Comparison

Sandbox vs Cat Box Fever

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

Head to head
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!

About

Cat Box Fever

A simple, touch-based game designed for quick play sessions. Enjoy a fantastic experience during your short breaks. It's free to play and offers an engaging casual gaming option.

Highlights
  • Simple touch controls
  • Free to play
  • Short play sessions
  • Fantastic in-game feel
  • Hyper-casual gameplay
Features
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· · · · · Game Feature · · · · · · · » Simply touch to play game » Can play free » Just play this game on your 10 minutes of free time :) » Feel the fantastic in this game Developer - Best Hyper Casual Game Developer South Korea

Screenshots

Sandbox4 screens
Cat Box Fever4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sandbox and Cat Box Fever both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cat Box Fever's written reviews are positive against 47% of Sandbox's. Cat Box Fever also leads on iOS requirement (12.5 vs 15.0). Sandbox's advantage is ratings volume (9K vs 2). 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. Sandbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cat Box Fever 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 — 4.4 for Sandbox against 4.5 for Cat Box Fever. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox has 9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Sandbox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cat Box Fever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandbox ships an update monthly, Cat Box Fever every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sandbox versus Cat Box Fever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandboxCat Box Fever
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9K ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB164 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTran Dinh HungMondayOFF

Customer experience

Sandbox

All ratings8,772 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews670 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative43.0%

Cat Box Fever

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Cat Box Fever

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sandbox

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
1 purchases

Cat Box Fever

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Sandbox free?
Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cat Box Fever free?
Cat Box Fever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sandbox or Cat Box Fever?
Cat Box Fever is rated higher. Sandbox averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9K ratings, while Cat Box Fever averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Sandbox or Cat Box Fever have ads?
Both Sandbox and Cat Box Fever show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sandbox or Cat Box Fever?
Sandbox ships an update monthly, and Cat Box Fever every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sandbox was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cat Box Fever on October 6, 2026.

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