Comparison

Buildcraft vs Perlin Ball

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

Perlin Ball

Features
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Perlin Ball is a simple but challenging game of guiding a ball along a narrow course toward the end goal. You do not control the ball directly. Instead, you must pivot the bumpy course to move the ball along its path. The sloped course is created from mathematically-generated Perlin noise and can be tricky to navigate. Try to gain speed and move over the hills to get the best time. Do not lose control, though, or the ball will go flying off the side of the course. Unlock all 6 distances and try to get ever faster times, or try the endurance mode and see how far down you can get.

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
Perlin Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buildcraft at none against Perlin Ball's shown. Buildcraft also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 38 months). Perlin Ball's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, Perlin Ball every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Buildcraft versus Perlin Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftPerlin Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (811 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings811 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrz GamesKris Koon

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

Perlin Ball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

None

Perlin Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Perlin Ball free?
Perlin Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buildcraft or Perlin Ball have ads?
Perlin Ball shows ads; Buildcraft does not.
Which is updated more often, Buildcraft or Perlin Ball?
Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, and Perlin Ball every 38 months. Most recently, Buildcraft was updated on September 23, 2026 and Perlin Ball on September 7, 2026.

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