Comparison

Build Roads vs Handyman! 3D

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

Head to head
About

Build Roads

Take on the role of a road construction manager tasked with repairing and building infrastructure throughout a troubled town. Upgrade your company, vehicles, and HQ to tackle projects like paving roads, laying concrete, and constructing bridges, ports, and train rails.

Highlights
  • Pour rocks, spread, and crush into asphalt
  • Pour concrete and lay bricks
  • Clean parks, monuments, and beaches
  • Build bridges, ports, and train rails
  • Construct power lines
  • Upgrade company HQ and vehicles
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The town is in huge trouble! Roads are terrible and traffic is unbearable. The mayor has contracted you to build and fix all the roads in the city! Use this opportunity to upgrade your company HQ and make big bucks! The simplest road building simulator is here! Features include: - Pour rocks, spread them and crush them into asphalt. Put a finishing touch with a new coat of paint. - Pour concrete and level it, then place the bricks and push those into place. - Clean the dirt and garbage from parks, monuments and beaches. - Build new infrastructure such as bridges, ports and train rails. - Construct new power lines to buildings to bring them electricity. - Upgrade and customize everything about your company including your HQ and vehicles. Can you 100% the entire town?

About

Handyman! 3D

Engage in a satisfying construction simulation where you build and complete various projects. Test your skills as a construction expert and conquer all the challenging levels. Enjoy fun gameplay with impressive graphics.

Highlights
  • Construction expert simulation
  • Satisfying job completion
  • Challenging levels
  • Funny gameplay
  • Awesome graphics
Features
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Can you be a very successful construction expert? - Free to play. Play it anywhere anytime. - Funny gameplay - Awesome graphics. For Privacy Policies visit : http://roostergames.net/PrivacyPolicy.html For Terms of Use visit : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Can you complete all the levels?

Screenshots

Build Roads4 screens
Handyman! 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

Build Roads and Handyman! 3D both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 37% of Handyman! 3D's written reviews are positive against 25% of Build Roads's. Build Roads's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (75K vs 19K). On price, rating, ads 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. Build Roads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Handyman! 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.6 for Build Roads against 4.4 for Handyman! 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75K and 19K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Build Roads's written reviews are positive against 37% of Handyman! 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Build Roads ships an update every 5 days, Handyman! 3D every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Build Roads versus Handyman! 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild RoadsHandyman! 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (75K ratings) — better4.4 (19K ratings)
Positive reviews25.3% of reviews37.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75K — better19K
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB424 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRollic GamesROOSTER GAMES YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Build Roads

All ratings74,546 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive25.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative67.4%

Handyman! 3D

All ratings19,127 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative52.1%

User reviews

Build Roads

From 75K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun game
  • 👍 Satisfying gameplay
  • 🎄 Christmas bonus level

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🤖 Lack of challenge/interactivity

Handyman! 3D

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Satisfying gameplay
  • 👍 Helps with anxiety
  • 💖 Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🙄 Repetitive levels

Bugs and requests

Build Roads

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game resets progress
  • Freezing and black screens
  • Glitchy controls and physics

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Reduce ads
  • Improve performance and stability
  • Add difficulty options

Handyman! 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tree glitches when excavating
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Issues with password-protected devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more levels and variety
  • Implement sound effects
  • Allow customization of characters

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Build Roads

One-time1
  • no_advertisement$2.99
1 purchases

Handyman! 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Build Roads free?
Build Roads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handyman! 3D free?
Handyman! 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Build Roads or Handyman! 3D?
Build Roads is rated higher. Build Roads averages 4.6 out of 5 from 75K ratings, while Handyman! 3D averages 4.4 from 19K ratings.
Do Build Roads or Handyman! 3D have ads?
Both Build Roads and Handyman! 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Build Roads or Handyman! 3D?
Build Roads ships an update every 5 days, and Handyman! 3D every 2 weeks. Most recently, Build Roads was updated on November 11, 2026 and Handyman! 3D on November 11, 2026.

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