Comparison

DIY Planet vs Earth Sandbox

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

Head to head
About

DIY Planet

Design and cultivate unique planets with this simulation game. Watch your creations evolve and expand.

Highlights
  • Planet creation
  • Planet growth simulation
  • Unique planet designs
  • Interactive gameplay
Features
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Create all kinds of planets and see them grow.

About

Earth Sandbox

Explore the dynamic evolution of a planet by altering its core systems like climate and gravity. Trigger natural events and observe real-time population and ecosystem trends. This experimental simulation game offers unique outcomes with every interaction.

Highlights
  • Earth-focused environmental simulation
  • Interconnected climate and planetary systems
  • Dynamic natural events
  • Real-time population and ecosystem trends
  • Interactive experimentation tools
  • Clean visuals and intuitive controls
Features
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Earth Sandbox is an experimental simulation game centered on Earth itself. Instead of following a fixed story or objective, the game invites you to explore how a planet reacts when its core systems are changed. Climate, gravity, oceans, and atmosphere interact dynamically, creating unique outcomes every time you experiment. You can adjust environmental conditions, trigger natural events, or push the planet into extreme states. Rising temperatures may reshape ecosystems, shifting gravity alters planetary balance, and sudden disasters can permanently change the world you observe. Natural events such as meteor impacts, earthquakes, volcanic activity, and global climate shifts are part of the simulation. Each event influences the planet differently depending on existing conditions, encouraging experimentation rather than repetition. The simulation is driven by interconnected systems inspired by scientific principles. Population trends, environmental stability, and planetary conditions evolve in real time, allowing you to observe long-term consequences of your actions. Features: • Earth-focused environmental simulation • Interconnected climate and planetary systems • Dynamic natural events and long-term world changes • Real-time population and ecosystem trends • Interactive tools designed for experimentation • Clean visuals with intuitive controls How will your choices shape the future of this Earth? Icon by orvipixel from www.flaticon.com Icon by Freepik from www.flaticon.com Icon by Solid Icon Co from www.flaticon.com Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Sound Effect by Universfield from Pixabay Sound Effect by Kalvin C from Pixabay Sound Effect by Jeremay Jimenez from Pixabay Music by Grand_Project from Pixabay Music by Music Unlimited from Pixabay Sound Effect by Matthew Vakalyuk from Pixabay Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

Screenshots

DIY Planet3 screens
Earth Sandbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Earth Sandbox at 50% against DIY Planet's 0%. Earth Sandbox also leads on rating (2.1 vs 1.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). DIY Planet's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Earth Sandbox holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DIY Planet's written reviews are positive against 50% of Earth Sandbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DIY Planet ships an update every 5 months, Earth Sandbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DIY Planet versus Earth Sandbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIY PlanetEarth Sandbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (10 ratings)2.1 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB389 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDawn of PlayHeechang Kim

Customer experience

DIY Planet

All ratings9 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Earth Sandbox

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

DIY Planet

No in-app purchases

None

Earth Sandbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DIY Planet free?
DIY Planet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Earth Sandbox free?
Earth Sandbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DIY Planet or Earth Sandbox?
Earth Sandbox is rated higher. DIY Planet averages 1.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Earth Sandbox averages 2.1 from 11 ratings.
Do DIY Planet or Earth Sandbox have ads?
Both DIY Planet and Earth Sandbox show ads.
Which is updated more often, DIY Planet or Earth Sandbox?
DIY Planet ships an update every 5 months, and Earth Sandbox weekly. Most recently, DIY Planet was updated on November 3, 2026 and Earth Sandbox on October 30, 2026.

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