mySolar vs Sand In a Box 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySolar
Become a celestial architect and shape your own solar system. Collect cosmic resources to expand your universe, conquer rival systems, and freely design your dream planets. Experience the power of creation and domination.
- Build your own solar system
- Collect God points (GP) and Mass points (MP)
- Defeat rival solars
- Absorb enemy resources
- Freely build planets
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Play as a God, build your own solar. Roaming the universe to collect GP (God point) and MP (Mass point) to grow your solar. Defeat all emery solars, absorb their resources. Freely build your dream planets.
Sand In a Box 2
Explore a sandbox filled with sand, water, and new elements. Simulate complex interactions and observe heat dissipation with a thermal camera. Manipulate gravity and ambient temperature to create unique scenarios.
- 16 interactive elements
- Heat dissipation simulation
- Thermal camera with temperature scales
- Adjustable ambient temperature
- Gravity manipulation
- Complex element interactions
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Sand is back! In a bigger box and with more ways to play. Enjoy falling sand fun with new elements to interact with and brand new heat dissipation simulation. Introducing thermal vision mode to see how temperature affects everything. Features: - 16 elements to play with. - Complex interactions between elements. - Brand new heat dissipation simulation. - Thermal Camera with live temperature scale in all popular scales: Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin. - Control ambient temperature, make everything burning hot or icy cold and watch how it changes your world. - Play with gravity, rotate your phone to change sand flow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mySolar at 4.2 against Sand In a Box 2's 1.6. mySolar also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (410 vs 14). Sand In a Box 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. mySolar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sand In a Box 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
mySolar holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolar has 410 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of mySolar's written reviews are positive against 25% of Sand In a Box 2's.
mySolar ships an update every 3 months, Sand In a Box 2 every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySolar | Sand In a Box 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (410 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 410 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oscar Tsang | Patryk Zielinski |
Customer experience
mySolar
Sand In a Box 2
Bugs and requests
mySolar
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not progressing properly after completing objectives
- Planets and upgrades disappearing after watching ads
- Inability to create binary or multi-star systems
Requested features
3 requests- Sandbox mode with more customization options
- Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
Sand In a Box 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mySolar
- 30000 GP$2.99
- 80000 GP$5.99
- 150000 GP$9.99
Sand In a Box 2
- Medium Sand Refill$0.99
- Big Sand Refill$1.99
- Unlimited Sand$4.99
Questions
Is mySolar free?
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