Sandbox XL vs SingleEvo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
SingleEvo
Observe a dynamic world of single-celled creatures evolving before your eyes. This app provides a unique distraction from endless scrolling, allowing you to experiment with hundreds of settings and evolving traits.
- Observe single-cell evolution
- Distraction from scrolling
- Experiment with settings
- Dynamically evolving traits
- Hundreds of customization options
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Distract from scrolling by watching evolution in front of your eyes. This timer will keep you off scrolling while you watch a world of single celled evolving creatures thrive and change. Experiment with hundreds of different settings and dynamically evolving traits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SingleEvo at 5.0 against Sandbox XL's 3.7. SingleEvo also leads on ads (none vs shown). Sandbox XL's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Sandbox XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SingleEvo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SingleEvo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox XL has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sandbox XL ships an update every 3 weeks, SingleEvo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox XL | SingleEvo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raffaele Amuso | Matthew Schorr |
Customer experience
Sandbox XL
SingleEvo
In-app purchases
Sandbox XL
- Remove ad$1.99
SingleEvo
- Level Pack$1.99
