Spaceflight Simulator vs Water Physics Simulation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spaceflight Simulator
Build and launch rockets to explore a realistic, open universe. Experience space exploration with accurate physics and a vast, explorable solar system.
- Build custom rockets
- Realistic orbital mechanics
- Explore a scaled universe
- Visit planets and moons
- Open-world space exploration
- Real-life physics simulation
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This game is about space explorations, its about building your own rocket, and going out to explore and see whats out there, all while following real life physics. • Realistically scaled universe, with planets up to hundreds of kilometers in size and millions of kilometers of space between them. • Realistic orbital mechanics • Open universe, if you see something in the distance, you can go there, no limits, no invisible walls. Current planets: Mercury. Venus. Earth. Moon. Mars. Phobos. Deimos.
Water Physics Simulation
Explore three distinct physics simulations: build and navigate ships, experiment with bomb explosions and water behavior in a sandbox, or observe the interactions of various elements. This free app offers creative building and destructive fun.
- Water and liquid simulations
- Ship building and raft survival
- Bomb explosions and destruction sandbox
- Real-time sandbox with powder/dust particles
- Build and control custom boats
- Create and destroy structures
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Do you like liquid simulations? Do you like the flow behavior of water? Do you like bomb explosions? If yes, then you will have much fun with the Physics Sandbox app. [by gaming-apps.com] Three physics simulations in One: 1. Shipping / Raft Survival: You can build your own ship or use a pre-builted boat and try to survive, if you go on a raft trip with your boat now. 2. Powder Game: If one use the real-time sandbox, then you can play with our bomb simulator or simulate diverse states of waterbody under different influences in every areas of the room. Furthermore you can build for example a house and let it explode later. 3. Liquid simulator: One can watch various structures, ships, buildings, dust etc. and they interact together in different forms, if you insert prefabricated user-actions like a spawner... into the Simulation. Features: - this game is free! - a) sandbox, build for examle a wall and throw bombs to it (Powder Game) - b) raft survival (shipping mode) - c) 24 prefabricated level designs (simulation mode) - construct your own boat with 13 different single parts of a ship - 6 prefabricated levels in the section "shipping" - one can add to a own constructed boat 4 prefabricated - furthermore: 5 bombs types + 5 upgrades per bomb with different explosions - 4000 water particles (soft bodies /powder/ dust) - watch the general behavior of fluid, e.g. pressure, flow behavior, spread in the observation room, special effects, etc. - build and control your boat - create various structures like a house, a seesaw, a tower ... be creative And now have fun with our free physics game everybody! by gaming-apps.com This game is free, but shows ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spaceflight Simulator at 4.8 against Water Physics Simulation's 4.2. Spaceflight Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Water Physics Simulation's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Spaceflight Simulator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Water Physics Simulation sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spaceflight Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spaceflight Simulator has 97K ratings behind it against 4.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Spaceflight Simulator's written reviews are positive against 76% of Water Physics Simulation's.
Spaceflight Simulator ships an update every 9 days, Water Physics Simulation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spaceflight Simulator | Water Physics Simulation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (97K ratings) — better | 4.2 (4.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 97K — better | 4.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Spaceflight Simulator UK Ltd | Lukas Oertel |
Customer experience
Spaceflight Simulator
Water Physics Simulation
User reviews
Spaceflight Simulator
From 97K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Realistic physics and space simulation
- 👍 Intuitive controls and easy to learn
- 🚀 Ability to build complex rockets and spacecraft
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases required to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches, especially with large rockets
- 🔋 Potential performance issues on older devices
- 🔒 Limited customization and part options in free version
- 🚀 Docking and rendezvous maneuvers can be very challenging
Water Physics Simulation
From 4.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Amazing game
- 🚀 Great water physics
- 🚀 Realistic destruction
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy at times
- 💰 Paywall for premium features
- 🔍 Confusing UI/controls
- 📺 Too many ads
Bugs and requests
Spaceflight Simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rocket parts sometimes clipping through each other
- Occasional freezing or crashing when launching large rockets
- Issues with RCS thrusters firing unexpectedly during docking
- Problems with maintaining stable orbits and transfers
Requested features
6 requests- Add more planets, moons, and celestial bodies to explore
- Implement a career mode or progression system with challenges
- Allow for more customization of rocket parts and spacecraft
- Improve docking and rendezvous mechanics to make them more accessible
- Add the ability to control individual astronauts and perform EVAs
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- Implement a fuel line system for more efficient staging
Water Physics Simulation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ships not sinking properly
- Spawned objects floating upwards
- Connectivity issues causing crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Add more disaster tools (e.g., lava, fire, earthquakes)
- Increase water capacity for free users
- Implement realistic ship sinking mechanics
- Add more customization options (e.g., background, color schemes)
- Improve camera controls and zooming
In-app purchases
Spaceflight Simulator
- Skins Expansion$2.99
- Full Version$3.99
- Redstone + Atlas Pack$3.99
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- Parts Expansion$4.99
- Infinite Area Expansion$4.99
- Expansion Bundle$7.99
- Cheats Expansion$9.99
- Full Bundle Upgrade$9.99
- Full Bundle$11.99
- Full Bundle$14.99
Water Physics Simulation
- No Ads$0.99
- Increase waterlimit by 10000$3.99
- Increase waterlimit by 20000$5.99
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- Pro Package$8.99
- Increase water by 50000$12.99
Questions
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