Comparison

Physics Balls Pro vs Sandbox

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

Head to head
About

Physics Balls Pro

A fun and addictive brick breaker game where you aim to destroy all bricks with a single swipe. Collect power-ups to enhance your ball's abilities and prevent bricks from reaching the top. Enjoy hundreds of challenging levels with automatic progress saving.

Highlights
  • Break all bricks with one shot
  • Swipe to throw balls
  • Collect power-ups for extra balls or size changes
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Automatic progress save
  • Variety of ball skins
Features
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Physics Balls Pro is a playful brick breaker game for iOS! Aim at breaking all bricks by one shoot: Swipe your finger and throw balls,Make them roll among the bricks. Hit items to make extra balls or double size ball or other fantastic effect.Prevent the bricks to reach the top check-line! Features: ◉ Perfect gravity ball bouncy engine ◉ Hundreds of challenging levels ◉ Fully automatic progress save ◉ All kinds of ball skin Physics Balls Pro is Suit for all age and completely FREE to play! Now become the master of the Physics Balls Pro!

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

Physics Balls Pro4 screens
Sandbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

Physics Balls Pro and Sandbox both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of Sandbox's written reviews are positive against 9% of Physics Balls Pro's. Sandbox also leads on ratings volume (8.4K vs 443). Physics Balls Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Physics Balls Pro sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Physics Balls Pro against 4.4 for Sandbox. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox has 8.4K ratings behind it against 443, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 9% of Physics Balls Pro's written reviews are positive against 48% of Sandbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Physics Balls Pro versus Sandbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhysics Balls ProSandbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (443 ratings)4.4 (8.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.4% of reviews47.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4438.4K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBIGDOG GAMESTran Dinh Hung

Customer experience

Physics Balls Pro

All ratings443 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive9.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative81.3%

Sandbox

All ratings8,435 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews658 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral9.9%
Negative42.6%

User reviews

Physics Balls Pro

From 443 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay mechanics
  • 😌 Effective stress reliever
  • 🎯 Challenging and entertaining

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ad interruptions throughout gameplay
  • 💰 Misleading 'no ads' purchase - ads still appear
  • 💸 Extremely expensive subscription ($99.99/year) for ad removal
  • 🤑 Predatory monetization and in-app purchase design
  • 🔄 Coins/progress reset when VIP subscription expires

Sandbox

From 8.4K 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

Physics Balls Pro

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game constantly freezes during gameplay and ad loading
  • Auto-save feature doesn't work - progress deleted when app reloads
  • Double ball power-ups lost when app reloads
  • Purchasing multiple ball types triggers unwanted duplicate purchases
  • Ads continue to appear after paying for 'no ads' option
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  • Device overheating on iPhone models
  • Unresponsive contact form on developer website

Requested features

5 requests
  • Restore ability to earn special balls by watching ads (old version feature)
  • Restore ability to earn special balls through gameplay
  • Add new coin earning options
  • Improve physics engine
  • Reduce device temperature/optimize performance

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

11 purchases

Physics Balls Pro

Subscriptions3
  • VIP Subscription$4.997 Days
  • VIP Subscription$17.991 Month
  • VIP Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time8
  • 10,000 Coins$0.99
  • No Annoying Ads$2.99
  • Infinity Energy 24 Hours$2.99
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  • 55,000 Coins$4.99
  • 115,000 Coins$9.99
  • 240,000 Coins$19.99
  • 520,000 GOLD$39.99
  • 1,200,000 GOLD$79.99
1 purchases

Sandbox

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Physics Balls Pro free?
Physics Balls Pro 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, Physics Balls Pro or Sandbox?
Sandbox is rated higher. Physics Balls Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 443 ratings, while Sandbox averages 4.4 from 8.4K ratings.
Do Physics Balls Pro or Sandbox have ads?
Both Physics Balls Pro and Sandbox show ads.
Which is updated more often, Physics Balls Pro or Sandbox?
Physics Balls Pro ships an update monthly, and Sandbox monthly. Most recently, Physics Balls Pro was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sandbox on September 24, 2026.

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