Sandbox Zombies vs Melon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Melon
Unleash your creativity in a chaotic sandbox game. Experiment with realistic ragdoll physics, a massive arsenal of weapons, and custom devices to create mayhem. Explore open worlds and build your own playground for destructive fun.
- Realistic ragdoll physics
- Massive arsenal of weapons
- Custom device creation
- Open-world sandbox maps
- Brutal experiments
- Destructive fun
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Melon Sandbox: Ultimate Sandbox of Chaos! Welcome to Melon Sandbox, a thrilling sandbox game where you unleash your creativity through brutal experiments with realistic ragdoll physics! No limits, no rules—just pure destructive fun! What can you do? • Experiment with physics – Throw, smash, and test unique interactions between objects! • Massive arsenal – Use firearms, melee weapons, explosives, and vehicles to tear through ragdolls! • Create chaos – Stab, crush, burn, or vaporize with custom devices! • Open-world sandbox – Explore diverse maps and build your own playground of destruction! • Get ready for endless mayhem in the ultimate ragdoll simulation! Get on board now and start experimenting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sandbox Zombies at none against Melon's shown. Sandbox Zombies also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Melon's advantage is ratings volume (138K vs 324) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Zombies sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Melon sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Melon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melon has 138K ratings behind it against 324, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Sandbox Zombies's written reviews are positive against 77% of Melon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sandbox Zombies ships an update every 11 days, Melon weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox Zombies | Melon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (324 ratings) | 4.5 (138K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 324 | 138K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #29 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MOSS RED LLC | Payge Ltd |
Customer experience
Sandbox Zombies
Melon
User reviews
Sandbox Zombies
From 324 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Melon
From 138K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great mobile alternative to People Playground
- 👍 Lots of creative possibilities
- 🎨 Customizable characters and scenarios
- 💡 Unique fruit/vegetable characters
- 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs with save system and resizing
- 🔍 Limited camera controls
- 🔍 Lack of detailed instructions
- 🔋 Frequent ads interrupting gameplay
- 🔍 Limited character and clothing options
Bugs and requests
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
Melon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saved creations glitching or disappearing
- Resizing issues causing damage to characters
- Ads with no close button, forcing app restart
- Inconsistent character behavior and animations
Requested features
7 requests- More character options (grapes, bananas, etc.)
- Additional weapons, vehicles, and items
- Ability to create custom maps
- Improved physics and gore effects
- Mod support and customization on iOS
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- Day/night cycles and weather effects
- Multiplayer or online functionality
In-app purchases
Sandbox Zombies
- Sandbox Zombies Unlocked$4.99
- Sandbox Zombies Premium$4.99
Melon
- Premium Membership - 1 Week$3.497 Days
- Melon Premium 1 Month$9.991 Month
- Pile of Mels$0.59
- Heap of Mels$0.99
- First Buy Offer$0.99
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- Bunch of Dices$4.99
- Bucket of Mels$4.99
- First Buy Offer$4.99
- Small Box of SlimeCoins$4.99
- Small Box of Stars$4.99
- Small Box of Easter Eggs$4.99
- Small Box of Clovers$4.99
- Small Box of Valentines$5.59
- Small Gifts Box$5.59
- Barrel of Mels$9.99
- First Buy Offer$9.99
- Medium Box of Valentines$13.99
- Medium Gifts Box$13.99
- Medium Box of Stars$14.99
- Medium Box of Easter Eggs$14.99
- Medium Box of Clovers$14.99
- Chest of Mels$19.99
- Big Gifts Box$24.99
- Cart of Mels$49.99
- Lot of Mels$99.99
- Huge Gifts Box$99.99









