BUILD EMPIRE vs Kulku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BUILD EMPIRE
Build a global construction empire from a small local firm. Win bids, manage projects, and grow your company to become the world's number one. Enjoy deep management elements and watch your creations come to life.
- Win construction bids
- Manage company growth
- Develop departments and hire staff
- Undertake diverse projects
- Compete in global rankings
- Turn-based gameplay
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From a small local builder to the largest contractor in the world. BUILD EMPIRE is a turn-based management simulation about running a general contractor. Win work in the bid room, run the sites, grow the company, and climb to No.1 in the world rankings. ■ How it plays 1. Bid - price the job and win the contract 2. Build - advance the month, progress the work, collect payment 3. Manage - grow departments, hire people, raise finance 4. Rank up - build a track record, clear the stage requirements, reach the top ■ Features - Fully turn-based. Nothing moves until you press "Next month". No timers, no waiting. - Projects from detached houses to skyscrapers, airports and maglev lines, up to national megaprojects and space-scale works - Every project type has its own rendering, so you can see what you are about to build - Sites change as the work progresses: cleared ground, excavation, foundations, steel frame, cladding, completion. Bridges, tunnels and offshore wind each build in their own way. - Bidding tactics driven by technical score, standing, sales strength and your relationship with the client - Choose how your people work. Closing the site two days a week costs money and time, but morale and retention rise, and you avoid the overtime breaches that end in debarment from public bidding. - Payroll is not just salary. The employer's share of health, pension, unemployment and workers' compensation insurance falls due every month, and the workers' comp rate rises after an accident and falls when you invest in safety, exactly as the merit system works - Department levels, hiring and staff traits, bank finance, investment projects, M&A and overseas expansion - Everything you finish stays in the city on the home screen, built as itself - your own skyline takes shape. - Name your own developments and hold them: rent comes in every month, for as long as you own them. - A completion report every month. The real test is how far you beat your planned profit. - World rankings by revenue, profit and technical score ■ For players who - New to this? Five cards explain what you can do when you start, and the home screen tells you your next step. - Enjoy management sims with real numbers behind them - Are interested in construction and city building - Want a game they can move forward one month at a time ■ Pricing Free to play all the way through, with a banner ad. The one-time Premium (deep management) purchase removes ads and opens up: - Subcontractors - build your trade base, sign exclusive partners, negotiate rates and payment terms - Superintendents - grow them on site, post a job ad to hire in, and reassign them all in one go - Pay and benefits - set monthly pay and bonus months per grade, then design nine benefit programmes (company housing, rent subsidy, away postings, site allowance, licence support, family allowance, occupational health, an employee share plan and retirement pay) as unit price x people covered. How many people qualify moves with your offices and the age of the firm - Shares and listing - hold client shares and float the company to raise capital beyond the banks. Your own share price moves with operating margin and the market, and a cheap-looking company invites a takeover bid No subscription. One payment, yours for good. Build your empire.
Kulku
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歩くだけで、世界が賑わう。 Kulku(クルク)は、すれちがった人があなたの村の住人になる、 位置情報ソーシャルゲームです。 ■ 何もしなくても、村が育つ 通学路、通勤の電車、いつものスーパー。 あなたが日々通る場所で近くを通りかかった Kulku 利用者が 「すれちがい」として記録され、村に住人が増えていきます。 探しに行く必要はありません。いつもの移動が、そのまま村を育てます。 ■ 誰ともつながらない、ゆるい距離感 メッセージのやりとりも、フォローも、マッチングもありません。 相手に渡るのは表示名とアバターだけ。 「今日は12人とすれちがった」——それだけが分かる、静かなつながりです。 ■ 図鑑に残る、その日の記録 すれちがった住人は図鑑に残ります。 初めて会った日、何度すれちがったか。 毎日の移動が、少しずつ思い出に変わっていきます。 ■ まわりの「気配」を感じる 今いる場所がどれくらい賑わっているかが分かります。 賑わっている場所ではコインがたまり、村を飾るアイテムと交換できます。 ■ プライバシーについて ・正確な現在地は保存しません。端末内でおおよそのエリア (約38m四方)に変換してから送信します ・「常に許可」は要求しません。アプリを開いているあいだだけ動きます ・あなたの位置が他の利用者に渡ることはありません ・アプリ内からアカウントとすべての記録を削除できます 詳しくはプライバシーポリシーをご覧ください。 https://kulku-c9232.web.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kulku at none against BUILD EMPIRE's 1. Kulku also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 EMPIRE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kulku asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BUILD EMPIRE | Kulku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | koichi hashimoto | Taiki Akamatsu |
In-app purchases
BUILD EMPIRE
- プレミアム(やり込みモード)$9.99
Kulku
No in-app purchases









