Comparison

Buildcraft vs World Craft HD

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

World Craft HD

Explore new realms with Vikings, dragons, and pirates in this open-world crafting adventure. Survive by building, mining, and crafting tools, or unleash your creativity with unlimited resources in a free-play mode.

Highlights
  • Survival mode with hostile creatures
  • Creative mode with unlimited resources
  • Mining for valuable materials
  • Crafting tools, weapons, and armor
  • Exploration of caves and ships
  • Treasure chests and hidden loot
Features
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Prepare yourself for out of world experience: behold for the Vikings, Mighty Dragon, Pirates and Creatures choose your scenario and experience the new realms! Unlimited full mode and forever free play of craft free style new worlds, exploring skull caves and Viking ships and so many new adventures. A mighty dragon flying over you (can cook you if she want, beware of the shark attacks along the Vikings and pirates. Wild animals want to feast on you. And you must eat to survive build a shelter make fire and craft tools. Mining is a must and fun maybe you can hit the jackpot and find a diamond mine or find a chest full of diamonds and cool stuff. And anytime you are done with action you can go creative anytime. Have fun with free unlimited sources even sky is no limit for you in this mode. You can feel like God of your dream realm have anything you like do any thing you like be a forgiving one o a destroyer all up to you. This game inspired by minecraft. 1 Survivor mode • Dragons, Sharks, Vikings, Pirates, Zombies, Creepy Creatures, Villagers, Girls, Animals sooo many new characters and enemies you wont get a dull unexciting second • In order to survive be quick you need shelter before night comes avoid the attacks and acquire food from animals and cook some bread or kill enemies to gain cakes for trophy. • Mining new materials coal, iron, diamond, gold you can craft into weapon and armor and cool stuff. • Crafting: you access crafting from your inventory screen and it will guide you what you can build with the materials you have. • Mining is so much fun you can keep mining for hours and • Chests, find them and all the hidden treasure is yours. • 2. Creative mode - Mining if you like you can still say I am a miner and like to earn the resources - Animals and non attacking enemies for easy kill and enjoy the trophies - Of course no hunger and no danger for you but this cannot stop you to enjoy the hunt. - Unlimited sources for you to get your creativity go crazy. - Impressive levels for you to explore and find hidden caves, treasure chests and so much more

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
World Craft HD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: World Craft HD at 4.4 against Buildcraft's 3.6. World Craft HD also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 816). Buildcraft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) 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. World Craft HD sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 7 days. Buildcraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Craft HD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Craft HD has 12K ratings behind it against 816, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Buildcraft's written reviews are positive against 23% of World Craft HD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, World Craft HD monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Buildcraft versus World Craft HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftWorld Craft HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (816 ratings)4.4 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews — better23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings81612K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB195 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrz GamesEngin Yildiz

Customer experience

Buildcraft

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

World Craft HD

All ratings10,985 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral5.7%
Negative70.8%

User reviews

Buildcraft

From 816 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Sandbox game like Minecraft
  • 👍 Customizable worlds
  • 🎨 Creative building options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🙄 Lack of features compared to Minecraft
  • 💸 Excessive ads

World Craft HD

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤑 Cheaper than Minecraft
  • 🌟 Encourages creativity
  • 🎨 Good graphics and textures

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Glitchy and laggy
  • 🤯 Difficult controls and gameplay
  • 🙄 Blatant Minecraft ripoff
  • 🤢 Poor quality and lacking features

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

World Craft HD

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inability to place or break blocks properly
  • Floating/misplaced objects and structures
  • World boundaries issues causing falling off
  • Inconsistent and unreliable performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more blocks and building options
  • Implement a proper tutorial and instructions
  • Allow playing with friends online
  • Improve movement and block placement controls
  • Reduce ads or make them less intrusive

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

World Craft HD

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly VIP$2.497 Days
  • Monthly VIP$4.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • No Interrupting Ads$3.99
  • 1000 gold$3.99
  • 2500 gold$7.99
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  • 10000 gold$12.99
  • 20000 gold$25.99
  • 75000 gold$54.99

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is World Craft HD free?
World Craft HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buildcraft or World Craft HD?
World Craft HD is rated higher. Buildcraft averages 3.6 out of 5 from 816 ratings, while World Craft HD averages 4.4 from 12K ratings.
Do Buildcraft or World Craft HD have ads?
World Craft HD shows ads; Buildcraft does not.
Which is updated more often, Buildcraft or World Craft HD?
Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, and World Craft HD monthly. Most recently, Buildcraft was updated on October 29, 2026 and World Craft HD on October 30, 2026.

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