Comparison

Barkeology vs Land Builder

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

Head to head
About

Barkeology

Embark on a paleontological adventure to unearth dinosaur bones and complete a museum collection. Explore diverse dig sites, solve engaging puzzles, and discover fossils from various prehistoric creatures.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur bone collection
  • Museum completion
  • Exploration of dig sites
  • Puzzle solving
  • Multiple dinosaur types
Features
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- Help Professor Mudpie fill out his museum with dinosaur bones. - Explore various dig sites and and solve puzzles collect bones from multiple types of dinosaurs.

About

Land Builder

A relaxing puzzle game where you build your own world piece by piece. Expand your horizons by placing hexagonal tiles, unlocking new structures, and enhancing visual details. Enjoy a meditative experience with soothing visuals and sound.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal tile placement
  • World expansion
  • Unlockable structures
  • Visual enhancements
  • Undo last move
  • Zoom in/out
Features
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Land Builder is a puzzle game that lets you dream, a relaxing game that lets you expand your horizons, an adventure game that lets you build the world you want to see. ► AN ENGAGINGLY SIMPLE PUZZLE A simulator game where you build a whole world piece-by-piece, Land Builder is designed around a simple principle – just place the hexagonal pieces next to any other piece on the board and expand your world the way you want to – but offers hours and hours of construction simulator fun and relaxing entertainment. • Place the next piece on the board and rotate it to match the pieces next to it in the way you want, defining the coastlines and urban boundaries on your map. • Each piece you place earns you stars, and the as the number of stars increases, you unlock new world-building features such as factories, farms, oil rigs, monuments, leisure facilities and other infrastructure that add further variety to your ever-growing world. • You also earn improvements to different elements of the visual aspects of Land Builder, making the details of towns, countryside and the sea richer, clearer and even more attractive. ► A WORLD-BUILDING MEDITATION The horizon is endless in Land Builder, and the simple simulator system is designed specifically to make this puzzle adventure relaxing rather than frustrating. • Soothing music, gentle sound effects and attractive graphics all contribute to the game’s anti-stress properties, making playing the game more like a satisfying and absorbing meditation than a challenging and enervating puzzle. • There are no wrong answers or false moves in the game, and you can always undo your last move. • Whenever you have a few minutes free and just want to relax, you can dive into your own little world and enjoy the serenity and creative satisfaction of Land Builder. ► A PERFECTLY RELAXING ADVENTURE Land Builder opens up a whole world of possibility that can fire your imagination and boost your creative impulses. • Combine elements of countryside, town and sea in any way that you want, building a world of little villages, a series of picturesque islands or a bustling seaside city – it’s entirely up to you how the landscape develops. • As you advance through the game and build out the world of your dreams, you also earn bonuses that increase your opportunities to alter and adapt the lands you have already constructed, allowing you to redesign the world you’re building or just smooth out any imperfections. • Zoom out to see the whole expanse of the world you’ve constructed or zoom in to see the beauty of each little piece up close. Looking for a casual puzzle game that’s engaging, relaxing and creative? Download and play Land Builder now and get ready to expand your horizons. Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Barkeology4 screens
Land Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Barkeology at none against Land Builder's shown. Barkeology also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Land Builder's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 6) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Barkeology sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Land Builder sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Land Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Land Builder has 22K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Barkeology's written reviews are positive against 42% of Land Builder's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Barkeology versus Land Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarkeologyLand Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)4.6 (22K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews41.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings622K — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#174 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB431 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMouse Potato Games LLCSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Barkeology

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Land Builder

All ratings21,546 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews1,245 reviews
Positive41.8%
Neutral21.6%
Negative36.5%

Bugs and requests

Barkeology

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Land Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Invisible tiles and missing terrain
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent ad behavior (ads playing despite declining)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sandbox/freeplay mode with no level restrictions
  • Option to save and load custom city layouts
  • More diverse biome and tile variety
  • Ability to toggle ads for a one-time fee

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Barkeology

One-time3
  • 50,000 Coins$0.99
  • 500,000 Coins$2.99
  • 5,000,000 Coins$5.99
18 purchases

Land Builder

One-time18
  • Gems 1$0.99
  • No Ads Pack$1.99
  • No Ads Pack$2.99
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  • SkipTickets4$2.99
  • Box of Tickets$4.99
  • Gems2$4.99
  • Ad-free Pack$4.99
  • Best Win Pack$4.99
  • Ability Pack$4.99
  • BoostersBundle5$4.99
  • SkipTickets5$5.99
  • Pack 2$9.99
  • JapanOffer1$9.99
  • Gems3$9.99
  • Starter Bundle$9.99
  • SkipTickets6$17.99
  • Gems 4$19.99
  • Pack 3$19.99

Questions

Is Barkeology free?
Barkeology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Land Builder free?
Land Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barkeology or Land Builder?
Land Builder is rated higher. Barkeology averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Land Builder averages 4.6 from 22K ratings.
Do Barkeology or Land Builder have ads?
Land Builder shows ads; Barkeology does not.

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