Comparison

iBuilder vs DIY Building 3D

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

DIY Building 3D

Build your dream home step-by-step in this relaxing and satisfying construction simulator. Design every detail, from the foundation to the backyard, and furnish your creation with a wide variety of items. Express your creativity with different materials and colors.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step construction guide
  • Foundation to backyard design
  • Customizable furniture and decor
  • Material and color selection
  • Anti-stress ASMR experience
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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► Wanna build a fabulous house all by yourself?! Let's do the construction right now! No time-consuming strategies and difficult scenarios. The game is anti-stress. ASMR building gives you relaxing and satisfying feeling as it is user-friendly and super easy game. You can build your great house within several minutes! Now it is time to deep into building process in the most relaxing way: just download the game! ► TRY THE ROLE OF THE EXPERIENCED BUILDER! No rush, no panic! This anti-stress game is a step-by step guide to professional building. As a builder you experience all necessary stages from pouring the foundation to choosing your paint colors. So the simulator is designed to provide you with real atmosphere of your home building journey. The ASMR House Build offers the opportunity to plan out each step of the building process: laying the foundation; forming the skeleton of your home; focusing on external areas such as windows, temporary external doors, roof cover, brickwork and walls. What else? Driveways, walkways and patios. Imagine … You can even create your own backyard and plant wonderful trees! WOW! ► YOUR HOME – YOUR DESIGN! The ASMR game inspires you to make important decisions about your dream home design. In this game you can customize a house with different pieces of furniture such as wardrobes, cupboards, tables, chairs, beds, sofas and hundreds of other interesting things. Check them out! Moreover, the simulator gives you a wide range of features to express your creativity while choosing favorite materials and colors. Nothing can get on your way to make unique construction and home design! Isn’t it satisfying? No doubts! How many houses have you already built? Learn the proper ways to make construction and create your home design with ASMR House Build. Download the game and start building now! The game contains following subscription options: - Weekly Subscription - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - The account is charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - The cost of renewal is equal to the value that “Apple’s App Store Matrix” determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. - Unlimited access to our Premium features include: 1. No Ads 2. Full access to unique rewards 3. All Premium Tools are Unlocked *Prices can be different in different countries according to what 'Apple’s App Store Matrix' determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. Privacy Policy: https://pxlnd.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://pxlnd.com/terms.html

Screenshots

iBuilder4 screens
DIY Building 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DIY Building 3D at 4.8 against iBuilder's 2.3. DIY Building 3D also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 16%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 29 months). iBuilder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. DIY Building 3D sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. iBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DIY Building 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DIY Building 3D has 8.3K 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 50% of DIY Building 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, DIY Building 3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iBuilder versus DIY Building 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBuilderDIY Building 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (11 ratings)4.8 (8.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews50.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB412 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea Venture LLCPixeland LLC

Customer experience

iBuilder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative76.7%

DIY Building 3D

All ratings8,241 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

iBuilder

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic graphics
  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 👎 Confusing controls
  • 💰 Paywall for full experience
  • 🚫 Lack of content and features

DIY Building 3D

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
  • 🎨 Enjoyable visual design
  • 🎶 Soothing background music

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive and limited gameplay
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs affecting progress

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

DIY Building 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cement placement issues
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Inconsistent ad removal after purchase

Requested features

3 requests
  • More building options and customization
  • Reduce frequency of ads
  • Improve responsiveness and stability

In-app purchases

None

iBuilder

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

DIY Building 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription in the House$4.997 Days
  • ASMR Building Monthly Sub$11.991 Month
One-time14
  • Skipit Pack XS$2.79
  • StarterPack$2.99
  • Skipit Pack S$3.99
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  • Currency Pack$3.99
  • No Ads in the House$4.99
  • Workers Pack$4.99
  • Currency Pack M D$5.29
  • Skipit Pack M$5.49
  • Skipit Pack L D$13.99
  • Skipit Pack L$16.99
  • Skipit Pack XL D$26.49
  • Skipit Pack XL$32.99
  • Skipit Pack XXL$54.99
  • Currency Pack XXL$65.99

Questions

Is iBuilder free?
iBuilder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIY Building 3D free?
DIY Building 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iBuilder or DIY Building 3D?
DIY Building 3D is rated higher. iBuilder averages 2.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while DIY Building 3D averages 4.8 from 8.3K ratings.
Do iBuilder or DIY Building 3D have ads?
DIY Building 3D shows ads; iBuilder does not.
Which is updated more often, iBuilder or DIY Building 3D?
iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, and DIY Building 3D monthly. Most recently, iBuilder was updated on October 30, 2026 and DIY Building 3D on October 31, 2026.

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