Comparison

WorldBox vs Sandbox

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

Head to head
About

WorldBox

Create and shape your own pixel worlds with this god simulation sandbox game. Spawn creatures, build civilizations, and unleash powerful disasters or creative tools to watch life evolve. Experiment with various powers and enjoy offline play.

Highlights
  • Create and spawn creatures
  • Build and evolve civilizations
  • Simulate natural disasters
  • Use god-like powers for destruction or creation
  • Pixel art world building
  • Offline gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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WorldBox is a free god and simulation Sandbox game. In this free Sandbox god game you can create life and watch it prosper! Spawn sheep, wolves, orcs, elves, dwarves and other magic creatures! Civilizations can craft and build houses, roads and go to war with each other. Help them survive, evolve and build powerful civilization! The Sandbox. Play around with different powers. You can dissolve ground with acid rain or even drop an atomic bomb! Spawn tornados, underground worms or a Heat ray. Enjoy creative destruction or craft worlds full of life! Watch how classic Conway's Game of Life can quickly destroy world civilization. Or create Langton's ant cellular automata Simulate various disasters. Meteorites, volcanos, lava, tornados, geysers and more. Simulate and watch evolution of creatures and the rise of civilizations Craft a pixel world. You can build pixel art world using different free tools, magic and brushes. Just use different pixel types for coloring. Be creative! Experiment in your own Sandbox game. Play with different creatures and powers in magic world simulation Become a God of your own pixel art world. Create life and build civilization of different mythological races. Build a world of your dreams! You can play this Sandbox game offline without wi fi or internet connection Download Super WorldBox - God Game for FREE! If you are experiencing any problems, please do get in contact with me here: supworldbox@gmail.com Leave a feedback or a suggestions if you want to see more powers and creatures in this free Sandbox game! discord: https://discord.gg/worldbox facebook: https://www.facebook.com/superworldbox twitter: https://twitter.com/superworldbox

About

Sandbox

Explore a creative sandbox world where you can mix elements to discover their reactions and create dynamic environments. Experiment with physics, build structures, and witness exciting events like explosions and growth. New modes allow for planet destruction and life cycle simulation.

Highlights
  • Element mixing and reaction discovery
  • World building with plants and weather
  • Physics experiments (fire, explosions)
  • Planet destruction mode
  • Life cycle simulation mode
Features
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Sandbox - Physics Simulation Do you curious what happened when lighting hit firework powder? Would you like to mix gas with gun powder and let them explode? Would you like to create a sandbox world, plant trees, flowers & watching them growing? Let download Sandbox game to enjoy a creative & relaxing game! You have many elements in game, you can mix them together & discover how them react to each other, how they turn to different form! You can build strong platform, grow your world, put fire, lighting, rain, plants,... on it! With SandBox you can create & destroy everything, you will find many exciting experiment: boil water, making rain, making fire & explosion,... Big Update: - new game mode Planet Destroy: use powerful weapons to destroy whole planet - new game mode Life Box: simulate real life cycle Let download & Relax with Sandbox!

Screenshots

WorldBox4 screens
Sandbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WorldBox at 89% against Sandbox's 47%. WorldBox also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WorldBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sandbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WorldBox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorldBox has 78K ratings behind it against 9.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of WorldBox's written reviews are positive against 47% of Sandbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorldBox ships an update every 8 days, Sandbox monthly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WorldBox versus Sandbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorldBoxSandbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (78K ratings) — better4.4 (9.1K ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews — better47.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78K — better9.1K
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim KarpenkoTran Dinh Hung

Customer experience

WorldBox

All ratings76,746 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews4,941 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.5%

Sandbox

All ratings9,060 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral9.8%
Negative43.2%

User reviews

WorldBox

From 78K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing game
  • 👍 Best sandbox game
  • 🚀 Highly addictive
  • 👍 Excellent simulation
  • 🚀 Constantly updated

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🔋 Laggy with many explosives
  • 💰 Premium features too expensive

Sandbox

From 9.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Unique and creative concept
  • 🔬 Interesting physics and chemistry experiments
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🤖 Lack of customization and control options
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding certain elements

Bugs and requests

WorldBox

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Save data loss on crashes
  • Inconsistent kingdom expansion and war behavior

Requested features

8 requests
  • More advanced civilizations and technology progression
  • Ability to control individual characters
  • Expanded map sizes and world generation options
  • Naval combat and ship/boat mechanics
  • More diverse animals and creatures
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  • Improved diplomacy and alliance systems
  • Customizable traits and abilities for races/factions
  • Siege weapons, ranged combat, and defensive structures

Sandbox

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Certain elements not functioning as expected
  • Saved files becoming corrupted
  • Inconsistent performance and stability issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more elements and materials to experiment with
  • Implement a pause/speed up time feature
  • Introduce a sandbox mode without any ads
  • Allow users to save and load custom creations

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WorldBox

One-time1
  • Premium!$7.99
1 purchases

Sandbox

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is WorldBox free?
WorldBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sandbox free?
Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WorldBox or Sandbox?
WorldBox is rated higher. WorldBox averages 4.7 out of 5 from 78K ratings, while Sandbox averages 4.4 from 9.1K ratings.
Do WorldBox or Sandbox have ads?
Both WorldBox and Sandbox show ads.
Which is updated more often, WorldBox or Sandbox?
WorldBox ships an update every 8 days, and Sandbox monthly. Most recently, WorldBox was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sandbox on November 8, 2026.

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