# Planet Craft vs Exploration Lite

The clearest difference is chart position: Planet Craft at #133 against Exploration Lite's unranked. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Planet Craft sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Exploration Lite sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Planet Craft against 4.5 for Exploration Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62K and 23K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Planet Craft's written reviews are positive against 61% of Exploration Lite's.

Planet Craft ships an update every 4 weeks, Exploration Lite every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Planet Craft | Exploration Lite |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (62K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planet-craft-mine-block-world/id900103343/reviews) | [4.5 (23K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exploration-lite/id1237389186/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **62K** | 23K |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | **61.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 weeks** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#133** | — |
| Size | 830 MB | 800 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Playlabs LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/869329924) | [SolverLabs](https://appshunter.io/developer/402469222) |

## What reviewers say

### Planet Craft

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/planet-craft-mine-block-world/id900103343)

**Currently charting:** #133 Top Free · Adventure (US App Store)

Explore, survive, and create in an open-world block game. Mine resources, craft items, and build anything you can imagine, solo or with friends. Discover thousands of player-made worlds and engage in various game modes.

**Highlights:** Open world multiplayer, Survival and creative modes, Thousands of player-made worlds, Multi-crafting and building recipes, Redstone system, Adopt pets and tame animals, Enchanting system

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tiny Pack of Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tiny Pack of Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| Small Pack of Coins | $2.99 | one-time |
| Planet Craft Money Pack | $3.99 | one-time |
| Big Pack of Gems | $3.99 | one-time |
| Planet Craft Chest of Coins | $7.99 | one-time |
| Bucket of Gems | $7.99 | one-time |
| Bank of Coins | $16.99 | one-time |
| Chest of Gems | $20.99 | one-time |
| Bank of Gems | $41.99 | one-time |
| Treasury of Coins | $41.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great recreation of Minecraft
- 🆓 Free alternative to Minecraft
- 👍 Fun to play with friends
- 💬 Ability to chat with other players

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
- 🔇 Lack of features compared to Minecraft
- 🔍 Limited block/item variety
- 🔥 Destructive player behavior (lava, TNT)
- 🕰️ Private maps deleted after 50 days

**Reported bugs**

- Invisible blocks after placement
- Inability to move or control character
- Disappearing items and inventory issues
- Freezing and crashes, especially in combat
- Unreliable friend requests and multiplayer

**Requested features**

- Add spawn eggs in creative mode
- Implement more biomes and terrain variety
- Allow access to chests, crafting tables in creative
- Add more items like redstone, armor, weapons
- Introduce the Nether and End dimensions


### Exploration Lite

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exploration-lite/id1237389186)

Create and explore an infinite 3D world by building structures, mining resources, and transforming the terrain. This app offers a sandbox experience for imaginative construction and exploration.

**Highlights:** Infinite 3D environment, Build bases, castles, kingdoms, Mine resources, Destroy and transform terrain, Save world progress, Block crafting

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (19)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tiny Pack of Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tiny Pack of Gems | $0.99 | one-time |
| Light Pack of Coins | $1.99 | one-time |
| Small Pack of Coins | $2.99 | one-time |
| Big Pack of Coins | $3.99 | one-time |
| Medium Pack of Coins | $3.99 | one-time |
| Big Pack of Gems | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Pack of Coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| Giant Pack of Coins | $5.99 | one-time |
| Huge Pack of Coins | $6.99 | one-time |
| Chest of Coins | $7.99 | one-time |
| Massive Pack of Coins | $7.99 | one-time |
| Bucket of Gems | $7.99 | one-time |
| Golden Chest of Coins | $11.99 | one-time |
| Bank of Coins | $16.99 | one-time |
| Chest of Gems | $20.99 | one-time |
| Treasury of Coins | $41.99 | one-time |
| Bank of Gems | $41.99 | one-time |
| Treasure of Gems | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Good alternative for Minecraft
- 👍 Blocky, fun, and creative
- 👍 Awesome game
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 I love this game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Laggy and crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 Disappearing builds and maps
- 🔒 Lack of moderation and inappropriate content
- 💰 Too many ads and in-app purchases

**Reported bugs**

- Disconnection issues and inability to play in offline/single-player mode
- Disappearing builds and maps
- Glitches and bugs with block placement and interactions

**Requested features**

- Add beds, furniture, animals, and more interactive elements
- Implement different realms like Nether and End
- Add more blocks, items, and crafting options
- Improve save/load functionality for builds
- Implement better chat filtering and moderation


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Planet Craft free?

Planet Craft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Exploration Lite free?

Exploration Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Planet Craft or Exploration Lite?

Planet Craft and Exploration Lite are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 62K and 23K ratings respectively.

### Do Planet Craft or Exploration Lite have ads?

Both Planet Craft and Exploration Lite show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Planet Craft or Exploration Lite?

Planet Craft ships an update every 4 weeks, and Exploration Lite every 6 weeks. Most recently, Planet Craft was updated on September 27, 2026 and Exploration Lite on September 27, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*