customizable map layouts
  • Conveyor belt color-coding or labeling
  • Overflow and smart splitter mechanics
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  • Prestige mode or new game+ options

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Turmoil

One-time6
  • The Heat Is On DLC(Discount)$0.99
  • Deeper Underground(Discount)$0.99
  • Classic Campaign(Discount)$1.99
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  • The Heat Is On DLC$1.99
  • Deeper Underground$1.99
  • Classic Campaign$2.99
9 purchases

Builderment

One-time9
  • Pile of Gems$2.99
  • Pile of Gems$4.99
  • Bunch of Gems$6.99
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  • Bunch of Gems$9.99
  • Sack of Gems2 variants$19.99
  • Advanced World Settings$19.99
  • Chest of Gems$29.99
  • Chest of Gems$39.99
  • Vault of Gems$79.99

Questions

Is Turmoil free?
Turmoil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Builderment free?
Builderment is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Turmoil or Builderment?
Builderment is rated higher. Turmoil averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Builderment averages 4.6 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Turmoil or Builderment have ads?
Both Turmoil and Builderment show ads.
Which is updated more often, Turmoil or Builderment?
Turmoil ships an update every 5 weeks, and Builderment every 6 weeks. Most recently, Turmoil was updated on September 26, 2026 and Builderment on September 25, 2026.

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