iBuilder vs Block Earth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBuilder
This is a creative building game where you can construct anything you imagine using over 60 block types. Design entire cities with customizable terrain, realistic graphics, and dynamic environmental effects.
- Build castles, docks, mansions, and more
- Over 60 different block types
- Random terrain generation
- Customizable island size and vegetation
- 360-degree camera control
- Realistic water, sky, and sun effects
- Save up to 3 worlds
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iBuilder is the ultimate building game! Build castles, docks, mansions, seawalls, towers, and anything else you can imagine. Use over 60 different types of blocks to build your own city and your own world! iBuilder is an incredible construction game that features: - Random terrain generation - Choose the number of islands and their height and width - Choose the number of vegetation on each island With iBuilder, you can quickly design an entire city with blocks, using our simple interface. You can move the camera 360 degrees, zoom, and pan in all directions. The game features realistic water effects, sky movement, and the sun even rotates throughout the day! The building materials are cement, brick, glass, tile, grass, bushes, rusted steel, stainless steel, gravel, dirt, sand, rock, and much more! iBuilder features: - Slots to save 3 worlds - Choose any block texture you want - Advanced OpenGL graphics with shading - Music and sound effects - High-resolution textures - Made for all iOS devices iBuilder is brought to you by the makers of iRollerCoaster and iBASEjump. Have fun with iBuilder and build your dreams!
Block Earth
Create and explore 3D block worlds and mini-games with realistic graphics and animals. Build your own games, ride fantastical creatures, or play with friends locally. Share your creations with a global community.
- Build games and sandbox worlds
- Explore thousands of worlds and games
- Realistic animals and advanced shading
- Ride horses, boars, or dragons
- Build railways and roller coasters
- Local multiplayer
- Share worlds and games
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Block Earth is a 3D app for building games, browsing and sharing worlds and mini-games. It works in a Minecraft-style world of blocks, with realistic animals and advanced shading. Download to explore thousands of worlds and games, or build games of your own. Don't just build a house — build a game. Add buttons, switches, and doors that open when your friend answers a riddle. Set a checkpoint race against the clock. Turn goblins loose in your dungeon. Then share it, and watch other players complete it. Ride horses, wild boars, or even a dragon (if you can land on one). Build a railway or a roller coaster to ride. Explore Standard, Flat, and Alien worlds — lit, weathered, and alive at any time of day. Play with friends on a wifi network, or go solo through a catalog of thousands of worlds and games made by other players. FEATURES * Make mini-games: triggers, races, story scrolls, and goblin encounters * Thousands of worlds and games to explore and download * High-end lighting, weather, and realistic animals * Ride horses, wild boars, or dragons * Jetpack and rocket launcher * Share worlds and games with the world "Wow!!! - Well now, I have Minecraft & I'm addicted to it, but this - is out of this world!! Graphics 100% better than the former... Minecraft watch out, you have a very serious rival." - catnipqueen "I love how there is nowhere near as many ads as any other games! It gives you soo many block choices..."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Block Earth at 61% against iBuilder's 16%. Block Earth also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 29 months). iBuilder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model, 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
Both are free to download. Block Earth sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Block Earth holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Block Earth has 2.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of iBuilder's written reviews are positive against 61% of Block Earth's.
iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, Block Earth monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBuilder | Block Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (11 ratings) | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 300 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sea Venture LLC | Choofun Games AB |
Customer experience
iBuilder
Block Earth
User reviews
iBuilder
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic graphics
- 👍 Relaxing gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 👎 Confusing controls
- 💰 Paywall for full experience
- 🚫 Lack of content and features
Block Earth
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic graphics
- 🦄 Unique animals like unicorns
- 👍 Lots of building options
- 🏰 Ability to create complex structures
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
- 💤 Boring or repetitive gameplay
Bugs and requests
iBuilder
Reported bugs
2 issues- Blocks disappearing after placement
- Inability to delete or move placed blocks
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to modify terrain
- Addition of characters and wildlife
- More building options and tools
Block Earth
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when switching between worlds
- Blocks disappearing or not saving properly
- Inability to rejoin or continue previous sessions
- Ads causing the app to freeze or close unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more animals to tame and ride
- Implement a save/load system for worlds
- Introduce multiplayer functionality
- Expand block and building options
- Improve overall performance and stability
In-app purchases
iBuilder
No in-app purchases
Block Earth
- Trigger Pack$2.99
- Story Pack$2.99
- Race Pack$2.99
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- Goblin Pack$2.99
- Pro Version$5.99
Questions
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