Planet simulation vs Physics Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Planet simulation
Design and build your own solar system with various stars. Explore the fascinating world of gravity and recreate celestial bodies. A relaxing game for your spare time.
- Create your own solar system
- Simulate gravity
- Design with various stars
- Reproduce celestial bodies
- Relaxing gameplay
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Enjoy world of gravity! Planet simulation game can also reproduce solar system. Create the universe with various stars. You may be able to recreate the solar system. In spare time or boring time, it is a recommended game. This game is the 2nd iOS game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL"
Physics Box
Experiment with physics in a digital sandbox. Combine various objects and tools like thrusters, magnets, and antigravity to create unique contraptions and observe their interactions. Unleash your creativity to build complex machines and challenge yourself with scoring objectives.
- Add thrusters, ropes, magnets, and antigravity
- Explode objects and apply forces
- Toggle gravity on/off
- Place static anchors
- Link pieces together
- Build scoring machines and pinball games
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Physics Box is a physics toy box. Pick an object and put it in the play area. Combine and mix objects and see what happens. - Add thrusters, ropes, magnets and antigravity. - Tap to explode and apply forces to all nearby objects. - Turn gravity on or off. - Place static anchors. - Link pieces together. - Build an efficient bumper scoring machine and beat the high score. - Build a pinball machine? - Build a music machine? Use your imagination and most of all, have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Physics Box at 4.7 against Planet simulation's 3.9. Physics Box also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Planet simulation's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 14). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Physics Box holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planet simulation has 164 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Planet simulation's written reviews are positive against 83% of Physics Box's.
Planet simulation ships an update every 7 months, Physics Box fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planet simulation | Physics Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (164 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Les Bird |
Customer experience
Planet simulation
Physics Box
Bugs and requests
Planet simulation
Reported bugs
3 issues- Planets sometimes disappear or behave erratically
- App crashes or freezes occasionally
- Scaling and scrolling issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add more celestial objects (black holes, supernovas, etc.)
- Allow for more complex orbits and binary systems
- Implement a save/load feature for solar systems
- Add a tutorial or help section
- Integrate with educational resources on astronomy
Physics Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Planet simulation
No in-app purchases
Physics Box
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Planet simulation free?
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