Comparison

Castle Builder 2 vs Mini Golf 3D 3

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

Head to head
About

Castle Builder 2

Design and construct intricate castles, keeps, and temples. Unleash destructive forces like catapults and magic to demolish your creations and achieve high scores. Features animated characters, detailed objects, and diverse block textures.

Highlights
  • Construct castles, keeps, and temples
  • Demolish with catapults and magic
  • Animated characters and detailed objects
  • Multiple block types with varied textures
  • Save and share castles online
  • Toy builder visual style
Features
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Castle Builder let you construct castles, keeps and temples. You can bring down your castles with catapult stones and destructive magics, you can even fire the cow'tapult and moo the castle down! See how high a score you can get when you let the destructive forces loose. Featuring: -6 animated humans and orcs. -12 detailed housing objects. -10 block types, each with twenty different textures made in a new, cool cartoon look. Castles can be saved locally on your device or be shared with others on the Internet. Your castles will have the special toy builder look you are used to getting from Ettin Entertainment line of builder games.

About

Mini Golf 3D 3

Experience a realistic mini golf simulation with multiple courses and challenging gameplay. Compete with friends and players worldwide on global leaderboards, unlock achievements, and master your putting skills across various modes. Enjoy a relaxing yet competitive virtual golfing adventure.

Highlights
  • Multiple 18-hole courses
  • Two-player mode (same device)
  • Normal mode with global leaderboards
  • Practice mode with hole skipping
  • Three camera modes
  • GameCenter integration for achievements
Features
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Mini Golf 3D 3 is a free mini golf game that currently includes four 18 hole courses, with a simple to use interface and appealing, custom-modeled holes. Mini Golf 3D 3 now features two player mode (same device) so you can pass and play with a friend. Mini Golf 3D 3 features normal mode, where you can compare your high scores with people around the world and unlock achievements, and a practice mode where you can skip around the course and play any hole you like. There are also 3 different camera modes to cycle through including a behind-the-ball view, aerial view, and another view that gives you a preview of the hole. You can sign in to GameCenter to compete against friends on the global leader boards and earn achievements as well. The leader boards rank the best scores for the current day, week, and all time, as well as the total number of holes-in-one and rounds completed. If you enjoy mini golf, you'll love this relaxing, yet challenging mini golf game. See if you can set the high score and become the mini golf champion! Tags: Mini Golf, Mini Golf 3D 3, free Mini Golf Game, Minigolf

Screenshots

Castle Builder 23 screens
Mini Golf 3D 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mini Golf 3D 3 at 78% against Castle Builder 2's 25%. Mini Golf 3D 3 also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Castle Builder 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 15.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Castle Builder 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mini Golf 3D 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mini Golf 3D 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Golf 3D 3 has 630 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Castle Builder 2's written reviews are positive against 78% of Mini Golf 3D 3's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Castle Builder 2 versus Mini Golf 3D 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastle Builder 2Mini Golf 3D 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (60 ratings)4.2 (630 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60630 — better
Update frequency—Every 50 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEttin Entertainment I/SJeffrey Gaines

Customer experience

Castle Builder 2

All ratings60 ratings
Positive36.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

Mini Golf 3D 3

All ratings622 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Castle Builder 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mini Golf 3D 3

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ball physics issues
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices
  • Freezing and crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More course variety and difficulty levels
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Customization options
  • Improved camera controls

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Castle Builder 2

One-time1
  • Castle Builder 2 Upgrade$2.99
None

Mini Golf 3D 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Castle Builder 2 free?
Castle Builder 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mini Golf 3D 3 free?
Mini Golf 3D 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Castle Builder 2 or Mini Golf 3D 3?
Mini Golf 3D 3 is rated higher. Castle Builder 2 averages 2.8 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Mini Golf 3D 3 averages 4.2 from 630 ratings.
Do Castle Builder 2 or Mini Golf 3D 3 have ads?
Mini Golf 3D 3 shows ads; Castle Builder 2 does not.

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