Comparison

Buildcraft vs ZaForce

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
Read full description

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

ZaForce

Features
Read full description

Use a força para matar e distrair os inimigos antes que eles encontrem você, e desenhe o melhor caminho para os objetos atingirem os inimigos usando a força Salve a galáxia e não deixe que os inimigos o encontrem! Baixe o ZA Force AGORA !!

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
ZaForce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Buildcraft at every 3 months against ZaForce's every 37 months. On price, ads, 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, ZaForce every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Buildcraft versus ZaForce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftZaForce
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (817 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings817 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB96 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOrz GamesEPRA GAMES PRODUCOES LTDA

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

ZaForce

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

None

ZaForce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZaForce free?
ZaForce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buildcraft or ZaForce have ads?
Neither Buildcraft nor ZaForce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buildcraft or ZaForce?
Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, and ZaForce every 37 months. Most recently, Buildcraft was updated on November 1, 2026 and ZaForce on October 27, 2026.

Other comparisons