Destruction simulator vs Sandbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Destruction simulator
Experience realistic destruction physics in this sandbox simulator. Control time, gravity, and use a variety of explosives and tools to demolish over 30 pre-built maps or create your own. A fun way to release stress and experiment with destruction.
- Realistic destruction physics
- Slowmotion and gravity control
- Customizable destruction effects
- Variety of explosives and tools
- Over 30 pre-built maps
- Map editor
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Simulator of destruction Physically realistic simulator of destruction: release your stress, just chill out and destroy contractions! Main features: Slowmotion - You have the full control over the time rate: slow it down, inrease the speed or just stop the simulation Gravity - Took it all from freezing time... Well, play with low / hight gravity or just turn it off like you are in space ;) Controll of gameplay - Disable or enable explosions visualization (if it covers debris you want to see), only smoke or even lights / flashes. - Too many debris on the screen? Just enable limitation option so all debris over certain value will smoothly dissapear - Not enought debris? Simply increase destructibility level Guns - About 13 different explosives (missiles, dynamites, bombs) - Earthquake, tornado, singularity - Different sized cannon balls - Custom gun editor Maps - Destroy over 30+ prebuild map from skyscrapers to ancient structures - Map editor: Build your own map and save it to one of available slots Simulator We have created this game for our personal needs - always dreamed of the game that allows you to destroy buildings, but there wasnt any, sooo... had to do one ourselves : )
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.
- Element mixing and reaction discovery
- World building with plants and weather
- Physics experiments (fire, explosions)
- Planet destruction mode
- Life cycle simulation mode
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sandbox at 4.4 against Destruction simulator's 3.8. Sandbox also leads on ratings volume (8.4K vs 50). Destruction simulator's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 48%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Destruction simulator sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Sandbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sandbox holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox has 8.4K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Destruction simulator's written reviews are positive against 48% of Sandbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Destruction simulator ships an update every 2 weeks, Sandbox monthly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Destruction simulator | Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (50 ratings) | 4.4 (8.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 47.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 8.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 244 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serafim Katasonov | Tran Dinh Hung |
Customer experience
Destruction simulator
Sandbox
User reviews
Destruction simulator
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying destruction physics
- 👍 Great for stress relief
- 💡 Potential for more features
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay on older devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when watching ads
- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 🐛 Restore purchases not working
- 🐛 Custom weapon editor not functioning
Sandbox
From 8.4K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Destruction simulator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Random map button not working
- Settings menu becoming unresponsive
- Ads not rewarding players as intended
- Inconsistent physics behavior on certain maps
Requested features
5 requests- More maps and environments
- Ability to control ragdoll characters
- Additional weapon types (guns, melee, etc.)
- Customizable building/destruction options
- Sharing/importing user-created content
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
Destruction simulator
- Map editor upgrade$1.99
- No ads$1.99
- Custom gun$1.99
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- Destruction simulator: maps 2$2.99
- Destruction simulator: maps 3$2.99
- Destruction simulator: maps 1$2.99
- Special offer$6.99
- Destruction simulator VIP$13.99
Sandbox
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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