Comparison

Buildcraft vs Lost World

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

Head to head
About

Buildcraft

Explore a blocky world, mine resources, and build anything you can imagine. Choose survival mode to battle monsters and manage hunger, or creative mode for unlimited building.

Highlights
  • Sandbox exploration
  • Survival mode with combat and hunger
  • Creative mode for unlimited building
  • Mining and crafting
  • Farming and magic systems
  • Redstone circuits for machines
  • Multiplayer online play
Features
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Version 6.0 changed to multiple games architecture, first included 3 games. Connect our game server to play online games. Buildcraft is a simple and peaceful sandbox game, with no real goals or built-in enemy mobs. Worldcraft: You start in a randomly-generated world made entirely of cubes. You can explore the world and dig and build almost every block in the world to create new structures. You can choose to play in a “survival mode” in which you have to fight monsters and hunger for survival and slowly progress through the various other aspects of the game, such as mining, farming, building machines, and so on Or you can play in “creative mode” in which you can build almost anything instantly. * Sandbox-style gameplay, no goals * Survive: Fight against hostile monsters and hunger * Mine for ores and other treasures * Magic: Gain experience and enchant your tools * Use the collected blocks to create great buildings, your imagination is the limit * Collect flowers (and other dye sources) and colorize your world * Find some seeds and start farming * Find or craft one of hundreds of items * Build a railway system and have fun with minecarts * Build complex machines with redstone circuits * In creative mode you can build almost anything for free and without limits

About

Lost World

A simple sandbox game where you can build anything in an infinite world. Explore by walking or flying. Enjoy creative freedom in this open-ended building experience.

Highlights
  • Build anything
  • Infinite world
  • Walk and fly mechanics
  • Sandbox gameplay
  • Creative freedom
Features
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Welcome to Lost World: Building. This is simple but interesting sandbox game, you can build everything, such as house, bed, road, car etc. You can walk and fly in an infinity world. Enjoy.

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
Lost World4 screens

Verdict

The call

Buildcraft and Lost World both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Lost World's written reviews are positive against 35% of Buildcraft's. Lost World also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Buildcraft's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 36 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Buildcraft against 3.5 for Lost World. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildcraft has 815 ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Buildcraft's written reviews are positive against 77% of Lost World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, Lost World every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buildcraft versus Lost World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftLost World
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (815 ratings) — better3.5 (91 ratings)
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings815 — better91
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrz Games学英 金

Customer experience

Buildcraft

All ratings811 ratings
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative30.7%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral15.2%
Negative49.5%

Lost World

All ratings90 ratings
Positive58.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative34.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Buildcraft

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Worlds not loading properly
  • Camera controls not working
  • Inventory issues
  • Frequent crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add animals and mobs
  • Improve camera controls
  • Implement multiplayer functionality
  • Add more block/item variety

Lost World

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

None

Lost World

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost World free?
Lost World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buildcraft or Lost World?
Buildcraft is rated higher. Buildcraft averages 3.6 out of 5 from 815 ratings, while Lost World averages 3.5 from 91 ratings.
Do Buildcraft or Lost World have ads?
Lost World shows ads; Buildcraft does not.
Which is updated more often, Buildcraft or Lost World?
Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, and Lost World every 36 months. Most recently, Buildcraft was updated on October 21, 2026 and Lost World on October 22, 2026.

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