Sandbox City vs OctoBahn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Open-world city exploration
- Combat with various weapons
- Drive multiple AI vehicles
- Earn in-game currency
- Customize game settings
- Zombie survival
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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.
OctoBahn
Experience a fast-paced arcade game with unique eight-sided paddle-and-ball action. Break barriers, dodge balls, and build your score through challenging levels. Play solo, compete for high scores, or engage in multiplayer matches with friends.
- Eight-sided arcade gameplay
- Solo play with adjustable settings
- Seasonal, weekly, and all-time high scores
- Public and private multiplayer games
- Offline play for solo modes
- Multiple language options
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OctoBahn is a fast-paced, eight-sided paddle-and-ball arcade game. Defend your side, break through barriers, dodge extra balls, and build your score through escalating arcade levels. Play solo, chase seasonal high scores, or challenge friends in multiplayer games. Features: • Eight-sided arcade gameplay • Solo play with adjustable settings • Seasonal, weekly, and all-time high scores • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email • Public and private multiplayer games • Multiple language options OctoBahn works offline in Arcade and Solo modes. Connect when you are ready to save high scores, sign in, or play multiplayer. Multiplayer is actively improving. Use the in-game Contact Us form to share feedback and help shape what comes next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OctoBahn at none against Sandbox City's 26. OctoBahn also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Sandbox City's advantage is ratings volume (9.2K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 City sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. OctoBahn asks for nothing beyond the download.
OctoBahn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox City has 9.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Sandbox City's written reviews are positive against 100% of OctoBahn's.
Sandbox City ships an update every 3 weeks, OctoBahn every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox City | OctoBahn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yilmaz Kiymaz | Eric Bahns |
Customer experience
Sandbox City
OctoBahn
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
OctoBahn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sandbox City
- Man (Hoodie) Character Skin$0.99
- Man (Jacket) Character Skin$0.99
- Man (Police) Character Skin$0.99
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- Woman (Suit) Character Skin$0.99
- Sedan$0.99
- Police Car$0.99
- SUV$0.99
- Van$0.99
- Small Money Pile$0.99
- Man (Gangster) Skin$0.99
- Man (Jock) Skin$0.99
- Man (HotDog) Skin$0.99
- Woman (Coat) Character Skin$0.99
- Woman (Jacket) Character Skin$0.99
- Woman (Police) Character Skin$0.99
- Man (FireFighter) Skin$0.99
- Taxi$0.99
- Man (Shirt) Character Skin$0.99
- Man (Biker) Character Skin$0.99
- Ambulance$0.99
- Medium Money Pile$3.99
- Large Money Pile$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Extra Large Money Pile$15.99
- Insane Money Pile$15.99
- All Player Skins$19.99
OctoBahn
No in-app purchases
