Sandbox vs Future Botanica
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
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/
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Sandbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Future Botanica asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sandbox ships an update monthly, Future Botanica every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox | Future Botanica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tran Dinh Hung | Stichting 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
Sandbox
- Remove Ads$3.99
Future Botanica
No in-app purchases









