Comparison

PlanetBuilder vs RedWaterOne

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

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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

RedWaterOne

Pilot a drone on a distant mining planet to combat an AI insurgency spreading a virus. Protect convoys, eliminate threats, and restore human control. Unlock new weapons and levels as you progress.

Highlights
  • Drone piloting and combat
  • Protecting convoys
  • Eliminating AI threats
  • Unlocking weapons and levels
  • Restoring human control
  • Strategic ordnance use
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Grab a Drone and Turn the Tide 14.8 Lightyears away On a distant Mining world Planet Wolf 1061C is filled with Artificial Intelligent Microlife. Fracking from Mining leads to underground rivers with a bright red color The Artificial Intelligent insurgents have been spreading a virus which recruits all biolife. It’s is your job to turn the tide. Grab a Drone and get to work Your view is from the Drone’s radar looking down into the Canyon Protect the Convoys as they make it across the canyon, to deliver the Virus Antidotum and the Safe AI key to the Core of the planet. The goal is to convert the planet back to Human Biolife control and stop the AI Insurgent Coup. Use Shields to protect your Drone from incoming Air to Air Threats Take out all Insurgent threads using your Ordnance wisely. You can win through converting insurgent robots using supplies, or dropping bombs and bullets to eliminate targets in the canyons Can you ensure the Collateral damage to the biolife miners stays low? Can you unlock all the levels and weapons Instructions to Play: This works best with Audio on, but can be played without audio as well. Familiarize yourself with the story by clicking the Right arrow through the tutorial screens Check the menu Map, It shows a stack of missions, Only the bottom mission is unlocked Start below, with Tutorial levels, click Start mission. Follow the on screen guidance to complete the tutorial Work your way up following the instructions Learn to drop supplies, learn to use the bombs Learn what to hit and what not to hit Later use the shields for self defense of the drone. Then protect the convoy on the ground as you move through the levels to reach the Compounds in each mission The end goal is to Deliver the Antidotum and the Key to the Core of the city in two separate missions. After that you must Topple the Insurgence, by taking out its robotic leadership Hunt and Clear these in the last two missions When sufficient points are reached, the endless free hunt level and all weapons will be yours More drones and systems will be introduced, together with more mission packs in late 2021 In a distant Mining world on Planet Wolf 1061C, filled with Artificial Intelligent Robotic Microlife.. A Virus is being spread by Rogue robot. This recruits all biolife to join the AI insurgence. It is your job to turn the tide. Grab a Drone and get to work Planet Wolf 1061c is in tidal lock with large temperature differences between the north and south Hemispheres We received a distress call 6 months ago from Wolf 1061c. The Governer himself recorded an urgent message calling for support. Grab a Drone and help turn the tide on planet Wolf 1061c Main Goal: Protect the convoy as it heads out to deliver the critical Antivirus to the core of the city. In this specific mission your role is to support Close AirSupport. Take out all Insurgent threads using your Ordnance wisely The goal is to convert the planet back to Human Biolife control and stop the AI Coup

Screenshots

PlanetBuilder4 screens
RedWaterOne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RedWaterOne at Free against PlanetBuilder's $0.99. RedWaterOne also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On ratings volume, ads, 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

RedWaterOne 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

RedWaterOne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of PlanetBuilder's written reviews are positive against 100% of RedWaterOne's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PlanetBuilder versus RedWaterOne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanetBuilderRedWaterOne
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 26 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB728 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperStrange Labs LLCMultipletoys LLC

Customer experience

PlanetBuilder

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

RedWaterOne

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PlanetBuilder

No in-app purchases

None

RedWaterOne

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlanetBuilder free?
PlanetBuilder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RedWaterOne free?
RedWaterOne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PlanetBuilder or RedWaterOne?
RedWaterOne is rated higher. PlanetBuilder averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while RedWaterOne averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PlanetBuilder or RedWaterOne have ads?
Neither PlanetBuilder nor RedWaterOne shows ads.

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