iBuilder vs Shutterbugs
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!
Shutterbugs
Explore the Smithsonian's National Zoo and capture photos of animals in motion. This game teaches about movement and motion through interactive play with various zoo creatures. Printable coloring pages of your favorite animals are also included.
- Animal photography
- Learn about movement
- Explore National Zoo
- Printable coloring pages
- Interactive gameplay
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Lions! Pandas! Naked mole rats? Come visit them all at Smithsonian’s National Zoo. We are on the lookout for animals that are swimming, running, wiggling, and stomping. Grab a camera and take some pictures of animals on the move! Designed for the home and classroom by the Smithsonian Science Education Center and Filament Games, this game teaches students how to describe movement and motion while visiting rare animals at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Each animal has coloring-page printouts, so you can print and color your favorite critter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shutterbugs at 75% against iBuilder's 16%. Shutterbugs also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). iBuilder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. iBuilder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shutterbugs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shutterbugs holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of iBuilder's written reviews are positive against 75% of Shutterbugs's.
iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, Shutterbugs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBuilder | Shutterbugs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (12 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sea Venture LLC | Smithsonian Institution |
Customer experience
iBuilder
Shutterbugs
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
Shutterbugs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iBuilder
- iBuilder$1.99
Shutterbugs
No in-app purchases








