Comparison

Simple Sandbox 2 vs Murder Gamemode Portable Lite

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

Head to head
About

Simple Sandbox 2

Engage in a free, open-world sandbox game where you can build, create, and explore alone or with friends. Design your character, construct anything from houses to fortresses, and enjoy action-packed combat or thrilling races with a variety of vehicles.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer and single-player modes
  • Physics-based object manipulation
  • Character customization
  • World creation and building
  • Combat with various weapons
  • Vehicle racing and customization
  • Diverse collection of items and maps
Features
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Simple Sandbox 2 is a continuation of the popular online sandbox. Play alone or with friends. Best free construction sandbox game. The best free first-person and third-person sandbox building game featuring two modes: single player and multiplayer. Excellent physics, including mechanics, which is responsible for all kinds of manipulation of various game objects. Enjoy creating your own REAL TIME WORLD thanks to our sandbox simulator. Create your character, play and enjoy the simulator alone or with friends. Interested in creating a world from scratch? You to us. Do you want to connect to an already created world? Simple Sandbox 2 will give you this opportunity too. Help your friends create, build various structures, houses, cities, entire fortresses. Do you want to shoot, fight? Choose your favorite weapon from the weapons and attack, arrange fights without rules and prove to your opponent that you are cooler! Do you like racing? Together with your friends, you can build a track, choose a vehicle and drive all night in cars. The simulator allows you to choose the best transport, be it a motorcycle or an airplane. Yes, robots, helicopters, tanks, interesting items for creating various structures, space planes, various weapons for shooting, many fascinating fantastic maps - all this is just a small part of what awaits YOU in our online game - a FREE sandbox. Ask a friend to rate your virtual world by inviting him to the game. Together with you, we are improving our online simulator with each regular update. We ask EVERYONE of you to leave feedback in the comments in the form of feedback with suggestions for updating the game and improving it. Show your creativity here and now! With Simple Sandbox 2 you have unlimited imagination! If you have any problems with the game, be sure to write to us, we will be very grateful: email: kkresh95dev@gmail.com discord: https://discord.com/invite/bbdyN84 vkontakte: https://vk.com/sandbox_experimental facebook: https://facebook.com/MadnessGamesOfficial twitter: https://twitter.com/MaddnesGames Join us to create unique WORLDS, improving them with each update released.

About

Murder Gamemode Portable Lite

Engage in a thrilling role-playing shooter where players take on the roles of a murderer or a bystander. Bystanders must collect evidence to find the killer, while the murderer attempts to eliminate everyone discreetly.

Highlights
  • Role-playing shooter gameplay
  • Murderer vs. Bystander modes
  • Evidence gathering mechanic
  • Social network integration
  • Discord community support
Features
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Murder Gamemode Portable Lite is a famous detective game mode in which you can play a role. Player roles: Murderer: has to quietly kill all the bystanders. Bystander: has to gather 3 evidence to get the gun and deal with the killer. Subscribe to us in social networks: VK: https://vk.com/rotangystudio https://vk.com/murderportable YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-4tgozYpKR8MZ-ekUeUCw Discord: https://discord.gg/zqE5YYW

Screenshots

Simple Sandbox 24 screens
Murder Gamemode Portable Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Sandbox 2 at 3.9 against Murder Gamemode Portable Lite's 3.3. Simple Sandbox 2 also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 22%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 6). Murder Gamemode Portable Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Simple Sandbox 2 sells 28 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Murder Gamemode Portable Lite sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Sandbox 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Sandbox 2 has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Simple Sandbox 2's written reviews are positive against 22% of Murder Gamemode Portable Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Sandbox 2 ships an update monthly, Murder Gamemode Portable Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Sandbox 2 versus Murder Gamemode Portable Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Sandbox 2Murder Gamemode Portable Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.2K ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size837 MB493 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperIhor PidhainyiPavel Korytkin

Customer experience

Simple Sandbox 2

All ratings1,222 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews950 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative29.8%

Murder Gamemode Portable Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

Bugs and requests

Simple Sandbox 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Invisible props and cars
  • Disconnection issues
  • Ads not closable
  • Purchases not working
  • Saving issues
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  • Glitches with trains and boats

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add brake lights and turn signals
  • Add AI traffic
  • Add ability to switch accounts
  • Add working missiles and building destruction physics
  • Add more trains (Shinkansen, etc.)
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  • Add more vehicles (tanks, boats, etc.)
  • Add weapon attachments and customization
  • Add NPCs, animals, and weather effects
  • Add Among Us mode
  • Add zombies and more monsters
  • Add football/soccer mode
  • Improve multiplayer server stability and anti-cheat

Murder Gamemode Portable Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

28 purchases

Simple Sandbox 2

Subscriptions1
  • Vip Account$2.991 Month
One-time27
  • Game Money +80000$1.19
  • Crystal Money 80$1.19
  • Game Money +160000$1.19
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  • Crystal Money + 240$1.19
  • Robot Item$1.99
  • Crystal Money +180$2.19
  • Weapon Mini-Gun (MH1)$2.99
  • Crystal Money 300$3.19
  • Starter Pack$3.79
  • Apocalypse Interiors$3.99
  • Ukraine Plane "Mriya"$3.99
  • Crystal Money +450$4.19
  • Crystal Money +1350$4.19
  • Ads Block$4.99
  • Artic Pack$4.99
  • Ukraine Army Pack$5.99
  • Pack Germany$5.99
  • Millitary Pack Brazil$6.99
  • Japan_Pack_Military$6.99
  • Millitary USA Pack$7.99
  • Crystal Money +1000$8.19
  • Game Money +1000000$8.19
  • Crystal Money +3000$8.99
  • WW2 Pack$9.99
  • Apocalypse_pack$11.49
  • Wasteland All Pack$13.49
  • Mega Bundle Pack$17.99
8 purchases

Murder Gamemode Portable Lite

One-time8
  • Gold 100$0.99
  • Silver 2000$0.99
  • Gold 250$1.99
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  • Silver 5000$1.99
  • Gold 600$4.99
  • Silver 14000$4.99
  • Gold 1500$11.99
  • Silver 40000$11.99

Questions

Is Simple Sandbox 2 free?
Simple Sandbox 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murder Gamemode Portable Lite free?
Murder Gamemode Portable Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Sandbox 2 or Murder Gamemode Portable Lite?
Simple Sandbox 2 is rated higher. Simple Sandbox 2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Murder Gamemode Portable Lite averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Simple Sandbox 2 or Murder Gamemode Portable Lite have ads?
Both Simple Sandbox 2 and Murder Gamemode Portable Lite show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Sandbox 2 or Murder Gamemode Portable Lite?
Simple Sandbox 2 ships an update monthly, and Murder Gamemode Portable Lite every 3 months. Most recently, Simple Sandbox 2 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Murder Gamemode Portable Lite on June 28, 2026.

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