Buildbox World vs Game Jolt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buildbox World
Explore and play unique games created by a global community. Discover new experiences daily and get inspired to build your own games using the desktop application. Share your creations privately or with the world.
- Explore community-created games
- Play new games daily
- Create games with desktop app
- Preview your creations
- Share games privately or publicly
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With Buildbox World you can explore and play exciting bits created by the Buildbox community from around the globe! New bits are shared all the time, so you'll experience something new every day! Get inspired and create your own bit using the Buildbox desktop application. Then use Buildbox World to preview and share your bit with the world or privately with your friends and family!
Game Jolt
Connect with fellow gamers, artists, and creators in a vibrant social space. Discover communities, participate in challenges, showcase your talents, and even monetize your creations. Explore fan art, cosplay, music, and in-game collectibles.
- Gaming challenges
- Fan communities
- Collectible shop
- Monetize creations
- Anime and fan art sharing
- Cosplay showcase
- Music sharing
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Where game studios, solo developers, cosplayers, digital artists, and musicians actually hang out. Discover games you won't find anywhere else, post your art, share your cosplay progress, or drop the track you recorded in your closet. If you make stuff, Game Jolt is your spot. Quests Go on adventures, make friends along the way and complete quests from game studios and brands you already like. Gamedev tools Manage your games on the go. Use Game Jolt's dev tools to post devlogs and build a following from your first prototype through launch day. Are you a creator? Design and sell your own digital stickers, profile frames, and post backgrounds as a Game Jolt Creator. Turn your digital art into real income, not just likes. Find real content made by real people. No bots/ai or engagement farming. Download Game Jolt, the game and creator community app. For support or account removal, we are here for you at contact@gamejolt.com. Privacy Policy: https://gamejolt.com/privacy User Agreement: https://gamejolt.com/terms Content Policy: https://gamejolt.com/help/guidelines
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Game Jolt at 77% against Buildbox World's 45%. Game Jolt also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 546). Buildbox World's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Buildbox World sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Game Jolt sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Game Jolt holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Jolt has 3.1K ratings behind it against 546, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Buildbox World's written reviews are positive against 77% of Game Jolt's.
Buildbox World ships an update every 9 days, Game Jolt every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buildbox World | Game Jolt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (546 ratings) | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 546 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | App Onboard, Inc. | Game Jolt Inc. |
Customer experience
Buildbox World
Game Jolt
User reviews
Buildbox World
From 546 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lightning-fast game creation
- 👍 Intuitive game creation process
- 💡 Ability to view and share projects
- 👍 Great companion app for Buildbox desktop
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on launch
- 🐛 Exports won't load on app
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 💰 Expensive and not worth the price
Game Jolt
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great community
- 🎨 Awesome art and content
- 🤗 Friendly and respectful users
- 💡 Innovative platform for game developers
- 🎮 Good for finding and sharing games
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🕰️ Slow loading times
- 🤖 Issues with moderation and banning
- 🔒 Difficulty signing in and accessing accounts
- 📥 Unable to download or play games on mobile
Bugs and requests
Buildbox World
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when opening the app
- Login/account issues
- Incompatibility with latest OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Allow game creation on mobile devices
- Improve UI, especially on smaller devices
- Add ability to delete/rename exported games
- Implement multiplayer functionality
Game Jolt
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to access accounts
- Crashes and freezes when trying to view content
- Incompatibility with older devices or operating systems
- Glitches with notifications and in-app features
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to download and play games on mobile
- Improve server stability and reduce crashes
- Enhance moderation tools to better handle trolls and inappropriate content
- Implement dark mode and other customization options
- Allow users to recover deleted posts and accounts
In-app purchases
Buildbox World
- 100 Gems$0.99
- Small Gem Bundle$0.99
- 325 Gems$2.99
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- Medium Gem Bundle$2.99
- 600 Gems$4.99
- Large Gem Bundle$4.99
Game Jolt
- 400 Joltbux$1.99
- 1000 Joltbux$4.99
- 2000 Joltbux$9.99
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- 4000 Joltbux$19.99
Questions
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