Grav Box vs Sandbox XL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grav Box
Control gravity with a tap and hold to manipulate objects. Customize their appearance, explore dynamic physics, and engage in arcade challenges with leaderboards and achievements.
- Tap and hold to control gravity
- Customize grav colors and emojis
- Dynamic backgrounds and physics effects
- Arcade mode with achievements
- Global leaderboards
- In-game events like black holes
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Grav Box places gravity at your fingertips. Tap and hold on the screen to control the gravitational field around your gravs and manipulate them in limitless ways. Customize your entire experience by setting gravs to any color or emoji, explore dynamic backgrounds and physics effects, and even modify the effects of gravity itself. With custom preferences set, head to the arcade to unlock achievements and compete against global leaderboards. Be prepared for black holes, gravitational shifts, and many other in-game events that will impact your gameplay.
Sandbox XL
Engage in a fun, physics-based sandbox game where you can interact with numerous elements like water, magma, and fire. Simulate natural phenomena to create volcanoes, lakes, and geysers, and enjoy experimenting with the laws of nature.
- Physics-based sandbox gameplay
- Interact with water, magma, acid, sand, fire, gunpowder, oil, wood
- Create volcanoes, lakes, seas, geysers
- Simulate physical phenomena
- Experiment with nature's laws
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Have fun with Sandbox XL an addictive physics-based sandbox style game. You can interact with various elements such as water, magma, acid, sand, fire, gunpowder, oil, wood and more. Create volcanoes, lakes, seas, geysers by simulating physical phenomena and enjoying yourself with the nature's laws.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grav Box at 4.8 against Sandbox XL's 3.7. Grav Box also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 61%). Sandbox XL's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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. Grav Box sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sandbox XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Grav Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Grav Box's written reviews are positive against 61% of Sandbox XL's.
Grav Box ships an update every 5 months, Sandbox XL every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Grav Box | Sandbox XL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | 3.7 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Capraro | Raffaele Amuso |
Customer experience
Grav Box
Sandbox XL
In-app purchases
Grav Box
- Gold Blocks (100) Pack$0.99
- Light Portal$0.99
- Dark Portal$0.99
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- Grav Box$0.99
- Midnight$0.99
- Daybreak$0.99
- Beach$0.99
- Jungle$0.99
- Mist$0.99
- Gold Blocks (1000) Pack$4.99
Sandbox XL
- Remove ad$1.99
