Comparison

iBuilder vs Applicator Home

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

Applicator Home

Design and build houses with a wide variety of materials. Create architectural masterpieces and capture your creations within your phone's camera view. Save your progress to continue working on your designs.

Highlights
  • House building and design
  • Wide range of building materials
  • Architectural creation
  • Camera integration for landscape capture
  • Save progress for future work
Features
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Applicator Home is a toy for the whole family: build a house out of bricks, windows, doors, a roof, a chimney, a lantern and a balcony, on a photo of your own wall or on a sky. • Pick an element and its type, then lay bricks with a finger. They snap into neat rows. • Move, rotate and flip pieces, bring them to the front or send them to the back, undo and redo. • Take a photo of a real wall and measure it with the ruler, so the bricks come at their real size. • Pinch to zoom in on the details. The picker folds away while you paint. • Every house is saved by itself. Rename, duplicate and share your houses, or save them to Photos. • Background music with six melodies, and a Help with pictures. • In 25 languages. The app shows a small ad banner; one purchase turns the ads off. Houses from earlier versions are kept.

Screenshots

iBuilder4 screens
Applicator Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iBuilder at 2.3 against Applicator Home's 1.0. iBuilder also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Applicator Home's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 29 months). On price, monetization model 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. Applicator Home sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBuilder holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iBuilder has 11 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Applicator Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, Applicator Home every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iBuilder versus Applicator Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBuilderApplicator Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (11 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea Venture LLCAleksei Neronov

Customer experience

iBuilder

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

Applicator Home

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Applicator Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iBuilder

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Applicator Home

One-time4
  • Load saved image$0.99
  • Use camera$0.99
  • Photoalbum$0.99
Show 1 more
  • No banners$0.99

Questions

Is iBuilder free?
iBuilder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Applicator Home free?
Applicator Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iBuilder or Applicator Home?
iBuilder is rated higher. iBuilder averages 2.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Applicator Home averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iBuilder or Applicator Home have ads?
Applicator Home shows ads; iBuilder does not.
Which is updated more often, iBuilder or Applicator Home?
iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, and Applicator Home every 6 months. Most recently, iBuilder was updated on October 30, 2026 and Applicator Home on October 23, 2026.

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