Comparison

TightWire vs People Sandbox Playground

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

Head to head
About

TightWire

Test your reflexes and steady hand in this challenging game of balance. Guide a daredevil across a wire, using your device's accelerometer to counteract gravity and prevent a fall. Enjoy endless entertainment with realistic physics and high-quality animation.

Highlights
  • Accelerometer-based control
  • Realistic gravitational pull
  • Interactive 3D environment
  • High-quality animation
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Global score submission
Features
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THANKS TO OUR 7 MILLION FANS IN OVER 90 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FOR DOWNLOADING TIGHTWIRE!! CHECK OUT THE SEQUEL - TIGHTWIRE ADVENTURES!!!! AVAILABLE IN THE APP STORE NOW!! ****************************************** Top Ten App downloaded on iTunes! Twice! ****************************************** Featured on Gizmodo, Forbes and Fox! ****************************************** Staff Favorites - Featured by Apple! ****************************************** See if you can balance our fearless daredevil across the wire and prevent him from plummeting to the ground! Both challenging and eye-catching, TightWire will provide endless entertainment for only four quarters. Featured all over the world!!!! Totally accelerometer based, TightWire is a constant battle against realistic gravitational pull! See if you have the steady hand required to make it across in TightWire!! FEATURES: - Interactive 3D environment where you control the character as he walks across the wire. - Watch as he leans and twists in different directions, allowing you to control his body using just the accelerometer. - High quality animation as the character walks across and even falls off the wire. - Extremely challenging gameplay that will keep you coming back to better your time and score. - Walk between buildings from 3 stories to 50 stories in height. - Polished UI including the ability to save your scores locally and submit them globally. - Simple controls using only the accelerometer, allowing for minimal effort to get started.

About

People Sandbox Playground

Engage in a physics sandbox simulation where you can interact with ragdoll and human characters. Experiment with various tools to cause cartoon gore, including shooting, burning, and tearing them apart. It's a game for those who enjoy ragdoll physics and creative destruction.

Highlights
  • Ragdoll physics simulation
  • Human character interaction
  • Variety of destruction tools
  • Cartoon gore effects
  • Sandbox environment
Features
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People Human Playground is a physics sandbox and ragdoll simulation game with various objects of different categories. Shoot, burn, poison, tear apart, vaporize or Human ragdolls. This game is for people who like to throw ragdolls. This is a Human sandbox game with cartoon gore. Blood, bones, organs...

Screenshots

TightWire4 screens
People Sandbox Playground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TightWire at 3.6 against People Sandbox Playground's 2.6. TightWire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (43% vs 21%). People Sandbox Playground's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (934 vs 29). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TightWire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. People Sandbox Playground asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TightWire holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: People Sandbox Playground has 934 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of TightWire's written reviews are positive against 21% of People Sandbox Playground's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TightWire versus People Sandbox Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTightWirePeople Sandbox Playground
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (29 ratings) — better2.6 (934 ratings)
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings29934 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB190 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperiBright StudiosAnass DAOUIA

Customer experience

TightWire

All ratings29 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive43.3%
Neutral13.9%
Negative42.8%

People Sandbox Playground

All ratings897 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative55.3%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral15.2%
Negative64.2%

User reviews

TightWire

From 29 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😂 Hilarious and entertaining
  • 🤩 Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 💪 Challenging and rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Extremely difficult/frustrating
  • 🐛 Glitchy controls and balance issues
  • 🙄 Intrusive ads
  • 🤖 Lacks updates and new content

People Sandbox Playground

From 934 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 🎉 Awesome game
  • 😊 Enjoyable experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Humans too fragile
  • 🤖 Weak NPCs
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔍 Lack of features

Bugs and requests

TightWire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Broken restart/replay functionality
  • Calibration and control issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • More characters and level variety
  • Improved controls and physics
  • Retina display support

People Sandbox Playground

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Syringes don't work properly
  • Knives don't function
  • Maps and tutorials don't work
  • Difficulty picking up characters

Requested features

5 requests
  • More building materials
  • Stronger characters
  • Improved physics
  • Additional syringes and weapons
  • Ability to mod or share builds

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TightWire

One-time1
  • Unlock Levels$0.99
None

People Sandbox Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TightWire free?
TightWire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is People Sandbox Playground free?
People Sandbox Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TightWire or People Sandbox Playground?
TightWire is rated higher. TightWire averages 3.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while People Sandbox Playground averages 2.6 from 934 ratings.
Do TightWire or People Sandbox Playground have ads?
People Sandbox Playground shows ads; TightWire does not.

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