Comparison

Sandbox vs Pixel Creator

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

Pixel Creator

Features
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Pixel Creator is a 2D pixel physics sandbox. Drop sand, water, lava, plants, animals and 430+ elements onto the canvas and watch them flow, burn, freeze, grow and react. - 430 elements across 14 categories — terrain, liquids, life, powders, energy, nuclear, weapons, machines and more - Real physics: gravity, density, temperature, pressure, fire and chain reactions - Living ecosystems: food chains, pollination, decomposition — and a human-form zombie outbreak you can fight with fire or a vaccine - Ready-made scenes: forest pond, coral reef, village, rainy wetland, zombie street - Discovery Codex: place elements and trigger reactions to unlock them — hundreds of recipes to find - Goals & challenges to chase - Heat / state views, save slots, undo, sound and haptics - Fully offline. No account, no ads, no data collection — everything runs on your device Free to play. A one-time "Full Version" unlock opens every element, scene and challenge.

Screenshots

Sandbox4 screens
Pixel Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pixel Creator at none against Sandbox's shown. Pixel Creator also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Sandbox's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Pixel Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandbox ships an update monthly, Pixel Creator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sandbox versus Pixel Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandboxPixel Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTran Dinh Hung云飞 张

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

Pixel Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sandbox

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
1 purchases

Pixel Creator

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99

Questions

Is Sandbox free?
Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Creator free?
Pixel Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sandbox or Pixel Creator have ads?
Sandbox shows ads; Pixel Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, Sandbox or Pixel Creator?
Sandbox ships an update monthly, and Pixel Creator every 2 days. Most recently, Sandbox was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pixel Creator on September 25, 2026.

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