Comparison

SpaceBots. vs Build Up!!

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

Head to head
About

SpaceBots.

Pilot a spaceship to destroy incoming asteroids before they reach the planet. Collect power-ups for advantages like extra lives, size changes, and score boosts. Compete for high scores in two distinct game modes.

Highlights
  • Drag to move spaceship
  • Collect power-ups
  • Score high scores
  • Arcade Mode
  • Challenge Mode
  • Avoid red power-up
Features
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Don't let the asteroids escape! Control the SpaceBots Ship and stop the asteroids from leaving the wormhole and hitting the SpaceBots Planet! >Drag on your ship to move! >Collect Extra Lives/Bonus Points and Specials! >Try to get 100k (Easy) 300K (Hard) 1 Million (Impossible?) Collect the Power ups! *Green - Extra Life! *Yellow - Make your ship BIGGER! *White - More points YAY! *Red - Makes your ship smaller - AVOID! *Pink - Barrier. *Blue - Slow Motion. *Purple - Surprise! Two Brand NEW modes for you to try! Arcade Mode - Collect the powerups and aim for the high score! Challenge Mode - There is only one Asteroid, but it increases in speed every hit! How long can you survive?

About

Build Up!!

Construct your tower as tall as possible by strategically placing building nodes. Collect more nodes as you ascend to reach crucial checkpoints and achieve new heights.

Highlights
  • Build structures high
  • Gather building nodes
  • Reach checkpoints
  • Ascend to new heights
Features
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Build your structure as high as you can! Gather additional building nodes along the way and reach the checkpoints!

Screenshots

SpaceBots.4 screens
Build Up!!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpaceBots. at 95% against Build Up!!'s 34%. SpaceBots. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Build Up!!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 14). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. SpaceBots. sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Build Up!! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpaceBots. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Build Up!! has 16K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of SpaceBots.'s written reviews are positive against 34% of Build Up!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpaceBots. ships an update every 9 months, Build Up!! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SpaceBots. versus Build Up!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaceBots.Build Up!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.5 (16K ratings)
Positive reviews94.9% of reviews — better34.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1416K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB266 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTaiwo OmisoreVoodoo

Customer experience

SpaceBots.

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Build Up!!

All ratings16,019 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive34.3%
Neutral16.3%
Negative49.4%

Bugs and requests

SpaceBots.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Build Up!!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Rivet counter malfunction
  • Levels regenerating incorrectly
  • Tower physics issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to create custom maps
  • Removal of perfect triangle requirement

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SpaceBots.

One-time2
  • Feed The Developer!$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Build Up!!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads.$2.99

Questions

Is SpaceBots. free?
SpaceBots. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Build Up!! free?
Build Up!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpaceBots. or Build Up!!?
SpaceBots. is rated higher. SpaceBots. averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Build Up!! averages 4.5 from 16K ratings.
Do SpaceBots. or Build Up!! have ads?
Build Up!! shows ads; SpaceBots. does not.
Which is updated more often, SpaceBots. or Build Up!!?
SpaceBots. ships an update every 9 months, and Build Up!! fortnightly. Most recently, SpaceBots. was updated on October 6, 2026 and Build Up!! on October 13, 2026.

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