SandBox vs Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SandBox
Engage in a dynamic particle physics playground with full rotation. Discover how various elements interact to produce captivating outcomes, offering both creative freedom and educational opportunities.
- Particle physics simulation
- Element interaction and combination
- Full 3D rotation
- Thermal vision mode
- Creative sandbox experience
- Educational element reactions
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Immerse yourself in the complete particle sandbox experience with full rotation capabilities. Explore a wide range of different elements and watch as they interact with each other to create fascinating results. Features: • Specialists understand that the sandbox is the perfect place to unleash your creativity. • Teachers recognize that the sandbox is an ideal tool for teaching about item reactions and how to create new elements. • Play sand with thermal vision, reminiscent of the popular game Garry's Mod (gmod). • This innovative and awesome concept is loads of fun with the sandbox, and I can't wait to upgrade! • The particles in the sandbox are very realistic, satisfying, and relaxing. Combine elements to create new reactions and even blow up floating sandbox or ragdoll sandbox 2 for even more excitement!
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)
A 2D physics sandbox where you can build worlds, create custom characters, and experiment with over 100 elements including weapons and explosives. Mutilate fruit, cause natural disasters, and enjoy realistic physics in this offline simulation.
- 2D physics sandbox
- Create custom characters
- Over 100 elements for destruction
- Realistic blood simulation
- Build vehicles and machinery
- Natural disaster simulation
- Offline gameplay
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Pure Gore is a 2D physics action sandbox & people playground simulation, where you can build your own world. You can create or use pre-built vehicles, machinery, rockets, bombs and most importantly mutilate melons (fruit) with one of the over 100 elements. You see... there is no border for creativity. The simulation is perfect for adults, who want to release emotions and love experimenting with physics. Satisfied with the world or item you built? Submit it. It may get added to community maps section. You get coins for playing the game, everything can be unlocked with coins. ## Features ## # PURE GORE: - Tear things by connecting them with a rope joint to a launching rocket or car, - smash melons with heavy blocks or melee weapons - shredder tomato's inside of a grinder, - crush and torture onions with pistons - or shoot lemons with an AK-47! - or have fun with ragdolls # RAGDOLLS / STICKMANS: You have the possibility to create your stickman by connecting different body parts to each other! You could create a doll with multiple heads and legs, everything is possible! # WEAPONS & EXPLOSIVES: Pure gore offers over 20 weapons/explosives, like nukes, AK-47´s, bazookas, lasers, grenades, knifes, spears, implosions bombs, black hole bomb´s... Every weapon has a different shoot behaviour and can be used to mutilate things. # BLOOD SIMULATION: The game is not just a people playground its also a blood simulation! You can let ragdoll´s bleed! That means if they get hurt they will start to bleed. JOINTS: Joints or Connectors can be used to build complex vehicles, buildings or machinery. You could build for example a grinder on wheels or ships, tanks... The game offers different joints like ropes, pistons, bolts, motors... # MORE FEATURES: - Tools: useful utilities, like detonators, erasers, gravity changers... - Nature: build Terrains, create natural disasters (tsunami, tornado, meteors, wind, earthquake...), - highly configurable: many sandbox elements can be customized (change color, adjust timers and more) - Physically objects like building materials, thrusters, black holes, balloons, glue, wheels, decoration... - offline game. No internet connection needed - great and realistic „Box2D“ physics - save the whole sandbox or just creations If you have any suggestions or problems, then join my discord or write me an email. Strong phones are are suggested to run the action sandbox smoothly! Now download the offline game, build some cool stuff and have fun in Pure Gore by Gaming-Apps.com (2022)
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Verdict
SandBox and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)'s written reviews are positive against 36% of SandBox's. SandBox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (45K vs 969). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SandBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SandBox against 4.6 for Pure Gore (Physics sandbox). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SandBox has 45K ratings behind it against 969, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of SandBox's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)'s.
SandBox ships an update every 3 months, Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SandBox | Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (45K ratings) | 4.6 (969 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | 82.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45K — better | 969 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TINYSOFT | Lukas Oertel |
Customer experience
SandBox
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)
User reviews
SandBox
From 45K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and calming
- 🚀 Decent graphics
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🔒 Forced ads and refills
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔋 Limited resources
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)
From 969 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and creative game
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and physics
- 💡 Wide variety of maps and features
- 🎨 Good graphics and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
- 🔒 Limited character customization and control
- 🎨 Green blood instead of red
Bugs and requests
SandBox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 50 is impossible to complete
- Certain materials like rock have glitches
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More materials and elements
- Ability to save and load creations
- Larger sandbox area
- More realistic physics and behaviors
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Water maps causing screen to fade to black
- Saved progress being lost due to glitches
- Difficulty in spawning and controlling characters
Requested features
4 requests- Add more character types and customization options
- Improve the water and liquid physics
- Increase the limit of objects that can be placed
- Implement a red blood option
In-app purchases
SandBox
No in-app purchases
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)
- 250 Coins$0.99
- 500 Coins$1.99
- 1000 Coins$2.99
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- 2000 Coins$3.99
- 5000 Coins$7.99
Questions
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