Comparison

Epic Battle Simulator vs Sandbox Zombies

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Epic Battle Simulator

Engage in epic simulated battles by strategically placing diverse troops on the battlefield. Choose from a variety of units and tactics to outmaneuver your opponents in pre-set levels or custom test scenarios. Victory depends on your strategic placement and army composition.

Highlights
  • Level-based battles
  • Custom test battles
  • Strategic troop placement
  • Diverse troop selection
  • Army building
  • Multiple unit types
Features
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Looking for the most epic battles in your life ? Then you found what you were looking for ! You can play against provided levels or build your own test battle. For the level mode: Use the gold provided in each level to select your troops and accurately place them on the map. Tap "GO" to start the battle simulator against the enemy's army. For the test battle simulator mode: Place both yours and the enemy's army. Proceed to the battlefield and watch the battle as it is simulated! It is totally up to the best strategy to win! With the most accurate placement of your army you will get the best results! Multiple troops are available to choose from and more to come! It is totally up to you to build your army! Fighters with swords, shields, spears, hammers, bows, cannons, guns and more are waiting for you to choose! Don't wait, try it now! VIP Membership offers a weekly subscription, you will be charged for $7.99 This price is established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. This purchase is auto-renewable subscription. After buying this subscription, you will unlock the following features: Epic Troop Guard, Epic Troop Ice Dragon, gain 200 gems per day, collect double rewards and remove pop up ads!. Subscription Notice: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 - hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 - hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto - renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://rappidstudios.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://rappidstudios.com/index.php/privacy-policy

About

Sandbox Zombies

Engage in chaotic battle simulations by creating custom levels with diverse units and a vast arsenal. Pit humans against monsters like vampires, werewolves, and ninjas, or combine their abilities for unique combat scenarios. Enjoy a regularly updated, ad-free experience with an optional one-time purchase for the full version.

Highlights
  • Custom level creation
  • Diverse unit types (humans, monsters, supernatural)
  • Hybrid unit abilities
  • Wide arsenal of weapons
  • Silly and unique weapon options
  • Regular updates
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Sandbox Zombies is an action level editor. With zombies in it. Carefully set up your own elaborate scenarios, or just revel in causing chaos. With no innate goal, Sandbox Zombies trusts you to find fun in creativity and mischief. No ads and no internet required. Sandbox Systems: - Factions: Humans can fight humans too! There are 12 factions and you can edit who fights who. - Territory: Many units will try to claim territory for their faction, and this funnels units towards where the action is. - Modifiers: Units can be given a wide variety of modifiers such Invisibility, Armor, Vampirism, and much more. Many modifiers can be combined. - Spawners: Keep units respawning forever. So the battle can be endless while you just sit back and watch. - Electric Grid: Connect power sources (such as sensors and solar panels) to powered terrain (such as turrets, doors, spawners, lures, capture points, and more) to turn them on, or even make a certain faction control them. - Ground Mess: Bullet casings, scorch marks from explosions, and (depending on your settings) blood and guts from the injured will gradually paint the floor. You can wipe it clean by hand. - Day/Night Cycle: A Sun and Moon orbit the level separately, and can affect some units and terrain. - Offline Level Sharing: The entire sandbox data can be encoded into text for easy no-internet-required cross-platform sharing. - Controller Support: Optionally plug in a controller to take over any number of units and turrets at once and control them in the style of a twin stick shooter. Hand the controller to a friend and that's asymmetric local multiplayer. Support for multiple controllers is planned. Sandbox Content: - Normal Weapons: Shotguns, Rocket Launchers, Uzis, Miniguns, Smgs, Assault Rifles, Snipers, Revolvers, Flamethrowers, Swords - Silly Weapons too: Teleporter Guns, Paintball Guns, Frost Thrower, Zombification-Injector Guns, Braimwormifiers - Units: Humans, Ghouls, Mummies, Skeletons, Witches, Demons, Angels, Ninjas, Ghosts. And most of those can also be either Werewolves or Vampires on top of that! And zombified on top of that! - Terrain: Turrets, Crates, Explosive Crates, Sandbags, Barbed Wire, Mud, Fog, Doors, Lures, Sensors, Capture Points, Solar Panels - Units can be given extra modifiers: Metal Armor, Wings, Invincibility, Invisibility, Regeneration, Being On Fire, Being Frozen, Locust Breath, Emergency Teleport, Divinity, Brainworms, Vampirism, Lycanthropy, Zombification - And much more! There's just a one-time purchase for extra content, but the basic game is free so jump in and start causing chaos!

Screenshots

Epic Battle Simulator4 screens
Sandbox Zombies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sandbox Zombies at none against Epic Battle Simulator's shown. Sandbox Zombies also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Epic Battle Simulator's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (6.7K vs 324). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Epic Battle Simulator sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Sandbox Zombies sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Epic Battle Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epic Battle Simulator has 6.7K ratings behind it against 324, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 84% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Epic Battle Simulator ships an update every 2 months, Sandbox Zombies every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Epic Battle Simulator versus Sandbox Zombies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpic Battle SimulatorSandbox Zombies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.7K ratings) — better4.3 (324 ratings)
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews — better83.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.7K — better324
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB46 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRappid Studios PCMOSS RED LLC

Customer experience

Epic Battle Simulator

All ratings6,683 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews711 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.4%

Sandbox Zombies

All ratings324 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Epic Battle Simulator

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of units and characters
  • 🎨 Cartoon-style graphics
  • 💰 Free to play with no paywall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🕹️ Unbalanced unit abilities
  • 💰 Expensive epic units
  • 📺 Too many ads

Sandbox Zombies

From 324 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun sandbox experience
  • 👍 Variety of units and weapons
  • 💡 Potential for great updates
  • 👍 Good value for premium version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
  • 🔇 Lack of sound effects
  • 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall

Bugs and requests

Epic Battle Simulator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Black screen on launch
  • Units getting stuck or behaving erratically
  • Achievements not tracking properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more units and characters
  • Improve AI and unit targeting
  • Allow custom unit creation
  • Implement multiplayer mode
  • Add more maps and levels

Sandbox Zombies

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes when playing for extended periods
  • Inability to restore premium purchases after reinstallation
  • Spawner and control issues when reaching entity limit

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more weapons and units
  • Implement unit control and customization
  • Increase map size and entity limit
  • Introduce destructible terrain and buildings
  • Add sound effects and background music
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  • Implement save/load functionality
  • Add vehicles and transportation options

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Epic Battle Simulator

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Membership$7.997 Days
One-time10
  • Gem-pack 2500 !$0.99
  • Unlock Guard !$2.99
  • Unlock Mage !$2.99
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  • Unlock Rider !$2.99
  • Gem-pack 15000 !$3.99
  • Unlock Ice Dragon !$3.99
  • Free Video Bonus & Remove Ads$4.99
  • Unlock Fire Dragon !$4.99
  • Unlock Guard & Fire Dragon !!$6.99
  • Unlock Guard, Mage, Ice Dragon, Fire Dragon & Rider !!$9.99
2 purchases

Sandbox Zombies

One-time2
  • Sandbox Zombies Unlocked$4.99
  • Sandbox Zombies Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Epic Battle Simulator free?
Epic Battle Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sandbox Zombies free?
Sandbox Zombies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Epic Battle Simulator or Sandbox Zombies?
Epic Battle Simulator is rated higher. Epic Battle Simulator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while Sandbox Zombies averages 4.3 from 324 ratings.
Do Epic Battle Simulator or Sandbox Zombies have ads?
Epic Battle Simulator shows ads; Sandbox Zombies does not.
Which is updated more often, Epic Battle Simulator or Sandbox Zombies?
Epic Battle Simulator ships an update every 2 months, and Sandbox Zombies every 11 days. Most recently, Epic Battle Simulator was updated on September 28, 2026 and Sandbox Zombies on September 4, 2026.

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