Comparison

PlanetBuilder vs Plants vs Goblins 3

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

Head to head
About

PlanetBuilder

Shape cosmic debris into a living planet, bending gravity to your will. Defend your creation from deadly debris and hostile alien forces as life evolves and civilization rises.

Highlights
  • Shape cosmic debris into a planet
  • Bend gravity to manipulate your world
  • Defend against cosmic debris and alien forces
  • Witness life evolve and civilization rise
  • Adapt to challenges as your world grows
Features
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Bend gravity. Build a world. Protect life. You are a chosen member of an ancient race that has mastered the fabric of space itself. In these proving grounds, you must gather cosmic debris and shape it into a living planet, and then defend it as life emerges and evolves. BUT... the universe is not empty. Deadly cosmic debris is everywhere. Hostile alien forces will test your creation at every stage. Your planet’s survival depends on your mastery of gravity, your reflexes and your ability to adapt. As life evolves, your world grows stronger. Civilization rises. Defenses awaken. And if life endures long enough… …it will ascend.

About

Plants vs Goblins 3

Defend the Garden Kingdom from a new goblin invasion in this action-packed strategy game. Recruit new plant warriors, upgrade powerful skills, and uncover secrets to drive back the enemy.

Highlights
  • New plant warrior types
  • Vicious new goblin enemies
  • Upgradeable special skills
  • Mysterious benefactor character
  • Diverse quest system
  • Daily free rewards
  • Goblin information library
Features
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Peace has reigned over the verdant fields of the Garden Kingdom for several years following the Second Great Goblin War. While the greenhouses have been rebuilt and the nurseries flourish with budding new citizens, the remnants of war remain in the tales of grizzled veterans telling stories over a glass of fertilizer and dust covered outposts that remain ever vigilant for the threat of goblins from sky and land. The illusion of peace that the plants had hoped would last forever was burst one sunny afternoon day when the guards at a border outpost found themselves frozen in place by a strange looking goblin crackling with an arcane blue glow. Seconds later a goblin moving faster than any they had seen before came in and destroyed the outpost, laying it to waste and clearing the way for the marching hordes that followed over the horizon. War has come again to the Garden Kingdom, with greater threats and more powerful goblins than they’ve ever faced before. But all is not lost, in the time of peace new friends have joined the Garden Kingdom, prickly cacti, fiery Chili Peppers, deadly Dahlias and more all stand with our old heroes to drive the vile threat back to where it came from. In this newest edition of Plants and Goblins You’ll find: - New Cactus, Chili, Dahlia, Pear, Pumpkin, Sunflower, Tomato, and Tulip Garden Warriors - Vicious new mad goblin and freeze goblin enemies. - Upgradeable special Skills including Heavy Rockets, Freezing, Bombs, and more! - A mysterious benefactor known as the Botanist who can’t fight or defend… but has secrets to share. - An endless array of diverse quests that will have you swimming in gold and gems! - Multiple Free Rewards A day - A comprehensive library containing information about all your goblin foes!

Screenshots

PlanetBuilder4 screens
Plants vs Goblins 33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plants vs Goblins 3 at Free against PlanetBuilder's $0.99. Plants vs Goblins 3 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). PlanetBuilder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Plants vs Goblins 3 is free to download; PlanetBuilder costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlanetBuilder holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of PlanetBuilder's written reviews are positive against 44% of Plants vs Goblins 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, Plants vs Goblins 3 every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PlanetBuilder versus Plants vs Goblins 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetBuilderPlants vs Goblins 3
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better3.7 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings715 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB232 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStrange Labs LLCAleksey Tselinko

Customer experience

PlanetBuilder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Plants vs Goblins 3

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

PlanetBuilder

No in-app purchases

None

Plants vs Goblins 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlanetBuilder free?
PlanetBuilder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plants vs Goblins 3 free?
Plants vs Goblins 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PlanetBuilder or Plants vs Goblins 3?
PlanetBuilder is rated higher. PlanetBuilder averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Plants vs Goblins 3 averages 3.7 from 15 ratings.
Do PlanetBuilder or Plants vs Goblins 3 have ads?
Plants vs Goblins 3 shows ads; PlanetBuilder does not.
Which is updated more often, PlanetBuilder or Plants vs Goblins 3?
PlanetBuilder ships an update every 26 months, and Plants vs Goblins 3 every 43 months. Most recently, PlanetBuilder was updated on October 11, 2026 and Plants vs Goblins 3 on September 21, 2026.

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