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Planet Craft

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Planet Craft is a free-to-play Minecraft-like game that offers multiplayer creative and survival modes, but it is plagued by frequent ads, numerous glitches, and a toxic community, leading to a recent negative trend despite a high lifetime rating.

4.5★ lifetime (60,418) Free + in-app purchases since 2014 by Playlabs LLC updated 1.5 mo ago recent negative 30% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Ads & Monetization Glitches & Performance Community & Moderation Missing Features & Content Minecraft Comparison Controls & UI
5★275
4★116
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.5★ lifetime average

Planet Craft is a free-to-play sandbox game often compared to Minecraft, featuring multiplayer creative and survival modes, mini-games, and character customization. While some users enjoy its gameplay and social aspects, many recent reviews highlight significant issues with ads, glitches, lack of features, and an inappropriate community.

What users like

  • Offers a free alternative to Minecraft with similar gameplay and creative freedomR1R4R21R315
  • Includes multiplayer modes, mini-games, and opportunities to connect with friendsR2R12R21R22
  • Developers are perceived as responsive to bug fixes, though some issues persistR20

What users complain about

  • Excessive and intrusive ads frequently interrupt gameplay, even for paid usersR16R19R37R78
  • Frequent glitches, lag, and disconnections hinder the user experienceR4R9R19R25
  • Community often contains toxic behavior, bullying, cussing, and inappropriate content, with ineffective reporting toolsR44R46R60R73
  • Many basic features expected in a block-building game, like beds, crafting, and single-player worlds, are missing or limitedR3R16R19R20
  • Maps can be deleted unexpectedly, even after significant time investmentR11R19R157
  • Controls are often described as tiny, difficult to use, and unresponsiveR5R16R105R126
  • Survival mode is challenging due to an overwhelming number of hostile mobs and player killingR16R97R115R355
  • Perceived as a low-quality copy of Minecraft with poor graphics and limited blocks/itemsR24R56R80R89

Latest update · v6.4

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

A major new update is here with new weapons, team battles, cosmetics, UI polish, and survival improvements. New Premium Weapons: - Added Magic Spear — a powerful hybrid weapon for both melee and ranged combat. Strike enemies up close or throw the spear from a distance with magical return, cooldown, durability use, and enchantment support. - Added Bone Bow — a fast premium bow with built-in bone arrows, single and double-shot modes, cooldown mechanics, and special burning damage effects. New Premium Item — Totem of Undying: - A new survival item that gives players a second chance in battle. Hold the Totem in your hand to survive fatal damage and receive temporary recovery effects. New Mini-Game — SkyWars Teams: - A new team-based SkyWars mode is now available. Join one of four teams, loot floating islands, fight for control of the center, and eliminate enemy teams. No respawns — the

Recurring themes

Ads & Monetization negative
Users consistently report an overwhelming number of ads, often appearing unexpectedly or after skipping others. Some mention that even purchasing ad-free options does not eliminate all ads, or even increases them. Red gems, used to remove ads, are difficult to obtain.R16R19R22R33
Glitches & Performance negative
Many players experience significant lag, frequent disconnections, and various bugs such as maps being deleted, items disappearing, or controls not responding correctly. The developer's notes mention UI polish and survival improvements, but recent reviews still report these issues.R4R9R19R25
Community & Moderation negative
A prevalent issue is the toxic and inappropriate behavior within the multiplayer community, including cussing, bullying, online dating, and asking for personal information. Users report that the reporting system is ineffective.R44R46R60R73
Missing Features & Content negative
Reviewers frequently request basic features common in block-building games, such as beds, furniture, crafting, more blocks, custom skins, and single-player worlds. Some also note the removal of popular mini-games like Hunger Games.R3R16R19R20
Minecraft Comparison mixed
Many users acknowledge Planet Craft as a free alternative to Minecraft, with some praising it as an 'alter ego' or 'better than Minecraft'. However, a significant portion criticizes it as a 'copy' or 'fake' Minecraft, citing inferior graphics, limited features, and overall lower quality.R1R4R21R24
Controls & UI negative
Users complain about tiny, unresponsive, or difficult-to-use controls, particularly the joystick size. This contradicts the developer's notes claiming 'UI polish'.R5R16R105R126

Who it's for

This game is for players looking for a free, multiplayer block-building experience similar to Minecraft, especially those who enjoy mini-games and social interaction R1R2R21R22. It is NOT for young children due to the prevalent inappropriate content and bullying in the chat . It is also not for players who dislike frequent ads, glitches, or a lack of core sandbox features R16R19R62.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, focusing on ads, glitches, and community issues. While the lifetime rating is high, the recent sentiment suggests a decline in quality or user experience. Many positive reviews are very short or vague, while negative reviews provide more specific complaints.

Frequently asked

Is Planet Craft a free game?
Yes, Planet Craft is a free-to-play game, but it includes in-app purchases and is heavily monetized with frequent ads that many users find intrusive R3R16R33R128.
Does Planet Craft have multiplayer or single-player modes?
Planet Craft primarily features multiplayer modes, including creative, survival, and mini-games, allowing players to interact and build with friends R2R12R21. However, many users request the addition of a dedicated single-player mode and randomly generated worlds R16R60.
Are there beds or crafting in Planet Craft?
Based on recent reviews, many players report that beds and a traditional crafting system are either missing or severely limited in Planet Craft, leading to frustration R3R16R20R62.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US ALTER VERSION OF MINECRAFT I LOVE IT!!!: This is the alter ego of Minecraft! LOVE IT.
  2. [R4] 5/5 · US Good but one thing: I love this game. It reminds me of my two favorite games: Minecraft and Terraria. The game design is amazing and some events in there are cool too. But it is sometimes way too laggy and if I reconnect in the middle of mansion raid, I lose every single thing! Plz developers fix this. But overall, this game is good and I recommend downloading it.
  3. [R21] 5/5 · US Read this: Planet craft is so fun you can do mini games and other stuff to it is like Minecraft but their are other players and you do not need a software account my favorite mini game is the lava mini game the reason I shared this with you just because it’s a fun game
  4. [R315] 3/5 · GB I love it but there’s some thingssss: Hi I hope your doing well and this game is great I downloaded this game cause Minecraft makes you pay 😭buttt this game has changed if so much but I have some 💡 ideas 🤝I love if in all but it would be cool if there were more blocks and spawn eggs We’ll I hope you have a great day and whoever sees this it’s a great game and 100% recommend 🩷🩷🩷❤️
  5. [R2] 5/5 · US I want a easy way to play: What if you the planet craft team add this to Xbox and ps5 and add controller support, including Bluetooth controller support for mobile other than that. This game is pretty good. 10 out of 10 I have played a lot. It is very good Also, what if we added like better PVP like cool down PVP
  6. [R12] 5/5 · US I love this game pls read: The game is amazing and it’s the best but I want single player egg wars pls and team hunger games thanks for reading
  7. [R22] 5/5 · US PLANET CRAFT THE GOAT: This is multi player and has fun mini games it’s worth getting i5 has some adds but you can get rid of them with gems!
  8. [R20] 5/5 · US Really awesome app!: This app is so awesome and I really love it because there is not very many bugs and the developers are so good at fixing the bugs if any accrue. I just wish there were beds!! Thank you for reading! sincerely, Mrs. Jolene
  9. [R16] 2/5 · US Flip this whatever this is: The controls are tiny af and there’s no way to change it. The red gems are impossible to get. The random ad blocks, frick them. Why are there like several dozen zombies in one group like bruh. Where are ur brain cells ppl, how are you going to add phantoms, bad mobs that appear when you don’t get sleep, and when there are no beds!?!?!?!? Add single player and make it to
  10. [R19] 4/5 · US Good game but bugs and remove annoying things: The game is great but theres bugs. 1. Unexpected lag 2. Second ad after skipping an ad. 3.Expiring maps after 15 days. I know you don't want maps to get hacked but I had a survival map when I logged back in the map was GONE.4 is not a bug but annoying 4.I assume that you should remove ads on top of a portal and add the end, the nether , commands, and
  11. [R37] 1/5 · US No ads today: Remove ads for free
  12. [R78] 2/5 · US Bugs: Hello, I would like the stupid YouTube buttons on the map to be removed because when you try to remove them, an ad pops up, and some ads don't let you return to the game. Also, there are many bugs in the game, I hope they'll be fixed. AND ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE AD REMOVAL, THERE WERE EVEN MORE ADS. · translated
  13. [R9] 4/5 · US I hate it!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬: Cussing,being mean, glitchy that I can’t even play it!
  14. [R25] 5/5 · US If it disconnects, please stop sending people to another server: My friends keep getting so mad when they get sent to another server when they’re playing a game like egg, wars, or something I always be playing egg wars my Wi-Fi goes out then when I press reconnect, it sends me to another server when I’m overpowered and I have 20 enchanted golden apples I just get sent to another server and I keep
  15. [R44] 1/5 · US I hate this game: The people keep killing me when I have good stuff and stop saying that I trying to swim in lava I fall in to lava not swim in it.
  16. [R46] 2/5 · US Need to do something about cusers: Someone started cussing at me and when I reported him it didn’t even do anything
  17. [R60] 1/5 · US Bad game: This game has very bad stupid players how the hell can we play those players are killing no single player mode shame on the ceo of playlabs
  18. [R73] 1/5 · US Inappropriate: People ask for so and say bad words
  19. [R3] 4/5 · US OMG: This game is the best and also there’s no in our purchases. They they say they are you don’t even have to pay for anything only if you want free money oh yeah but also. I can’t stop playing it. I play nonstop every day so you should try this game over and out. Oh yeah, one more thing can you please add beds and furniture!!😡🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🙏🙏🙏🥺🙏🙏🙏
  20. [R11] 4/5 · US I would rate it 5 stars but…: my map that I worked days on got deleted. It took days and the weird system deleted it even though players went in it every 4 or so days. My user is Colton and Vien roleplays and I’ve played this game for 6 years. Love this game. Thank you.
  21. [R157] 1/5 · US Discounted: In this game you build bases and craft trust me I was a pro at the game it was fun at the he time but it is started by to get to me that my under ground bases get deleted
  22. [R5] 5/5 · US The game is good, but please make it possible to change the joystick size and it will be awesome: Awesome · translated
  23. [R105] 2/5 · US I agree with the one that says the graphics are good, but… how? What delete delete delete: Yep, I totally agree. I tried to jump, but it didn’t work. I was just walking and I only figured out how to customize my character. And I kept getting stuck in the grass. I couldn’t build anything.
  24. [R126] 3/5 · US This game SUCKS!!!: So I was playing the game and then I was going to place a block but then it kept placing 2 blocks so I was mad and shut down the whole I-pad but it kept placing 2 blocks.try to fix the problem please anyways this game is very good.
  25. [R97] 3/5 · US Planet Craft is pretty good: Plan a craft you get killed by everything even lava monsters people one that kill you
  26. [R115] 3/5 · US STOP ADDING A LOT OF MOBS IN SURVIVAL MULTIPLAYER: I don’t like when ts happens in the NIGHT like decrease it to Atleast 10 mobs in a group but not like 30 DAMN MOBS IN A GROUP AT NIGHT. (The gaem is good overall :3)
  27. [R355] 3/5 · GB Nice app if I could try and play it 😒: Ok so I got the free private sever and started building and it was alr ngl but then like 5 monsters where chasing me I died like 10000 times but PLEASE can easy mode have things that don’t attack as much? Because I don’t want to be in a public sever that has like one thing chasing me that’s fine but no 5… ☹️
  28. [R24] 5/5 · US Best game of all time! Please read this review: Ok, actually this game is the absolute worst game of all time. They completely ripped off Minecraft and made it 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, times worse. Yeah. Don’t waste your time.
  29. [R56] 1/5 · US I HATE IT: Why does it always have to say “disconnected” or “check your internet” it literally has the ads pop up on the top which does NOT SHOW UP IN THE PICTURES! It’s graphics are bad and WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AVATARS?! I have to jump to get off a block, can’t mine in survival, and the avatars look super bad. I’m done with this game.
  30. [R80] 1/5 · US Ew: This game is such a fake
  31. [R89] 1/5 · US My opinion: Your app sucks and the designs look like dog water. Put more effort in this
  32. [R33] 5/5 · US Wow.: They are upgrading and updating and planet craft is just so fun no ads unless you get 50 gems to make it as free😐(witch I did) umm that’s in 10/10 highly recommend (just like mincraft)
  33. [R128] 1/5 · US This app sucks so much: Basically the whole point is to spend money
  34. [R62] 1/5 · US How: There’s no beds no mods no painting and no rails or carts

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store