Grav Box vs Elemental Box
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.
Elemental Box
Engage in a sandbox game focused on realistic physical simulations. Experiment with various shapes and materials to observe their unique interactions and transformations. This app offers a creative space for exploration and discovery through physics.
- Physical simulation
- Material interaction
- Shape manipulation
- Sandbox gameplay
- Real-time physics
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Physical simulation game that enjoys real physical operation of each shape and change in each material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grav Box at 4.8 against Elemental Box's 4.2. Grav Box also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 72%). Elemental Box's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Elemental Box asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grav Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Grav Box's written reviews are positive against 72% of Elemental Box's.
Grav Box ships an update every 5 months, Elemental Box every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grav Box | Elemental Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | 4.2 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Capraro | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Grav Box
Elemental Box
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
Elemental Box
No in-app purchases
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