Comparison

Sandbox City vs Digi Invaders

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

Head to head
About

Sandbox City

Explore an open-world city filled with pedestrians, zombies, and traffic. Engage in combat with various weapons, drive numerous AI vehicles, and earn money to upgrade your gear. Customize graphics and settings to your preference to prevent a zombie apocalypse.

Highlights
  • Open-world city exploration
  • Combat with various weapons
  • Drive multiple AI vehicles
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Customize game settings
  • Zombie survival
Features
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Welcome to Sandbox City! Run and drive freely through a lively city full of pedestrians, zombies, and traffic in first or third person. Punch zombies or run them over to save the people of Sandbox City. Equip yourself to survive with weapons such as the MP-40, grenades, baseball bats, and more. Jump into different AI vehicles, including taxis, police cars, ambulances, vans, and more. Earn money by taking down enemies in melee, from range, or behind the wheel. Spend it in the Shop to unlock better gear. Tune the game for your device and preferences. Graphics quality, shadows, view distance, anti-aliasing, and post effects can be changed at any time. Prevent the zombie apocalypse! Defend the city at all costs! And join the community on Discord from the main menu.

About

Digi Invaders

Match numbers to destroy incoming invaders in this addictive arcade game. Experience classic LCD gaming with modern mobile gameplay, featuring 10 challenging levels and a high score system. Perfect for quick sessions and score competition.

Highlights
  • Number matching gameplay
  • 10 challenging levels
  • High score system
  • Customizable controls
  • Retro LCD display
  • No ads or IAPs
Features
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DIGI INVADERS Casio-style Digi Invaders — now with a real calculator and music. NEW • Full calculator mode — add, subtract, multiply, divide & more • Tune / Melody mode — play notes, demos, and record your own tunes • Authentic LCD glass display or classic green OG look • LCD brightness + Easy / Medium / Hard difficulty • Classic Digi Invaders gameplay with UFO bonus scoring Game, calculator, and melody machine — all in one.

Screenshots

Sandbox City4 screens
Digi Invaders3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sandbox City at Free against Digi Invaders's $0.99. Sandbox City also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Digi Invaders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Sandbox City is free to download; Digi Invaders costs $0.99 up front. Sandbox City sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Digi Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandbox City ships an update every 3 weeks, Digi Invaders every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sandbox City versus Digi Invaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandbox CityDigi Invaders
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (9.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYilmaz KiymazSimon Wolf

Customer experience

Sandbox City

All ratings9,155 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews482 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.7%

Digi Invaders

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sandbox City

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches when using guns
  • Pedestrians getting stuck in objects
  • Inconsistent vehicle physics

Requested features

6 requests
  • More weapons and combat options
  • Ability to enter buildings
  • Larger map and more locations
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Customizable player characters
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  • Improved AI behavior

Digi Invaders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sandbox City

One-time10
  • Man (Hoodie) Character Skin$0.99
  • Man (Jacket) Character Skin$0.99
  • Man (Police) Character Skin$0.99
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  • Sedan$0.99
  • Police Car$0.99
  • SUV$0.99
  • Van$0.99
  • Small Money Pile$0.99
  • Large Money Pile$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Digi Invaders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sandbox City free?
Sandbox City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Digi Invaders free?
Digi Invaders costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sandbox City or Digi Invaders have ads?
Sandbox City shows ads; Digi Invaders does not.
Which is updated more often, Sandbox City or Digi Invaders?
Sandbox City ships an update every 3 weeks, and Digi Invaders every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sandbox City was updated on November 6, 2026 and Digi Invaders on October 30, 2026.

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