Comparison

Buildcraft vs Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans

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

Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans

Test your Minecraft crafting knowledge in a fast-paced arcade-style game. Over 100 levels challenge your memory and dexterity to craft various items. Use the recipe gallery as a wiki to improve your skills.

Highlights
  • 100+ craftable items
  • Classic and Redstone crafting
  • Recipe gallery/wiki
  • Arcade-style gameplay
  • Local highscore competition
  • EnderMan mode
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*** Thank you for all the 5-star ratings! *** Blitz Craft combines the classic Minecraft crafting system with an arcade style blitz experience. Jump in through 100+ levels of various items found in the vast world of Minecraft. Push your crafting knowledge to its limits as each level challenges you in a feat of memory and dexterity. Features: • From the classic Crafting Table, to the complex Redstone mechanisms, over 100+ items available to craft! • Use Recipe gallery as a Minecraft wiki to test your knowledge on different crafting recipes! • Feel like you’re in the actual game with beautiful music by C418 and other exciting sound effects! • Play hard and compete for the best local highscore among your friends! • Stuck on an item that you did not know the crafting recipe for? View the solution to the recipe to sharpen and enhance your Minecraft crafting knowledge! What’s New in Our Latest v1.4 Bottle Update? • Introducing the new ENDERMAN mode. • Minor bug fixes. Disclaimer: We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Mojang or any of its subsidiaries or its affiliates. Minecraft ®/TM & © 2009-2017 Mojang / Notch

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans at 4.4 against Buildcraft's 3.6. Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 35%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Buildcraft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (817 vs 15). On price, ads 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. Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Buildcraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildcraft has 817 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Buildcraft's written reviews are positive against 71% of Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Buildcraft versus Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftBlitz Craft for Minecraft Fans
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (817 ratings)4.4 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews70.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings817 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrz GamesALPHAPOD X SDN. BHD.

Customer experience

Buildcraft

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

Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative25.6%

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

Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Diamond and Creeper Skin Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans free?
Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buildcraft or Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans?
Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans is rated higher. Buildcraft averages 3.6 out of 5 from 817 ratings, while Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans averages 4.4 from 15 ratings.
Do Buildcraft or Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans have ads?
Neither Buildcraft nor Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buildcraft or Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans?
Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, and Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans monthly. Most recently, Buildcraft was updated on November 1, 2026 and Blitz Craft for Minecraft Fans on October 24, 2026.

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