Comparison

Rocket Crane vs Build Your Rocket

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rocket Crane

Master the art of flying a rocket-powered crane to solve complex construction puzzles. Explore multiple game modes, including challenging levels and a sandbox for creative building. Upgrade to unlock all content and features.

Highlights
  • Rocket crane physics simulation
  • Complex construction puzzles
  • 10 challenging levels
  • Sandbox building mode
  • Tallest structure challenge
  • In-app purchase for full version
Features
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Rockets are cool... Cranes are cool... How about a Rocket powered Crane?...Bring it on! Master the art of flying a Rocket Crane, then use your skill to solve complex construction puzzles. * 10 challenging levels (100 in full version) * Build anything you like in the Sandbox * See if you can break the tallest structure record in the Tallest Challenge. If you enjoy the free version, you can upgrade to the full version with a simple in-app-purchase. This is what you get: * All 100 levels * Unlimited Sandbox objects * Unlimited Tallest Challenge objects * 5000 free coins

About

Build Your Rocket

Design and construct your own powerful rocket with optimal fuel and speed. Launch into space to explore distant planets, achieve higher scores, and unlock new levels in this interstellar adventure.

Highlights
  • Build custom rockets
  • Manage fuel and speed
  • Explore different planets
  • Unlock new levels
  • Compete for high scores
Features
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Who doesn't want to reach other planets? Speed and fly away by building your rocket! Build a rocket with power, fuel, and speed to make it the most powerful of all. Start and fly to the farthest planets and reach to end of the galaxy if you can! The higher you go with your rocket to different planets, the better you score and reach new levels. Beat your competition and fly to all planets before they do! The score goes up high as your rocket reaches new heights in the galaxy. Do you see Mars? Accelerate and score! Features: - Build your own powerful rocket - Fuel and speed up - Reach different planets! - Unlock new levels

Screenshots

Rocket Crane4 screens
Build Your Rocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rocket Crane at 80% against Build Your Rocket's 0%. Rocket Crane also leads on ads (none vs shown). Build Your Rocket's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Rocket Crane sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Build Your Rocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Build Your Rocket holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 66 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Rocket Crane's written reviews are positive against 0% of Build Your Rocket's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rocket Crane ships an update every 37 months, Build Your Rocket fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rocket Crane versus Build Your Rocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocket CraneBuild Your Rocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (41 ratings)4.8 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNooleusClap Clap Games

Customer experience

Rocket Crane

All ratings41 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative19.5%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.1%

Build Your Rocket

All ratings66 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Rocket Crane

One-time6
  • 1,000 Coins$0.99
  • 10,000 Coins$1.99
  • 100,000 Coins$2.99
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  • 1,000,000 Coins$4.99
  • Upgrade to Full$4.99
  • 10,000,000 Coins$9.99
None

Build Your Rocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rocket Crane free?
Rocket Crane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Build Your Rocket free?
Build Your Rocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rocket Crane or Build Your Rocket?
Build Your Rocket is rated higher. Rocket Crane averages 4.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Build Your Rocket averages 4.8 from 66 ratings.
Do Rocket Crane or Build Your Rocket have ads?
Build Your Rocket shows ads; Rocket Crane does not.
Which is updated more often, Rocket Crane or Build Your Rocket?
Rocket Crane ships an update every 37 months, and Build Your Rocket fortnightly. Most recently, Rocket Crane was updated on October 8, 2026 and Build Your Rocket on October 2, 2026.

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