Sandbox Zombies vs Martian Frontier
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!
Martian Frontier
Engage in a sci-fi mining simulation on Mars. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and build a tycoon empire. Compete in multiplayer tournaments to become the galaxy's richest miner.
- Deep mining and upgrades
- Powerful futuristic gadgets
- Explore and expand Martian surface
- Multiplayer mining tournaments
- Endless strategic gameplay
- Resource management
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Mine Mars & Build Your Tycoon Empire! Dive into Martian Frontier, the ultimate sci-fi mining simulator packed with strategy, simulation, and incremental gameplay! Dig deep on the Red Planet, manage rare resources, upgrade futuristic tech, and compete to become the richest miner in the galaxy. Perfect for fans of tycoon games, resource management, and sci-fi adventures. WHY YOU'LL LOVE MARTIAN FRONTIER: DEEP MINING & UPGRADES: Command advanced drills and haulers. Extract valuable ores, refine them for maximum profit, and strategically upgrade your entire operation. POWERFUL GADGETS: Gain an edge! Use Survey Radar to find hidden deposits, Explosive Charges to clear ores instantly, and Teleporters for rapid map traversal. EXPLORE & EXPAND: Navigate the vast Martian surface. Discover rich new mining zones and optimize your routes in this engaging strategy game! MULTIPLAYER TOURNAMENTS: Compete in thrilling mining tournaments, climb the leaderboards, and earn valuable gems and rewards. Prove you're the best driller in the galaxy! ENDLESS STRATEGIC GAMEPLAY: With countless upgrades, boosts, tiered mining, and competitive events, the challenge never ends! Stake your claim on the Red Planet! Download Martian Frontier NOW and start building your Mars mining legacy! Become the ultimate space tycoon today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sandbox Zombies at none against Martian Frontier's shown. Sandbox Zombies also leads on ratings volume (326 vs 19). Martian Frontier's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). 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. Sandbox Zombies sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Martian Frontier sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Martian Frontier holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox Zombies has 326 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Sandbox Zombies's written reviews are positive against 100% of Martian Frontier's.
Sandbox Zombies ships an update fortnightly, Martian Frontier every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox Zombies | Martian Frontier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (326 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 326 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOSS RED LLC | Riddh Ramburuth |
Customer experience
Sandbox Zombies
Martian Frontier
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
Martian Frontier
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sandbox Zombies
- Sandbox Zombies Unlocked$4.99
- Sandbox Zombies Premium$4.99
Martian Frontier
- 20K Gems, 90 Supply Crates$3.99
- 70K Gems$6.99
- 110 Supply Crates$6.99
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- 70K Gems, 300 Supply Crates$11.99
- 160K Gems$13.99
- 275 Supply Crates$13.99
- 160K Gems, 500 Supply Crates$23.99
- 450K Gems$34.99
- 800 Supply Crates$34.99
- 450K Gems, 1000 Supply Crates$59.99
Questions
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