Where's Greg vs Earth Sandbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Where's Greg
Engage in a daily hide-and-seek game to locate Greg. Compete against the clock to find him within your state or across the USA, using special hints for guidance.
- Daily hide-and-seek gameplay
- Locate Greg within your state
- Challenge mode across the USA
- Race against the clock
- Utilize special hints
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Where's Greg. Enjoy a daily game of hide & seek. Greg will be at a new location each day. Race against the clock to be the first to find him. He'll always be in your state....or you can take on a challenge and find him across the entire USA. Use the special hints to guide you along the way.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Where's Greg at 5.0 against Earth Sandbox's 4.0. Where's Greg also leads on ads (none vs shown). Earth Sandbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Where's Greg sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Earth Sandbox asks for nothing beyond the download.
Where's Greg holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Where's Greg ships an update every 5 weeks, Earth Sandbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Where's Greg | Earth Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Bentwood | Heechang Kim |
Customer experience
Where's Greg
Earth Sandbox
In-app purchases
Where's Greg
- 20 Uses of Callout Hints$0.99
- 20 Uses of Greg's Compass$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
Earth Sandbox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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