Comparison

Planet simulation vs Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create your own solar system
  • Simulate gravity
  • Design with various stars
  • Reproduce celestial bodies
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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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"

About

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

A 2D physics sandbox where you can build worlds, create custom characters, and experiment with over 100 elements including weapons and explosives. Mutilate fruit, cause natural disasters, and enjoy realistic physics in this offline simulation.

Highlights
  • 2D physics sandbox
  • Create custom characters
  • Over 100 elements for destruction
  • Realistic blood simulation
  • Build vehicles and machinery
  • Natural disaster simulation
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Pure Gore is a 2D physics action sandbox & people playground simulation, where you can build your own world. You can create or use pre-built vehicles, machinery, rockets, bombs and most importantly mutilate melons (fruit) with one of the over 100 elements. You see... there is no border for creativity. The simulation is perfect for adults, who want to release emotions and love experimenting with physics. Satisfied with the world or item you built? Submit it. It may get added to community maps section. You get coins for playing the game, everything can be unlocked with coins. ## Features ## # PURE GORE: - Tear things by connecting them with a rope joint to a launching rocket or car, - smash melons with heavy blocks or melee weapons - shredder tomato's inside of a grinder, - crush and torture onions with pistons - or shoot lemons with an AK-47! - or have fun with ragdolls # RAGDOLLS / STICKMANS: You have the possibility to create your stickman by connecting different body parts to each other! You could create a doll with multiple heads and legs, everything is possible! # WEAPONS & EXPLOSIVES: Pure gore offers over 20 weapons/explosives, like nukes, AK-47´s, bazookas, lasers, grenades, knifes, spears, implosions bombs, black hole bomb´s... Every weapon has a different shoot behaviour and can be used to mutilate things. # BLOOD SIMULATION: The game is not just a people playground its also a blood simulation! You can let ragdoll´s bleed! That means if they get hurt they will start to bleed. JOINTS: Joints or Connectors can be used to build complex vehicles, buildings or machinery. You could build for example a grinder on wheels or ships, tanks... The game offers different joints like ropes, pistons, bolts, motors... # MORE FEATURES: - Tools: useful utilities, like detonators, erasers, gravity changers... - Nature: build Terrains, create natural disasters (tsunami, tornado, meteors, wind, earthquake...), - highly configurable: many sandbox elements can be customized (change color, adjust timers and more) - Physically objects like building materials, thrusters, black holes, balloons, glue, wheels, decoration... - offline game. No internet connection needed - great and realistic „Box2D“ physics - save the whole sandbox or just creations If you have any suggestions or problems, then join my discord or write me an email. Strong phones are are suggested to run the action sandbox smoothly! Now download the offline game, build some cool stuff and have fun in Pure Gore by Gaming-Apps.com (2022)

Screenshots

Planet simulation4 screens
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) at 4.6 against Planet simulation's 3.9. Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) also leads on ratings volume (969 vs 164) and review sentiment (83% vs 74%). Planet simulation's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Planet simulation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) has 969 ratings behind it against 164, 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 Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Planet simulation versus Pure Gore (Physics sandbox): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanet simulationPure Gore (Physics sandbox)
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (164 ratings)4.6 (969 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews82.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings164969 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDAN-BALLLukas Oertel

Customer experience

Planet simulation

All ratings164 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews346 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative16.8%

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

All ratings969 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.2%

User reviews

Planet simulation

From 164 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic gravity simulation
  • 👍 Fun to mess around with
  • 🎨 Visually appealing
  • 🤖 Good for learning about planetary motion

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Planets often crash into the sun
  • 🔍 Limited features and customization options
  • 📢 Distracting ads
  • 🤯 Confusing controls and UI

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

From 969 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and creative game
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay and physics
  • 💡 Wide variety of maps and features
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔒 Limited character customization and control
  • 🎨 Green blood instead of red

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

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Water maps causing screen to fade to black
  • Saved progress being lost due to glitches
  • Difficulty in spawning and controlling characters

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more character types and customization options
  • Improve the water and liquid physics
  • Increase the limit of objects that can be placed
  • Implement a red blood option

In-app purchases

None

Planet simulation

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

One-time5
  • 250 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$2.99
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  • 2000 Coins$3.99
  • 5000 Coins$7.99

Questions

Is Planet simulation free?
Planet simulation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) free?
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planet simulation or Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)?
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) is rated higher. Planet simulation averages 3.9 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) averages 4.6 from 969 ratings.
Do Planet simulation or Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) have ads?
Both Planet simulation and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Planet simulation or Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)?
Planet simulation ships an update every 7 months, and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) every 7 months. Most recently, Planet simulation was updated on September 19, 2026 and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) on September 23, 2026.

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