Solar Express vs Space Sandbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar Express
Embark on a realistic yet casual spaceflight simulation. Explore the solar system, dock with stations, and perform powered landings on celestial bodies. Deliver supplies across planets and moons with intuitive controls.
- Realistic orbital mechanics
- Solar system exploration
- Space station docking
- Powered landings
- Supply delivery missions
- Heads-up display navigation
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Solar Express is a realistic, yet casual spaceflight simulation game. Start flying your rocket immediately (no building required), with enough delta-V to visit every planet in the solar system. Navigate using a heads-up display optimized for phones. Dock with space stations using your maneuvering thrusters. Do powered landings on the surface of moons and planets. Deliver supplies between planets and space stations around the solar system. Real orbital mechanics, real 3D simulation, real programmer art, real nerdy. :)
Space Sandbox
Design and evolve your own universe with realistic physics and life simulation. Explore with friends in multiplayer modes like battle royale and racing, or build together. Customize your experience and witness cosmic events unfold.
- Infinite celestial body creation
- Realistic orbital mechanics
- Terraforming and life evolution
- Multiplayer modes (Battle Royale, Racing, Co-op)
- Time control for accelerated evolution
- Character customization
- 6 distinct game modes
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CREATE. EVOLVE. EXPLORE. Space Sandbox is the ultimate universe simulation where you play god. Create entire solar systems from scratch, manipulate gravity, and witness the rise of civilizations. BUILD YOUR UNIVERSE • Infinite Creation: Spawn over 50 types of celestial bodies—from burning stars and gas giants to black holes and mysterious gem planets. • Realistic Physics: Master the art of orbital mechanics. Create binary star systems and watch real N-body physics in action. • Terraforming: Transform barren rocks into lush, habitable worlds. Control temperature and atmosphere to support life. LIFE EVOLUTION Guide life through 9 distinct eras: • Microscopic Bacteria • Sea Life & Land Animals • Dinosaurs • Civilization (Early to Industrial) • Space Age: Watch your creations launch their own ships! MULTIPLAYER SANDBOX Explore the galaxy with friends! • Team Battle Royale: Fight for dominance in shrinking solar zones. • Space Racing: Compete in high-speed races through asteroid fields. • Co-op Building: Construct massive space stations together. FEATURES • Time Control: Speed up time to see millions of years pass in seconds. • Meteorite Economy: Harvest resources to unlock rare celestial objects. • 11 Star Types: From massive blue giants to tiny red dwarfs. • Orbital Mechanics: Set realistic orbits with barycenter physics. • Temperature System: Heat planets to create habitable zones. • 6 Game Modes: Battle Royale, Deathmatch, CTF, Racing, Survival, Exploration. • Character Customization: Design your own space explorer. • Stunning Visuals: Beautiful 3D graphics optimized for iPhone and iPad. The universe is in your hands. What will you create?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Sandbox at 100% against Solar Express's 0%. Solar Express's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solar Express holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Solar Express's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Sandbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Solar Express | Space Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | 2.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gilman Tolle | Marcus Lam |
Customer experience
Solar Express
Space Sandbox
In-app purchases
Solar Express
No in-app purchases
Space Sandbox
No in-app purchases
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