Comparison

Sandbox vs Future Botanica

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

Future Botanica

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FUTURE BOTANICA is an augmented reality app that enables users to design speculative digital (virtual) ecosystems in an existing physical location. It works with generative AI in a natural context, to let you speculate. It explores what nature is in a time when the traditional image of nature constantly clashes with the rapid evolution in knowledge, technology, and perspectives. FUTURE BOTANICA aims to challenge the audience to speculate on ecological transitions by allowing them to explore ideas, expectations, fears, and desires regarding future nature. The Future Botanica AR app is used on the side, only in combination with real nature of all sorts: in combination with Future Botanica live events. Check for shows and events: https://www.polymorf.nl/interaction/future-botanica/

Screenshots

Sandbox4 screens
Future Botanica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Future Botanica at none against Sandbox's 1. Future Botanica also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Future Botanica asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandbox ships an update monthly, Future Botanica every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sandbox versus Future Botanica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandboxFuture Botanica
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTran Dinh HungStichting Polymorf Pervers

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

Future Botanica

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sandbox

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

Future Botanica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sandbox free?
Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Future Botanica free?
Future Botanica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sandbox or Future Botanica have ads?
Sandbox shows ads; Future Botanica does not.
Which is updated more often, Sandbox or Future Botanica?
Sandbox ships an update monthly, and Future Botanica every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sandbox was updated on October 15, 2026 and Future Botanica on October 3, 2026.

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