Comparison

Topia World Builder vs Pocket Build

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

Head to head
About

Topia World Builder

Shape a vibrant planet as a divine creator. Sculpt landscapes, grow forests, and populate your world with diverse animal life. Witness ecosystems evolve as you manage your creation.

Highlights
  • Create mountains, valleys, rivers, and oceans
  • Spawn and manage large animal herds
  • Observe animal interactions and ecosystems
  • Save and edit worlds
  • Customize land, water, and sky colors
  • Supports landscape and portrait modes
Features
Currently charting
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From the Award Winning Studio Crescent Moon Games and Glenn Corpes, one of the creators of the original Populous series of games, comes TOPIA WORLD BUILDER, a unique world building sim, tailored for iOS devices. Topia World Builder is a world creation simulation. You become god and shape the land as you choose, by the use of touch controls. Swipe your finger to create mountains, valleys, rivers, and oceans. Watch trees grow, spawn thousands of animals - and watch them live and die on the planet of your creation! Features: -Create Mountains -Create Valleys -Create Rivers -Create Oceans -Spawn various animal types -Build enormous herds of animals -Watch predators attack other animals -Save your worlds so you can edit them later -Change the color of land, water, sky -Play in both landscape and portrait modes

About

Pocket Build

Create your own fantasy worlds without limits. Build anything from farms and castles to epic cities with a vast array of items. Command characters, collect resources, and unleash your imagination in this open-world sandbox.

Highlights
  • Open world sandbox
  • Build with no limitations
  • Hundreds of buildable items
  • Collect resources
  • Command humans
  • Beautiful 3D graphics
  • Build instantly
Features
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Have you ever wanted to make your own little fantasy world? A farm, some kind of castle, or just an epic fantasy city? Pocket Build is an open world game where you can build with no limitations or restrictions. Build whatever you like, whenever you like, however you like. The possibilities are endless! - Featured as Game of the day. - #1 game in over 57 countries. - "An open world sandbox building game with a great 3D graphics engine." - AppAdvice Castles, people, animals, trees, fences, farms, bridges, towers, houses, rocks, land, it's all their for the building. The only limit is your imagination! - Hundreds of items to build. - Huge open world. - Build instantly. - Collect resources and build special items. - Command your humans to do various tasks. - Beautiful 3D graphics. - New items added every update. - Endless possibilities. - Buildings, Trees, People, Animals, Fences, Pathways, Castles, Skulls, Barrels, Farms, Bridges, Towers, Houses, Rocks, and loads more! - Build, rotate, and place items anywhere in the world. - Control the camera view, rotate, zoom. - 3D touch support. - Haptic feedback. The possibilities are endless! Build your own city, build your own world, build your own castle, be creative, craft your land, build a town, create your own adventure, build anywhere in an open world. Become a Pocket Builder today! ----------------------------------------- The game contains an optional subscription feature. It is not required to play and enjoy the game. If you choose to purchase the subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours. Subscription starts at $0.99/week. Prices are in US dollars and may vary in other countries. Auto-renewal can be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes store after purchase. The subscription can be cancelled at anytime. If you don't choose to purchase the subscription, the game can still be fully played without it. Terms & conditions can be found here https://moonbear.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Topia World Builder3 screens
Pocket Build4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Build at 4.6 against Topia World Builder's 3.6. Pocket Build also leads on ratings volume (27K vs 236) and review sentiment (77% vs 57%). Topia World Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On ads 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

Topia World Builder costs $1.99 and Pocket Build $0.99 up front. Pocket Build sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Topia World Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Build holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Build has 27K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Topia World Builder's written reviews are positive against 77% of Pocket Build's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Topia World Builder ships an update every 6 weeks, Pocket Build fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Topia World Builder versus Pocket Build: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopia World BuilderPocket Build
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.6 (236 ratings)4.6 (27K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.2% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23627K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#196#29 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB615 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCMoonBear LTD

Customer experience

Topia World Builder

All ratings236 ratings
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.7%
Negative28.0%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive57.2%
Neutral18.8%
Negative24.0%

Pocket Build

All ratings27,004 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews1,465 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative14.3%

User reviews

Topia World Builder

From 236 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics
  • 🌳 Relaxing sandbox experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unbalanced animal populations
  • 🔍 Lack of content and features
  • 💤 Gets boring quickly

Pocket Build

From 27K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Surprisingly addictive
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 👍 Amazing graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy at times
  • 🔒 Limited character interactions
  • 💡 Lack of purpose or objectives
  • 🔒 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🔒 Difficult terrain editing

Bugs and requests

Topia World Builder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Birds getting stuck over the ocean
  • Land animals drowning in water
  • Inconsistent controls and UI

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add humans and civilization building
  • Introduce natural disasters and weather effects
  • Expand animal and plant diversity
  • Improve ecosystem balance and predator-prey dynamics
  • Implement saving and loading of created worlds

Pocket Build

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when building large worlds
  • Issues with path and terrain connectivity
  • Inability to delete or move placed items

Requested features

8 requests
  • More animals and creatures
  • Ability to control characters and have them interact
  • Warfare and battle mechanics
  • Progression system and goals
  • Random world generation
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  • Multiplayer functionality
  • More building styles and themes
  • Ability to edit and customize characters

In-app purchases

None

Topia World Builder

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Pocket Build

Subscriptions4
  • Power Builder (weekly)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Power Builder (monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Power Builder (monthly)7 Days trial$11.491 Month
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  • Power Builder (yearly)7 Days trial$25.491 Year
One-time6
  • Micro Tip$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
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  • Super Tip$4.99
  • Mega Tip$5.99
  • Super Mega Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Topia World Builder free?
Topia World Builder costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Build free?
Pocket Build costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Topia World Builder or Pocket Build?
Pocket Build is rated higher. Topia World Builder averages 3.6 out of 5 from 236 ratings, while Pocket Build averages 4.6 from 27K ratings.
Do Topia World Builder or Pocket Build have ads?
Neither Topia World Builder nor Pocket Build shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Topia World Builder or Pocket Build?
Topia World Builder ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pocket Build fortnightly. Most recently, Topia World Builder was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pocket Build on October 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Topia World Builder or Pocket Build?
Topia World Builder currently peaks at #196 in the App Store charts, and Pocket Build at #29. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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