Insect Quest vs Sandbox King
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Insect Quest
Embark on an adventure in the world's first insect role-playing game. Explore a unique world and engage in exciting gameplay.
- Insect role-playing gameplay
- Unique world exploration
- Adventure elements
- First of its kind
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world's first! Insect role-playing game!
Sandbox King
Engage in crab combat by flinging rivals out of the sandbox. Target weak spots to eliminate opponents and collect in-game currency to unlock cosmetic items. Become the ultimate crab champion.
- Tap and drag to fling crabs
- Knock enemy crabs out of the arena
- Attack weak spots for knockouts
- Collect sand dollars
- Unlock new hats
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Face off against your rival crabs in Sandbox King! Slam into crabs to send them flying out of the sandbox, and maintain your dominance as long as you can! - Tap & drag your crab to fling them across the sandbox - Knock enemy crabs out of the arena - Attack aggressive crabs in their weak spots to knock them out - Collect sand dollars to unlock new hats Download Sandbox King and become the King of the Crabs!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Insect Quest at 5.0 against Sandbox King's 3.5. Sandbox King's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Insect Quest sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sandbox King asks for nothing beyond the download.
Insect Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Insect Quest ships an update every 3 months, Sandbox King every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Insect Quest | Sandbox King |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasuhiro Mizuki | Adknown |
Customer experience
Insect Quest
Sandbox King
In-app purchases
Insect Quest
- 1,000 Coin$0.99
- 5,000 Coin$2.99
- 20,000 Coin$11.99
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- 60,000 Coin$32.99
Sandbox King
No in-app purchases
Questions
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