Comparison

Explode And Build vs Smashing Roller

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

Smashing Roller

Control a powerful roller to smash through vehicles, trees, mines, and buildings. Collect money to upgrade your roller, making it bigger and stronger to crush even more. Become rich by demolishing everything in your path.

Highlights
  • Smash vehicles
  • Destroy buildings
  • Cut trees
  • Demolish mines
  • Collect money
  • Upgrade roller
Features
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Smash the vehicles along the way. Cut the trees, destroy the mines and demolish the buildings. Crush them all. Collect the money. Upgrade the Smashing Roller. Get bigger, stronger and richer!

Screenshots

Explode And Build4 screens
Smashing Roller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Explode And Build at 5.0 against Smashing Roller's 2.7. Explode And Build also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Smashing Roller's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Smashing Roller sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Explode And Build asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Explode And Build holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explode And Build ships an update every 3 months, Smashing Roller fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Explode And Build versus Smashing Roller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplode And BuildSmashing Roller
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB345 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBhanuben PatelAPP CENTRAL LTD

Customer experience

Explode And Build

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

Smashing Roller

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Explode And Build

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Smashing Roller

One-time10
  • 10 SkipIts Pack$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • 20 SkipIts Pack$3.99
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  • Unlimited Magnet$3.99
  • 50 SkipIts Pack$5.99
  • Infinite Capacity Bundle$7.99
  • 100 SkipIts Pack$12.99
  • 400 SkipIts Pack$24.99
  • VIP Bundle Pack$24.99
  • 1000 SkipIts Pack$49.99

Questions

Is Explode And Build free?
Explode And Build is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smashing Roller free?
Smashing Roller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Explode And Build or Smashing Roller?
Explode And Build is rated higher. Explode And Build averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Smashing Roller averages 2.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Explode And Build or Smashing Roller have ads?
Both Explode And Build and Smashing Roller show ads.
Which is updated more often, Explode And Build or Smashing Roller?
Explode And Build ships an update every 3 months, and Smashing Roller fortnightly. Most recently, Explode And Build was updated on October 5, 2026 and Smashing Roller on October 15, 2026.

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