Mine Tower vs Build Up!!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mine Tower
A vertical scrolling puzzle game where players uncover cells without detonating mines. Use number clues to reveal safe paths and reach the bottom line to win.
- Vertical scrolling gameplay
- Minesweeper puzzle mechanics
- Tap to flag cells
- Double-tap to open cells
- Number clues for mine locations
- Reach the bottom line to win
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This game is the 17th iOS game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Vertical scrolling style minesweeper. Mine Tower is a puzzle game where you have to open all the cells of the board without detonating a mine. The numbers indicate how many mines are contained in the 8 neighboring cells. On/Off of a flag is made by carrying out the tap of the closed panel. A panel closed by the double-tap can be opened. When the tap of the number is carried out, and the surrounding number and number of a flag (mine) are the same, the panel except having stood the flag opens. When you tap on the mine, you'll get a penalty. Uncover the cells using the number as a clue. When the un-tapped cells without a mine reach on the bottom line, the game is over.
Build Up!!
Construct your tower as tall as possible by strategically placing building nodes. Collect more nodes as you ascend to reach crucial checkpoints and achieve new heights.
- Build structures high
- Gather building nodes
- Reach checkpoints
- Ascend to new heights
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Build your structure as high as you can! Gather additional building nodes along the way and reach the checkpoints!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Tower at none against Build Up!!'s 1. Build Up!!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Build Up!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mine Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Build Up!! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build Up!! has 16K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Mine Tower's written reviews are positive against 34% of Build Up!!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, Build Up!! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Tower | Build Up!! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 34.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Mine Tower
Build Up!!
Bugs and requests
Mine Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Build Up!!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rivet counter malfunction
- Levels regenerating incorrectly
- Tower physics issues
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety
- Ability to create custom maps
- Removal of perfect triangle requirement
In-app purchases
Mine Tower
No in-app purchases
Build Up!!
- Remove Ads.$2.99
