# Armor Sandbox — Impact physics, not animations

> 2D impact physics simulation playground with realistic material properties and circuit building. (iPhone/iPad app by Vitor Japiassu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/armor-sandbox/id6821128741 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vitor Japiassu](https://appshunter.io/developer/6821128743)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Casual, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 41 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, European Portuguese, Russian
- Released: 2026-10-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/armor-sandbox/id6821128741/reviews.md

## What is Armor Sandbox?

Armor Sandbox is a 2D impact physics playground. Pick something to shoot, pick something to shoot at, and watch what actually happens.

Nothing here is a canned animation. Every plate, every projectile and every fragment is made of particles that carry real material properties: density, strength, melting point, heat capacity. Deformation, fracture, spalling, heat, fire and detonation all follow from those numbers. Swap the steel for glass and it shatters instead of denting, because glass is brittle, not because somebody drew a shatter effect.

WHAT IS IN IT

• More than 110 materials: steels, aluminium alloys, tungsten, tantalum, ceramics and glass, concrete and stone, wood, rubber, water, fuel, explosives and working electrical parts
• More than 60 projectiles, from pistol rounds to APFSDS long rods, shaped charges and hypervelocity rods
• More than 90 targets: plates, layered armour packages, deep blocks, circuits
• More than 35 vehicles in cutaway: T-34-85, Tiger I, Panther, Sherman, IS-2, T-55, M103, T-72 with and without reactive armour, M1A2 Abrams, Leopard 2A6, Challenger 2, BMP-1 and M113, plus cars, trucks, a school bus, a farm tractor and aircraft, each with its armour, ammunition, fuel and engine where they really sit
• More than 60 ready-made experiments to start from

MAKE YOUR OWN

Paint projectiles and targets cell by cell, choosing the material of every cell. Mirror, outline, replace, snap to a grid. Save them to your library, and send a design to a friend as a single small file.

WIRE IT UP

Batteries, capacitors, switches, sensors and delay lines. Current only goes where you drew a path: an insulated wire running along steel leaves the steel dead, bare copper makes the whole plate live. Lamps, heaters, electromagnets and high-voltage sparks that jump the air.

SEE WHAT THE EYE CAN'T

Watch the same impact in four views: normal, heat, speed and damage. Time slows down by itself around the impact, and you can pause, step through it frame by frame and fire again.

NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS, NO TRACKING

The app makes no network requests of its own. Nothing you build leaves your iPhone unless you share it yourself.

FREE TO WATCH, ONE PURCHASE TO CREATE

Watching is free. Every built-in experiment runs in full, explosives, nuclear devices and circuits included, and so does every vehicle and every material a preset uses. Opening a design someone sent you is free too.

The full version is for making things: painting with energetic, nuclear and electrical materials, a library without the five-per-kind limit, exporting your designs, and the Extreme and Maximum quality levels. One payment, no subscription, no ads either way.

Armor Sandbox is a physics simulation made for curiosity. Everything happens to particles in a 2D cross-section, and nothing in it is a guide to building anything real.

## Key features

- Realistic 2D impact physics simulation
- Over 110 simulated materials
- Extensive projectile and target library
- Detailed vehicle cutaways
- Circuit building with electrical components
- Multiple analysis views (heat, speed, damage)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Armor Sandbox Complete | $7.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #114 in Top Free · Games (US App Store)
- #53 in Top Free · Casual (US App Store)
- #15 in Top Free · Simulation (US App Store)

## Is Armor Sandbox safe?

Armor Sandbox appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Armor Sandbox is 86 out of 100. This assessment is based on 41 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7 out of 5. Of 41 App Store ratings, 92.7% point to a safe experience, 2.4% suggest some concerns, and 4.9% point to a risky experience.

## Is Armor Sandbox legit?

Armor Sandbox has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Armor Sandbox is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 30)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/armor-sandbox/id6821128741/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Интересно

*2026-10-25*

Интересно и хорошая физика!

### 5/5 — Yes, I’m American

*2026-10-24*

Can you please make it so that I can change how the game measures sizes so I’m not constantly having to look up conversions, from my understanding everything is in m or mm would be nice if I could switch to inches feet ect, would also be nice if we had a ruler system

### 5/5 — Good but,

*2026-10-24*

There are a few bugs that are annoying. First. In the armour/projectile editor when you are on free hand tool and try to zoom in or zoom out with pinch it puts a dot of material where your finger is. A second bug is when you zoom in it starts not being smooth zoom it lick goes from small to big in one frame

### 5/5 — 5 STARS

*2026-10-24*

This game I have been waiting to come out for about 2 or something months and now that it’s on the app store i finally got it just now. It’s such a great physics game and i’m sure i will be playing it for a long time

### 4/5 — Great game

*2026-10-24*

This game is awesome but the download thing in the workshop doesn’t work for me it shows a bunch of code but overall it’s great the new update is confusing I can’t put humans in the tank any more

### 5/5 — Great game

*2026-10-24*

This game is pretty good, I just have this weird issue when on my iPhone if I try to move my camera right I zoom in, but other than that this game is good.

### 5/5 — Good game

*2026-10-24*

It’s really realistic and looks pretty good i waited for the game for about 2 months and it was worth it there are some bugs with the camera but they are easy to fix.

### 5/5 — Мне очень нравится это игра

*2026-10-24*

Это игра особенная ведь нет игры похоже на armor sandbox игра великолепная но хотелось бы чтоб хоть одно взрывчатое вещество для снарядов а так игра мне нравится👍👍

### 3/5 — Needs some refining

*2026-10-24*

The game has a very solid base. However a lot of the metals in game are FAR too soft. So soft in fact, objects moving really slow still have immense penetrating power.

### 5/5 — Many bugs an quality of life problem

*2026-10-24*

The game is really cool and optimized it’s complete but the game got some bugs.

## Frequently asked questions about Armor Sandbox

### What is Armor Sandbox?

Armor Sandbox is a 2D impact physics playground that simulates the behavior of materials and projectiles based on their real-world properties. It allows users to experiment with various materials, projectiles, and targets to observe realistic outcomes like deformation, fracture, and heat.

### Does Armor Sandbox have ads?

No, Armor Sandbox is ad-free. The developer explicitly states 'NO ADS' and that the app makes no network requests of its own, ensuring an uninterrupted user experience.

### What kind of materials can I use in Armor Sandbox?

Armor Sandbox features over 110 materials, including various steels, aluminum alloys, tungsten, ceramics, glass, concrete, wood, rubber, water, fuel, explosives, and electrical components. This allows for a wide range of experimental possibilities.

### Can I build my own creations in Armor Sandbox?

Yes, you can create your own projectiles and targets by painting them cell by cell and choosing the material for each. You can save these designs to your library and even share them with friends as single files.

### Is Armor Sandbox suitable for younger players?

Armor Sandbox has an age rating of 9+. While it simulates destructive events, the focus is on physics and experimentation rather than gratuitous violence. The content is presented in a 2D cross-section.

### How does the 'Free to Watch, One Purchase to Create' model work?

Watching built-in experiments, using preset vehicles, materials, and opening shared designs is free. A one-time purchase unlocks the full creation capabilities, including painting with energetic, nuclear, and electrical materials, an expanded library, design exporting, and higher quality settings.

### What devices does Armor Sandbox support?

Armor Sandbox is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed to run on Apple's mobile operating systems.

### How often is Armor Sandbox updated?

The latest version of Armor Sandbox is 1.8.8, which was released on October 24, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support for the application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.8.9 — 2026-10-25

Big update:
• New phone layout: the menus float at the top, Fire sits on the left and Record is always at hand.
• Favorites in the Library, and a visible Delete button for your own designs.
• Tanks no longer fall apart after a light hit or a while after a shot.
• More realistic penetration: WWII tank shells stay whole and go through the armour the real ones did, tungsten carbide cores no longer turn to dust, molten metal flows like a liquid, and the holes darts leave are cleaner.
• Now on iPad, full screen in landscape or portrait.
• Importing designs works on iPhone and iPad, and iPhones in Spanish or Chinese open the game in their own language.
• Fixes from players: tilt snaps back to 0, a pinch no longer drags the shot, and a quick tap no longer starts the hold circle.
• Thanks to NerdWord for the interface suggestions, to @ag_bee for the anatomical dummy body, and stability improvements.

### 1.8.8 — 2026-10-24

Fixed: on iPhone and iPad, a quick tap on the scene no longer starts the yellow hold circle. Holding your finger still for two seconds still opens the Add menu. Plus stability improvements.

### 1.8.7 — 2026-10-23

• Now on iPad: the game runs full screen on every iPad, in landscape or portrait, with the full interface.
• Importing designs now works on iPhone and iPad: open a file from the Workshop or from a friend in the Library or the editor.
• iPhones set to Spanish or Chinese now open the game in their own language.
• Stability improvements.

### 1.8.6 — 2026-10-23

Big update:
• Sound: impacts, explosions, fire and projectiles flying past, all from the material and the speed.
• Now in Spanish and Chinese, as well as English, Portuguese and Russian.
• 16 new real-world rounds, from the A-10's 30 mm and the Iowa's 16-inch shell to the .50 family, plus a new Missiles category: AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 AMRAAM and the S-400's 48N6.
• Material properties editor: change the strength, density, heat and explosive power of any material (full version).
• More realistic tank shells, armour penetration, ceramic armour, and pistol and rifle rounds.
• Redesigned human dummies, cast iron that breaks into pieces, and explosion flashes where the energy comes out.
• Lock targets and projectiles in place while you set up a shot, and choose how much the action slows down on impact.
• Workshop button in the Library and the editor, a faster start and stability improvements.

### 1.7.3 — 2026-10-22

No release notes.

## Related topics

[armor sandbox](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/armor-sandbox) · [intuiphysics simulations](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/intuiphysics-simulations) · [lailong](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/lailong) · [vibrating app simulation](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/vibrating-app-simulation) · [aging app simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/aging-app-simulator) · [simulations phet](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/simulations-phet) · [case simulator block strike](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/case-simulator-block-strike) · [framing simulation 25](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/framing-simulation-25) · [app armor](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/app-armor) · [simulador de armas de fuego](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/simulador-de-armas-de-fuego) · [pocus simulator](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pocus-simulator)

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-26.*
