Pilot Kurt vs SandBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Kurt
Perform daring aerial stunts and explore a city with realistic physics. Enjoy one-finger controls for easy gameplay or dive into minigames and explore the city with a rental car.
- Daredevil stunt flying
- Realistic aerodynamics physics
- Variable engine power
- Pitch, roll, and yaw controls
- Multiple minigames
- City exploration with rental cars
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Come and fly with Pilot Kurt! Dive through the air on your tablet or phone, performing daredevil stunts with one-finger controls. Now also contains real aerodynamics physics, with separate pitch, roll and yaw controls, and a variable engine power setting. Play either mode at any time, landscape or portrait! Fly for fun, or try your hand at a number of different minigames that appear throughout the world. If you want to cause trouble around the city, grab a rental car from the airport and go see what kind of jumps you can find! The sky is the limit!
SandBox
Explore a particle physics playground with full rotation and a wide variety of elements. Combine different substances to create fascinating interactions and discover new reactions. This app offers a relaxing and creative experience for users of all ages.
- Full rotation capabilities
- Wide range of interactive elements
- Create new reactions and elements
- Realistic and satisfying particles
- Thermal vision mode
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Immerse yourself in the complete particle sandbox experience with full rotation capabilities. Explore a wide range of different elements and watch as they interact with each other to create fascinating results. Features: • Specialists understand that the sandbox is the perfect place to unleash your creativity. • Teachers recognize that the sandbox is an ideal tool for teaching about item reactions and how to create new elements. • Play sand with thermal vision, reminiscent of the popular game Garry's Mod (gmod). • This innovative and awesome concept is loads of fun with the sandbox, and I can't wait to upgrade! • The particles in the sandbox are very realistic, satisfying, and relaxing. Combine elements to create new reactions and even blow up floating sandbox or ragdoll sandbox 2 for even more excitement!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SandBox at 4.6 against Pilot Kurt's 4.0. SandBox also leads on ratings volume (46K vs 4). Pilot Kurt's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SandBox holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SandBox has 46K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pilot Kurt ships an update every 4 months, SandBox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Kurt | SandBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (46K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 46K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kurt Dekker | TINYSOFT |
Customer experience
Pilot Kurt
SandBox
Bugs and requests
Pilot Kurt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SandBox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 50 is impossible to complete
- Certain materials like rock have glitches
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More materials and elements
- Ability to save and load creations
- Larger sandbox area
- More realistic physics and behaviors
In-app purchases
Pilot Kurt
No in-app purchases
SandBox
No in-app purchases
