Comparison

Mr Boom vs Construct Up

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

Head to head
About

Mr Boom

Solve puzzles to advance through levels and rescue hostages. Experience a slow-motion effect as you succeed. This game offers a diverse range of challenges.

Highlights
  • Hostage rescue gameplay
  • Puzzle-solving mechanics
  • Slow-motion victory effect
  • Variety of levels
Features
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Save the hostages! Solve puzzles to pass the level. Enjoy slow-motion while winning. The game has a wide variety of levels.

About

Construct Up

Build a balanced tower using sticks to reach a goal at the top. Tap to connect new sticks and increase height, but ensure stability to ascend.

Highlights
  • Tap to connect sticks
  • Build balanced towers
  • Reach the top goal
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Simple controls
Features
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Construct a tower using sticks and reach up the goal at top. Be careful though, a tower has to be balanced in order to rise up to the sky. --- How to play? Tap anywhere to connect a new stick to the tower. Increase the height and reach the goal up top.

Screenshots

Mr Boom4 screens
Construct Up3 screens

Verdict

The call

Mr Boom and Construct Up both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Construct Up's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mr Boom's. Construct Up also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 3). Mr Boom's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Mr Boom against 3.1 for Construct Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Construct Up has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Mr Boom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Construct Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mr Boom ships an update weekly, Construct Up every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mr Boom versus Construct Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMr BoomConstruct Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)3.1 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings315 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB14 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperVitaliy TitovLutfi Altin

Customer experience

Mr Boom

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Construct Up

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mr Boom

No in-app purchases

None

Construct Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mr Boom free?
Mr Boom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Construct Up free?
Construct Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mr Boom or Construct Up?
Construct Up is rated higher. Mr Boom averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Construct Up averages 3.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Mr Boom or Construct Up have ads?
Construct Up shows ads; Mr Boom does not.
Which is updated more often, Mr Boom or Construct Up?
Mr Boom ships an update weekly, and Construct Up every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mr Boom was updated on November 3, 2026 and Construct Up on November 3, 2026.

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