Comparison

Build America 3D vs Shift!

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

Head to head
About

Build America 3D

Control a blackhole to collect items and build a country. Transform barren land into a vibrant metropolis by unlocking unique landmarks and buildings. Challenge yourself to create impressive architectural works.

Highlights
  • Blackhole item collection
  • Country and city building
  • Unlock unique landmarks
  • Metropolis transformation
  • Architectural creation
Features
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Move your powerful blackhole to collect all the items needed to build a country ! Transform a plain land into a bustling metropolis beyond your wildest imagination 

Unlock unique landmarks and buildings

 Can you build real works of art?!

About

Shift!

Features
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Shift is a fast-paced arcade game where you guide a glowing cube through closing energy gates above a neon city skyline. GAMEPLAY • Drag to move your cube up and down • Fly through the gaps in the energy gates • Gates slam shut behind you — no going back • Speed increases as you progress through 8 unique stages 8 STAGES TO CONQUER Each stage brings a new color theme, faster speed, and moving gates that drift up and down. From the neon pink streets to the void — how far can you shift? LEVEL EDITOR • Build your own custom levels • Place gates wherever you want • Add moving gates for extra challenge • Save, share, and play your creations FEATURES • Haptic feedback on every action • Original soundtrack • High score tracking • Clean, minimalist neon art style • No ads, no in-app purchases

Screenshots

Build America 3D4 screens
Shift!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift! at none against Build America 3D's 3. Shift! also leads on ads (none vs shown). Build America 3D's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). 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. Build America 3D sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shift! asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Build America 3D versus Shift!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild America 3DShift!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB14 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRini AmalMARC JACOBS

Bugs and requests

Build America 3D

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing
  • Progress not saving properly
  • Rewards not being granted
  • Levels/states not loading correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more countries to build beyond North America
  • Allow players to go back and complete unfinished states
  • Improve stability and fix bugs

Shift!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Build America 3D

One-time3
  • Skip its$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • BundleOfferCash,NoAds,SkipIts$3.99
None

Shift!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Build America 3D free?
Build America 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift! free?
Shift! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Build America 3D or Shift! have ads?
Build America 3D shows ads; Shift! does not.

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