Build a Fire vs Start the Fire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Build a Fire
Master the art of fire-making in this survival simulation game. Slide your fingers in a zigzag motion to rub sticks and ignite a flame. Avoid mistakes to become a true survival expert.
- Realistic fire ignition mechanics
- Zigzag sliding control
- Survival simulation gameplay
- Master fire-making skills
- Engaging challenge
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Let's build a fire for your life. Start a Fire – Can You Master the Art of Fire Making? Ever watched a survival show and thought, "I want to try making fire!"? Now’s your chance! How to Play: Slide your fingers downward in a zigzag motion to rub the stick. When you reach the bottom, lift your finger and start again from the top. Keep going until smoke rises and the fire ignites! Be careful! If you slide up without lifting your finger, the stick will turn sideways! Can you create fire like a true survival expert? Try it now!
Start the Fire
This is a simple arcade game where players must repeatedly tap to generate sparks and light a campfire before a gust of wind extinguishes it. The challenge increases with each successful fire, requiring more taps to keep the flames alive.
- Tap to create sparks
- Light campfires
- Time taps to keep fire going
- Increasing difficulty
- Simple arcade gameplay
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Lost in the wilderness, you see little more than the dark night that seems to envelope everything in sight. Having lost your way in the woods for a few hours by now, you are starting to feel a bit cold. You gather a few twigs and try to rub them together. After a few moments, you start to see a few sparks and before you even know it, you ignited the fire! However, as soon as you rejoice, a cold and cruel gust of wind sweeps over your fire and extinguishes it! What will you do now?! There's only one thing you can do: start the fire anew! Start the fire is a game where you are trying to light a campfire. How to start a campfire? It’s easy! Just tap left and right until you spark the fire Make sure to time your taps and be quick enough to keep the fire going! With every new campfire, more taps will be needed to start it. How many fires can you start?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Start the Fire at 3.4 against Build a Fire's 2.8. Start the Fire also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Build a Fire's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Start the Fire holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build a Fire has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Build a Fire ships an update monthly, Start the Fire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Build a Fire | Start the Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (33 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cocolo-bit Inc. | Vyrai |
Customer experience
Build a Fire
Start the Fire
In-app purchases
Build a Fire
No in-app purchases
Start the Fire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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