Comparison

iBuilder vs Castle Builder 2

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

Castle Builder 2

Design and construct intricate castles, keeps, and temples. Unleash destructive forces like catapults and magic to demolish your creations and achieve high scores. Features animated characters, detailed objects, and diverse block textures.

Highlights
  • Construct castles, keeps, and temples
  • Demolish with catapults and magic
  • Animated characters and detailed objects
  • Multiple block types with varied textures
  • Save and share castles online
  • Toy builder visual style
Features
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Castle Builder let you construct castles, keeps and temples. You can bring down your castles with catapult stones and destructive magics, you can even fire the cow'tapult and moo the castle down! See how high a score you can get when you let the destructive forces loose. Featuring: -6 animated humans and orcs. -12 detailed housing objects. -10 block types, each with twenty different textures made in a new, cool cartoon look. Castles can be saved locally on your device or be shared with others on the Internet. Your castles will have the special toy builder look you are used to getting from Ettin Entertainment line of builder games.

Screenshots

iBuilder4 screens
Castle Builder 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Castle Builder 2 at 2.8 against iBuilder's 2.3. Castle Builder 2 also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 11) and review sentiment (25% vs 16%). 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. iBuilder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Castle Builder 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Castle Builder 2 holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle Builder 2 has 60 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 25% of Castle Builder 2's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iBuilder versus Castle Builder 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBuilderCastle Builder 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (11 ratings)2.8 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1160 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.64.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea Venture LLCEttin Entertainment I/S

Customer experience

iBuilder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive16.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative75.9%

Castle Builder 2

All ratings60 ratings
Positive36.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

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

Castle Builder 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iBuilder

One-time1
  • iBuilder$1.99
1 purchases

Castle Builder 2

One-time1
  • Castle Builder 2 Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is iBuilder free?
iBuilder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Castle Builder 2 free?
Castle Builder 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iBuilder or Castle Builder 2?
Castle Builder 2 is rated higher. iBuilder averages 2.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Castle Builder 2 averages 2.8 from 60 ratings.
Do iBuilder or Castle Builder 2 have ads?
Neither iBuilder nor Castle Builder 2 shows ads.

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