Dr. Rocket vs Build Your Rocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Rocket
Pilot your rocket through space by tapping the screen to steer. Test your reflexes and see how far you can travel in this simple, arcade-style game.
- Simple touch controls
- Rocket flight simulation
- Endless space journey
- High score chasing
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Fly your rocket to space! Touch left side to turn left. Touch right side to turn right. How far can you go? SUD Inc.
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.
- Build custom rockets
- Manage fuel and speed
- Explore different planets
- Unlock new levels
- Compete for high scores
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dr. Rocket at 72% against Build Your Rocket's 0%. Build Your Rocket's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Build Your Rocket holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 66 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Dr. Rocket'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.
Dr. Rocket ships an update every 6 months, Build Your Rocket fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Rocket | Build Your Rocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (54 ratings) | 4.8 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUD Inc. | Clap Clap Games |
Customer experience
Dr. Rocket
Build Your Rocket
In-app purchases
Dr. Rocket
No in-app purchases
Build Your Rocket
No in-app purchases
Questions
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