Powder Game vs Gravity Captain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powder Game
Explore a physics sandbox where you can simulate the interactions of various elements like water, fire, and gunpowder. Witness unique reactions and emergent phenomena as different 'dots' collide and influence each other.
- Physics simulation with powder elements
- Over 30 different dot variations
- Simulate element reactions
- Explosion effects
- Plant growth simulation
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Imagine the cool phenomenon when the wind blows the falling leaves. This game physics simulates the phenomenon with powder (dots)! You can choose more than 30 different variations of the dot. Water, fire, oil, gunpowder, metal, seed, birds, Ant and more. The various reactions when in hit with a dot and a dot. The explosion on hit with fire and gunpowder. Trees grow when in hit with the seed and sand.
Gravity Captain
Navigate a spacecraft by utilizing thrusters and planetary gravity for slingshot maneuvers. Collect fuel while avoiding collisions with celestial bodies in an endless, replayable challenge.
- Gravity slingshot mechanics
- Spacecraft thruster control
- Fuel collection
- Planet collision avoidance
- Randomized replayability
- Endless gameplay
- Simple controls
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Fly your spacecraft using your thrusters and the gravity from planets to help slingshot you to get to the next planet. Pick up the extra fuel from around planets when needed but avoid crashing into them. What is the furthest planet you can reach! + Use gravity to slingshot around planets + Fly spacecraft with thrusters + Pickup extra fuel + Avoid crashing into planets + Randomized for replayability + Endless gameplay + Simple controls + Leaderboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gravity Captain at 5.0 against Powder Game's 4.5. Gravity Captain also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Powder Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 63 months). On price, 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. Gravity Captain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Powder Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gravity Captain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Powder Game has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Powder Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gravity Captain's.
Powder Game ships an update every 6 weeks, Gravity Captain every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powder Game | Gravity Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 63 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Mike Hempfling |
Customer experience
Powder Game
Gravity Captain
Bugs and requests
Powder Game
Reported bugs
4 issues- View feature not working as expected
- Occasional freezing or crashing
- Inconsistent player/fighter behavior
- Saved creations sometimes disappearing
Requested features
6 requests- Add more elements and materials
- Increase pixel/dot limit or make it unlimited
- Implement a save/load system for creations
- Add more player/fighter customization options
- Introduce new gameplay modes or challenges
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- Improve visibility of glass and other transparent elements
Gravity Captain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Powder Game
No in-app purchases
Gravity Captain
- Remove Ads$0.99
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