Comparison

Buildcraft vs Dragon Ocean

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

Dragon Ocean

Navigate a rugged, rock-formed path across a vast ocean in an all-terrain vehicle. Test your driving skills, wisdom, and courage to overcome natural obstacles and reach your destination in this fantastical oceanic realm.

Highlights
  • All-terrain vehicle driving
  • Rugged ocean path navigation
  • Challenging natural obstacles
  • Unique vehicle attributes
  • Exploration of oceanic realm
Features
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Welcome to Dragon Ocean, an exhilarating driving game where you navigate a rugged path formed by natural rocks across the vast ocean. In this game, you'll drive an all-terrain vehicle, challenging the limits of nature, crossing the endless sea and treacherous rocks to reach your ultimate destination. This is not only a test of your driving skills but also a challenge to your wisdom and courage. You'll find yourself in a fantastical oceanic realm. Legend has it that this sea hides endless treasures and mysterious unknowns. Amidst the expansive ocean, a path formed by massive rocks stretches across the waters. You'll need to drive your specialized off-road vehicle along this rugged rocky road, traversing the boundless ocean and exploring the unknown ahead. At the start of the game, players will choose an all-terrain vehicle, each with unique attributes and skills, including speed, durability, and off-road capability. During the drive, players will face a variety of natural obstacles and challenges. The rocky road is far from smooth; it is filled with steep cliffs, unfathomable trenches, and unexpected terrain changes. Players must skillfully use their driving techniques, precisely controlling the speed and direction of their vehicle to avoid dangers and navigate through each obstacle safely.

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
Dragon Ocean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dragon Ocean at 5.0 against Buildcraft's 3.6. Buildcraft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Dragon Ocean sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Buildcraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dragon Ocean holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildcraft has 811 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buildcraft versus Dragon Ocean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftDragon Ocean
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (811 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings811 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB158 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%

Dragon Ocean

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dragon Ocean

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Dragon Ocean

One-time8
  • 50 Golds$0.99
  • 120 Golds$1.99
  • 180 Golds$2.99
Show 5 more
  • 250 Golds$3.99
  • 300 Golds$4.99
  • 550 Golds$6.99
  • 880 Golds$8.99
  • 1000 Golds$9.99

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dragon Ocean free?
Dragon Ocean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buildcraft or Dragon Ocean?
Dragon Ocean is rated higher. Buildcraft averages 3.6 out of 5 from 811 ratings, while Dragon Ocean averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buildcraft or Dragon Ocean have ads?
Dragon Ocean shows ads; Buildcraft does not.

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