Comparison

iBuilder vs Simple Sandbox 2

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

Head to head
About

iBuilder

This is a creative building game where you can construct anything you imagine using over 60 block types. Design entire cities with customizable terrain, realistic graphics, and dynamic environmental effects.

Highlights
  • Build castles, docks, mansions, and more
  • Over 60 different block types
  • Random terrain generation
  • Customizable island size and vegetation
  • 360-degree camera control
  • Realistic water, sky, and sun effects
  • Save up to 3 worlds
Features
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iBuilder is the ultimate building game! Build castles, docks, mansions, seawalls, towers, and anything else you can imagine. Use over 60 different types of blocks to build your own city and your own world! iBuilder is an incredible construction game that features: - Random terrain generation - Choose the number of islands and their height and width - Choose the number of vegetation on each island With iBuilder, you can quickly design an entire city with blocks, using our simple interface. You can move the camera 360 degrees, zoom, and pan in all directions. The game features realistic water effects, sky movement, and the sun even rotates throughout the day! The building materials are cement, brick, glass, tile, grass, bushes, rusted steel, stainless steel, gravel, dirt, sand, rock, and much more! iBuilder features: - Slots to save 3 worlds - Choose any block texture you want - Advanced OpenGL graphics with shading - Music and sound effects - High-resolution textures - Made for all iOS devices iBuilder is brought to you by the makers of iRollerCoaster and iBASEjump. Have fun with iBuilder and build your dreams!

About

Simple Sandbox 2

Engage in a free, open-world sandbox game where you can build, create, and explore alone or with friends. Design your character, construct anything from houses to fortresses, and enjoy action-packed combat or thrilling races with a variety of vehicles.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer and single-player modes
  • Physics-based object manipulation
  • Character customization
  • World creation and building
  • Combat with various weapons
  • Vehicle racing and customization
  • Diverse collection of items and maps
Features
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Simple Sandbox 2 is a continuation of the popular online sandbox. Play alone or with friends. Best free construction sandbox game. The best free first-person and third-person sandbox building game featuring two modes: single player and multiplayer. Excellent physics, including mechanics, which is responsible for all kinds of manipulation of various game objects. Enjoy creating your own REAL TIME WORLD thanks to our sandbox simulator. Create your character, play and enjoy the simulator alone or with friends. Interested in creating a world from scratch? You to us. Do you want to connect to an already created world? Simple Sandbox 2 will give you this opportunity too. Help your friends create, build various structures, houses, cities, entire fortresses. Do you want to shoot, fight? Choose your favorite weapon from the weapons and attack, arrange fights without rules and prove to your opponent that you are cooler! Do you like racing? Together with your friends, you can build a track, choose a vehicle and drive all night in cars. The simulator allows you to choose the best transport, be it a motorcycle or an airplane. Yes, robots, helicopters, tanks, interesting items for creating various structures, space planes, various weapons for shooting, many fascinating fantastic maps - all this is just a small part of what awaits YOU in our online game - a FREE sandbox. Ask a friend to rate your virtual world by inviting him to the game. Together with you, we are improving our online simulator with each regular update. We ask EVERYONE of you to leave feedback in the comments in the form of feedback with suggestions for updating the game and improving it. Show your creativity here and now! With Simple Sandbox 2 you have unlimited imagination! If you have any problems with the game, be sure to write to us, we will be very grateful: email: kkresh95dev@gmail.com discord: https://discord.com/invite/bbdyN84 vkontakte: https://vk.com/sandbox_experimental facebook: https://facebook.com/MadnessGamesOfficial twitter: https://twitter.com/MaddnesGames Join us to create unique WORLDS, improving them with each update released.

Screenshots

iBuilder4 screens
Simple Sandbox 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Sandbox 2 at 59% against iBuilder's 16%. Simple Sandbox 2 also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 29 months). iBuilder's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. iBuilder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Sandbox 2 sells 28 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Sandbox 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Sandbox 2 has 1.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of iBuilder's written reviews are positive against 59% of Simple Sandbox 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, Simple Sandbox 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iBuilder versus Simple Sandbox 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBuilderSimple Sandbox 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (11 ratings)3.9 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews59.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB837 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSea Venture LLCIhor Pidhainyi

Customer experience

iBuilder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive16.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative75.9%

Simple Sandbox 2

All ratings1,222 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews952 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral11.2%
Negative29.7%

User reviews

iBuilder

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Realistic graphics
  • 👍 Relaxing gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 👎 Confusing controls
  • 💰 Paywall for full experience
  • 🚫 Lack of content and features

Simple Sandbox 2

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 More Vehicle Functions
  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Impressive game
  • 👍 Lovely game
  • 👍 Best game ever

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Invisible props and cars
  • 🐛 Disconnection issues
  • 🐛 Ads issues

Bugs and requests

iBuilder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Blocks disappearing after placement
  • Inability to delete or move placed blocks

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to modify terrain
  • Addition of characters and wildlife
  • More building options and tools

Simple Sandbox 2

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Invisible props and cars
  • Disconnection issues
  • Ads not closable
  • Purchases not working
  • Saving issues
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  • Glitches with trains and boats

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add brake lights and turn signals
  • Add AI traffic
  • Add ability to switch accounts
  • Add working missiles and building destruction physics
  • Add more trains (Shinkansen, etc.)
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  • Add more vehicles (tanks, boats, etc.)
  • Add weapon attachments and customization
  • Add NPCs, animals, and weather effects
  • Add Among Us mode
  • Add zombies and more monsters
  • Add football/soccer mode
  • Improve multiplayer server stability and anti-cheat

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iBuilder

One-time1
  • iBuilder$1.99
28 purchases

Simple Sandbox 2

Subscriptions1
  • Vip Account$2.991 Month
One-time27
  • Game Money +80000$1.19
  • Crystal Money 80$1.19
  • Game Money +160000$1.19
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  • Crystal Money + 240$1.19
  • Robot Item$1.99
  • Crystal Money +180$2.19
  • Weapon Mini-Gun (MH1)$2.99
  • Crystal Money 300$3.19
  • Starter Pack$3.79
  • Apocalypse Interiors$3.99
  • Ukraine Plane "Mriya"$3.99
  • Crystal Money +450$4.19
  • Crystal Money +1350$4.19
  • Ads Block$4.99
  • Artic Pack$4.99
  • Ukraine Army Pack$5.99
  • Pack Germany$5.99
  • Millitary Pack Brazil$6.99
  • Japan_Pack_Military$6.99
  • Millitary USA Pack$7.99
  • Crystal Money +1000$8.19
  • Game Money +1000000$8.19
  • Crystal Money +3000$8.99
  • WW2 Pack$9.99
  • Apocalypse_pack$11.49
  • Wasteland All Pack$13.49
  • Mega Bundle Pack$17.99

Questions

Is iBuilder free?
iBuilder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Sandbox 2 free?
Simple Sandbox 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iBuilder or Simple Sandbox 2?
Simple Sandbox 2 is rated higher. iBuilder averages 2.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Simple Sandbox 2 averages 3.9 from 1.2K ratings.
Do iBuilder or Simple Sandbox 2 have ads?
Simple Sandbox 2 shows ads; iBuilder does not.
Which is updated more often, iBuilder or Simple Sandbox 2?
iBuilder ships an update every 29 months, and Simple Sandbox 2 monthly. Most recently, iBuilder was updated on October 7, 2026 and Simple Sandbox 2 on October 13, 2026.

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