Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki vs RoR2 Handbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
This comprehensive guide provides in-depth tips, tricks, and strategies for the game. Discover detailed information on bosses, items, enemies, NPCs, and crafting recipes across all platforms. Easily search and filter through a vast database of game content.
- Strategy guide with tips and tricks
- Searchable item database
- Item filtering options
- Crafting recipes and details
- Enemy and NPC lists
- Armor set information
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Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki is the offline companion for the 1.4.5 update of the classic 2D sandbox adventure. Look up any item, plan any craft and track your whole playthrough, even with no signal. EVERYTHING IN YOUR POCKET • 6,000+ items, 750+ creatures and every boss, updated for game version 1.4.5.8 • Full stats, crafting recipes, drops and "used in" lists, with every name tappable • "How to get it" on each page: who sells it, which crates and bags contain it, and what it turns into with Shimmer • Sort and filter by progression stage, damage, defense or tool power • Fast search across items and creatures • Works fully offline TOOLS THAT DO THE MATH • Crafting calculator: every raw material and station for any item, in the right order • Bosses & Events: tick what you've beaten, see what to fight next and how to summon it • NPC Housing: happiness, prices and pylons for every town • Weapon prefixes: the best reforge for each weapon type • World Seeds: every secret seed code, one tap to copy • Fishing: quest fish locations and catch tables • Armor sets with total defense and set bonuses • Collections: Journey research, Bestiary, banners and permanent boosters • Achievements checklist and favourites MADE FOR YOU • Separate profiles for each world or character, with backup to a file • Home screen widget for your boss progress • Dark mode, large text support and a two-column iPad layout • Optional reminders when seasonal events begin • English, Russian and Brazilian Portuguese PREMIUM (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) The guide is free with ads. Premium removes all ads for good and unlocks extra conveniences: • Saved towns and the best-neighbour finder • Crafting goals with one combined shopping list • Fishing power calculator • Loadout builder with full stat totals • Tick a whole list at once in Collections
RoR2 Handbook
This comprehensive guide provides all the necessary information for playing Risk of Rain 2. Quickly find stats, challenges, unlocks, and details on items, equipment, survivors, and artifacts with a powerful search function. Supports dark mode and iPad.
- Item information
- Equipment details
- Survivor stats
- Artifact descriptions
- Challenge tracking
- Powerful search
- Dark Mode support
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This handbook has all of the Risk of Rain 2 information you could need while playing, with a powerful search for filtering. Find what you're looking for quickly and view stats, challenges and unlocks, and more. This guide currently contains info on - Items - Equipment - Survivors - Artifacts - Challenges * Dark Mode support * iPad support (portrait and landscape) Feedback always welcome.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RoR2 Handbook at 89% against Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's 17%. RoR2 Handbook also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's advantage is ratings volume (836 vs 221). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RoR2 Handbook asks for nothing beyond the download.
RoR2 Handbook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 836 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki's written reviews are positive against 89% of RoR2 Handbook's.
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki ships an update every 8 months, RoR2 Handbook every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki | RoR2 Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (836 ratings) | 4.7 (221 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 836 — better | 221 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Phung Doanh | Kevin Lee |
Customer experience
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
RoR2 Handbook
User reviews
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
From 836 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Helpful guide
- 👍 Useful information
- 🤗 Solves problems
Room to improve
- 🚨 Outdated content
- 💸 Excessive ads
- 🤯 Missing key features
- 🐌 Performance issues
RoR2 Handbook
From 221 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick access to item information
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Helpful for unlocking items and artifacts
- 🚀 Efficient way to check item details
Room to improve
- 🐛 Missing updates for new DLC content
- 🐛 Issues with dark mode display
- 💡 Could benefit from additional features (enemy/map info, lore, etc.)
Bugs and requests
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on click
- Ads won't close
- Distorted/missing images
Requested features
4 requests- Update to latest Terraria version
- Add search functionality
- Improve organization and navigation
- Include more comprehensive item/enemy/boss information
RoR2 Handbook
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when viewing REX information
- Inability to exit larger item description windows
Requested features
4 requests- Update with Seekers of the Storm DLC content
- Add enemy and map information
- Implement a checklist for challenges/artifacts
- Include lore entries and artwork
In-app purchases
Pixel Sandbox Guide & Wiki
- Premium$3.99
RoR2 Handbook
No in-app purchases
Questions
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