Comparison

Explode And Build vs Building Crafter

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

Head to head
About

Explode And Build

Demolish structures to gather resources and construct new ones. Enhance your fleet of vehicles to improve demolition capabilities and building efficiency.

Highlights
  • Demolish buildings
  • Collect bricks
  • Upgrade vehicles
  • Build new structures
Features
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Crash the building and collect bricks and build new one Upgrade your vehicles

About

Building Crafter

Mine stones with your truck, process them into valuable materials, and construct buildings to earn wealth. Upgrade your vehicle, hire workers, and build bridges to expand your city.

Highlights
  • Mine stones with a truck
  • Process raw materials
  • Construct and sell/rent buildings
  • Upgrade truck capabilities
  • Hire workers
  • Build bridges to new areas
Features
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Are you ready to take on the challenge of building your own city from scratch? With your trusty truck equipped with a powerful drill, you can mine through different stones of varying difficulties and gather raw materials to construct buildings that will earn you wealth and prestige. You control your own truck and explore different areas to collect raw materials. Every stone area has its own requirements, which you must meet to unlock and access the stones. Once you've gathered enough raw materials, head to the factory and process them to make them more valuable. But your job doesn't end there! You must then deliver these processed materials to different buildings to help construct them. Each building has its own specific stone needs, so it's up to you to fulfill those requirements to start construction. Once all the requirements have been met, you can either sell the building and receive a lump sum or rent it out and collect income over time. To make your job easier, you can upgrade your truck's drill power, speed, and capacity, and even customize it with a fresh coat of paint. You can also hire up to three workers to help you grind stones and deliver materials to the factory. But be careful not to overload your truck, but you can always upgrade your truck’s capacity! In addition, you'll need to build bridges to access new areas and historical landmarks, but the important question is, can you build them all?

Screenshots

Explode And Build4 screens
Building Crafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Explode And Build at 5.0 against Building Crafter's 4.2. Building Crafter's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Explode And Build holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Building Crafter has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explode And Build ships an update every 3 months, Building Crafter weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Explode And Build versus Building Crafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplode And BuildBuilding Crafter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (61 ratings)
Positive reviews—20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings261 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB221 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBhanuben PatelEla Game

Customer experience

Explode And Build

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Building Crafter

All ratings61 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Explode And Build

No in-app purchases

None

Building Crafter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Explode And Build free?
Explode And Build is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Building Crafter free?
Building Crafter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Explode And Build or Building Crafter?
Explode And Build is rated higher. Explode And Build averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Building Crafter averages 4.2 from 61 ratings.
Do Explode And Build or Building Crafter have ads?
Both Explode And Build and Building Crafter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Explode And Build or Building Crafter?
Explode And Build ships an update every 3 months, and Building Crafter weekly. Most recently, Explode And Build was updated on June 3, 2026 and Building Crafter on June 1, 2026.

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