Comparison

Snowball Santa vs Destruction simulator

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

Head to head
About

Snowball Santa

Play as Santa in this festive game, tapping to launch snowballs at rebellious elves. Achieve combos for power-ups and hit reindeer for extra time. Avoid bomb-carrying elves to keep your timer going.

Highlights
  • Tap to launch snowballs
  • Hit elves to score points
  • Achieve combos for power-ups
  • Target reindeer for extra time
  • Avoid bomb-carrying elves
  • 60-second gameplay rounds
Features
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Snowball Santa is an addictive Christmas game about Santa Claus trying to stop rebellious elves from stealing all of the children's Christmas presents. Play as Santa and tap the screen to launch a snowball timing your throws perfectly to hit the elves and put down their rebellion, you will have 60 seconds to hit as many elves as possible and racking up more points with uninterrupted combo shots. 60 seconds isn't enough? Then target a reindeer and they will grant you an additional 10 seconds of Christmas combat. Watch out though some of the elves are carrying bombs and hitting one of these will deduct 5 seconds from your timer! If you can reach a 10x combo then you will enter power-up mode that allows you to throw a powerful snowball that hits all targets on screen.

About

Destruction simulator

Experience realistic destruction physics in this sandbox simulator. Control time, gravity, and use a variety of explosives and tools to demolish over 30 pre-built maps or create your own. A fun way to release stress and experiment with destruction.

Highlights
  • Realistic destruction physics
  • Slowmotion and gravity control
  • Customizable destruction effects
  • Variety of explosives and tools
  • Over 30 pre-built maps
  • Map editor
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Simulator of destruction Physically realistic simulator of destruction: release your stress, just chill out and destroy contractions! Main features: Slowmotion - You have the full control over the time rate: slow it down, inrease the speed or just stop the simulation Gravity - Took it all from freezing time... Well, play with low / hight gravity or just turn it off like you are in space ;) Controll of gameplay - Disable or enable explosions visualization (if it covers debris you want to see), only smoke or even lights / flashes. - Too many debris on the screen? Just enable limitation option so all debris over certain value will smoothly dissapear - Not enought debris? Simply increase destructibility level Guns - About 13 different explosives (missiles, dynamites, bombs) - Earthquake, tornado, singularity - Different sized cannon balls - Custom gun editor Maps - Destroy over 30+ prebuild map from skyscrapers to ancient structures - Map editor: Build your own map and save it to one of available slots Simulator We have created this game for our personal needs - always dreamed of the game that allows you to destroy buildings, but there wasnt any, sooo... had to do one ourselves : )

Screenshots

Snowball Santa4 screens
Destruction simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snowball Santa at none against Destruction simulator's 8. Snowball Santa also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 63%). Destruction simulator's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Destruction simulator sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Snowball Santa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Destruction simulator holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Destruction simulator has 103 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Snowball Santa's written reviews are positive against 63% of Destruction simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowball Santa ships an update every 11 months, Destruction simulator every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Snowball Santa versus Destruction simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowball SantaDestruction simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (9 ratings)3.7 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings9103 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB244 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPARADYME LIMITEDSerafim Katasonov

Customer experience

Snowball Santa

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Destruction simulator

All ratings50 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative25.2%

Bugs and requests

Snowball Santa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Destruction simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Random map button not working
  • Settings menu becoming unresponsive
  • Ads not rewarding players as intended
  • Inconsistent physics behavior on certain maps

Requested features

5 requests
  • More maps and environments
  • Ability to control ragdoll characters
  • Additional weapon types (guns, melee, etc.)
  • Customizable building/destruction options
  • Sharing/importing user-created content

In-app purchases

None

Snowball Santa

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Destruction simulator

One-time8
  • Map editor upgrade$1.99
  • No ads$1.99
  • Custom gun$1.99
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  • Destruction simulator: maps 2$2.99
  • Destruction simulator: maps 3$2.99
  • Destruction simulator: maps 1$2.99
  • Special offer$6.99
  • Destruction simulator VIP$13.99

Questions

Is Snowball Santa free?
Snowball Santa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Destruction simulator free?
Destruction simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snowball Santa or Destruction simulator?
Destruction simulator is rated higher. Snowball Santa averages 3.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Destruction simulator averages 3.7 from 103 ratings.
Do Snowball Santa or Destruction simulator have ads?
Destruction simulator shows ads; Snowball Santa does not.
Which is updated more often, Snowball Santa or Destruction simulator?
Snowball Santa ships an update every 11 months, and Destruction simulator every 2 weeks. Most recently, Snowball Santa was updated on November 5, 2026 and Destruction simulator on November 5, 2026.

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