Comparison

Heavy Machines vs Tiny Builders

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

Head to head
About

Heavy Machines

This educational app allows children to assemble and operate powerful construction vehicles. Through interactive puzzles and tasks, kids learn about the functions and usefulness of machines like cranes, excavators, and trucks in a safe, engaging environment.

Highlights
  • Assemble and operate 4 cool vehicles
  • Learn vehicle functions and usefulness
  • Complete challenging puzzles and tasks
  • Interactive work site scenarios
  • Operate crane, excavator, loader, and truck
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Stimulate your children’s interest in mechanical science while they operate the powerful machines they like. They will learn to assemble these vehicles and play with them in a safe and friendly environment! Fun features: - 4 cool vehicles to assemble and play - Learn their functions and usefulness - Complete challenging puzzles and tasks! Place their favorite toys on a busy work site and see if they can work the different vehicles to complete a multi-step task. They can operate a crane, drive an excavator, use a loader to plow, and haul with a big truck. They will put knowledge and logic to work in this interactive game. Maybe you can give them a light lesson in physics while they master the play! It’s time get the fun day started! ————— Contact us: ser@babybus.com Visit us: https://app.babybus.com

About

Tiny Builders

Operate a variety of construction vehicles like cranes, diggers, and bulldozers. Customize builders and machines with numerous options. Discover over 50 interactive stories and adventures on a dynamic construction site.

Highlights
  • Operate 12 construction machines
  • Customize builder appearance
  • Customize machine colors
  • Over 50 interactive stories
  • Build and design scenarios
  • Free play with all machines
Features
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You love construction sites and equipment? On our construction site, you can operate the crane, the digger, the bulldozer, the wheel loader, the tunnel drill and many other machines yourself and control them with your finger. And best of all: you can customize the look of the little builders individually. • Ideal for children aged 2-6. • 12 construction machines and over 50 interactive stories to discover. ▸▸▸ YOU’RE IN CONTROL – of all machines: • Great feature: You can freely play with all machines, control and operate them. 1. Build your own skyscraper with the crane 2. Excavate a large pit using the digger 3. Load and unload the large dump trucks 4. Build your own road – with three machines: first apply the asphalt, then roll it and finally paint it 5. Drill a tunnel through a large mountain 6. Move heavy rocks out of the way using the wheel loader 7. Paint a house in your favorite color (or in a blend of many different colors) 8. Search for water everywhere using the water drill 9. Break up the ground with the jackhammer 10. Transport rubble off the construction site with the tipper and much, much more ... ▸▸▸ STYLE BOX – give your builders an individual look: • Striped or checked? You can dress the builders as you like: hair, face, helmet, shirt, pants, shoes – everything can be customized individually. • Prefer green to yellow? You can easily change the color of the machines! • Blond or brown, curly or with a pigtail? However you like it! • A total of over 65,000 variations of machines and builders are possible. ▸▸▸ WHAT ELSE will you find on the construction site? • As always, we’ve hidden many little stories for you to discover: • Lots of fun for all ages with more than 50 interactive, animated adventures: 1. Help the architect to read the plan. 2. Drive the train through the self-drilled tunnel 3. Oops, the mason has bricked up the door ... what will you do? 4. The bird is annoying the crane operator ... 5. Let the builders take their break. 6. Help the roofer to cover the roof. 7. Switch on the radio and watch the funny builders' dance! > And many other adventures await you ... There is so much to discover, what are you waiting for? ▸▸▸ SURPRISE – as always: Paint your own town sign! ▸▸▸ GET IN TOUCH - with us We want to keep hearing from you so don’t be shy and keep on telling us what you think about our apps! What do you want to see next? Share your thoughts with us @wonderkind on Facebook.

Screenshots

Heavy Machines4 screens
Tiny Builders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Heavy Machines at Free against Tiny Builders's $3.99. Tiny Builders's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence 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

Heavy Machines is free to download; Tiny Builders costs $3.99 up front. Heavy Machines sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Tiny Builders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Builders holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Builders has 1.2K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Heavy Machines's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tiny Builders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Heavy Machines versus Tiny Builders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeavy MachinesTiny Builders
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.4 (38 ratings)4.2 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings381.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB410 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBABYBUS CO.,LTDwonderkind GmbH

Customer experience

Heavy Machines

All ratings37 ratings
Positive51.4%
Neutral10.8%
Negative37.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Tiny Builders

All ratings1,245 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral12.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative33.8%

Bugs and requests

Heavy Machines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tiny Builders

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Compatibility issues with older devices
  • Arabic text displayed incorrectly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and construction scenes
  • Ability to customize builders and vehicles
  • Support for right-to-left text for Arabic users

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Heavy Machines

Subscriptions2
  • 连续包月SVIP$6.991 Month
  • 连续包年SVIP$41.991 Year
None

Tiny Builders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heavy Machines free?
Heavy Machines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Builders free?
Tiny Builders costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Heavy Machines or Tiny Builders?
Tiny Builders is rated higher. Heavy Machines averages 3.4 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Tiny Builders averages 4.2 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Heavy Machines or Tiny Builders have ads?
Heavy Machines shows ads; Tiny Builders does not.
Which is updated more often, Heavy Machines or Tiny Builders?
Heavy Machines ships an update every 2 months, and Tiny Builders every 2 months. Most recently, Heavy Machines was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tiny Builders on November 6, 2026.

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