Comparison

Powder Game 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

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.

Highlights
  • Physics simulation with powder elements
  • Over 30 different dot variations
  • Simulate element reactions
  • Explosion effects
  • Plant growth simulation
Features
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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.

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

Powder Game4 screens
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Powder Game at none against Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)'s 5. Powder Game also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Powder Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Powder Game against 4.6 for Pure Gore (Physics sandbox). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 985 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Powder Game's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Powder Game ships an update every 6 weeks, Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Powder Game versus Pure Gore (Physics sandbox): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowder GamePure Gore (Physics sandbox)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.2K ratings)4.6 (985 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better83.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better985
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 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
Size48 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDAN-BALLLukas Oertel

Customer experience

Powder Game

All ratings2,144 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews524 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative7.8%

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

All ratings969 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative10.9%

User reviews

Powder Game

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Fun sandbox game
  • 👍 Satisfying gameplay
  • 🎨 Lots of creative possibilities
  • 🔍 Interesting element interactions
  • 🕹️ Engaging player/fighter mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 📺 Intrusive ads
  • 🔒 Limited customization options
  • 🚫 Pixel/dot limit frustrating
  • 🔍 Unclear how to use some features

Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)

From 985 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

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

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

Powder Game

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 Powder Game free?
Powder Game 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, Powder Game or Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)?
Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) is rated higher. Powder Game averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) averages 4.6 from 985 ratings.
Do Powder Game or Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) have ads?
Both Powder Game and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) show ads.
Which is updated more often, Powder Game or Pure Gore (Physics sandbox)?
Powder Game ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) every 7 months. Most recently, Powder Game was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pure Gore (Physics sandbox) on November 3, 2026.

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