Zipline Crowd vs Astro Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zipline Crowd
Engage in strategic combat against enemies and giants by acquiring more soldiers through various gates. Upgrade your rope to extend its reach and overcome challenges.
- Gain more soldiers
- Fight enemies and giants
- Upgrade rope length
- Multiple gate challenges
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Go through reasonable multiple gates that allow you to gain more soldiers. Fight with the enemy,fight with the giants. Upgrade the rope longer and longer.
Astro Builder
Build a sprawling space station in orbit with this idle construction game. Start with basic components and expand your facility by unlocking new equipment and generating resources. Discover and develop new areas as your station grows.
- Idle space station construction
- Resource management
- Unlock new equipment
- Expand and develop areas
- Space elevator material transport
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Welcome to Astro Builder, the ultimate casual idle game where you construct a space station in near-Earth orbit. Begin with a simple setup—a connecting ground track and a small platform. Material is transported to the platform via a space elevator and piled on the ground. Utilize the resources to expand and improve the platform, unlocking new equipment and producing valuable resources. Each construction phase reveals a new area, waiting to be developed and unlocked. Can you build the ultimate space station and conquer the cosmos?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Astro Builder at 4.7 against Zipline Crowd's 3.3. Astro Builder also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 4). Zipline Crowd's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). 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. Astro Builder sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Zipline Crowd asks for nothing beyond the download.
Astro Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astro Builder has 3.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Zipline Crowd's written reviews are positive against 34% of Astro Builder's.
Zipline Crowd ships an update every 3 weeks, Astro Builder every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zipline Crowd | Astro Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 260 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Taihao Technology Co.,Ltd. | Solid Games |
Customer experience
Zipline Crowd
Astro Builder
Bugs and requests
Zipline Crowd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Astro Builder
Reported bugs
3 issues- Builders getting stuck or ignoring resource needs
- Inconsistent behavior when collecting from processors
- Permanent worker upgrades not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to continue progress offline
- More varied level designs and challenges
- Autonomous builder behavior
- Background progress while app is closed
In-app purchases
Zipline Crowd
No in-app purchases
Astro Builder
- AD TICKETS 10$0.99
- AD TICKETS 25$1.99
- AD TICKETS 60$3.99
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- Ad-free 7 day$4.99
- Permanent ad-free!$9.99
Questions
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