Comparison

Water Box vs Finger Mage

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

Head to head
About

Water Box

Explore realistic fluid dynamics and ragdoll physics in this sandbox playground. Sink ships, experiment with various liquids, and unleash destruction with a wide array of tools and elements. Build and test your creations in a detailed simulation environment.

Highlights
  • Realistic water and powder simulation
  • Ragdoll people playground experiments
  • Ship sinking and floating simulator
  • Gore and destruction simulator
  • Alchemy, fire, and chemical reactions
  • Build and share creations
Features
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People playground meets a floating sandbox games in this realistic water physics simulation! This water physics sandbox games lets you experiment with realistic fluid behavior, sink ships by using bomb explosions, and enjoy a ragdoll people playground built to simulate destruction. Features: Water Simulation & Powder Game - Simulate liquids like lava, petrol, oil, nitro, viruses, fireworks, and more – each with unique behaviors. - Enjoy a beautiful underwater sandbox games with up to 200,000 water particles. Ragdoll & People Playground - Discover the many unpredictable outcomes of ragdoll experiments! - Use virus liquids to infect them or make them go crazy with chemicals & mods. - Realistic gore ragdoll playground: they can walk, drown, burn, or react to your experiments. Ship Sinking Simulator & Floating Sandbox - Build ships from scratch or choose from pre-built ones like cargo ships, submarines, and even the Titanic. - Test their strength against waves, bombs, stormworks, floods, or tsunamis. - Watch ships float, sink, burn, or explode in realistic fashion. - The inbuilt ship sinking simulator is very sophisticated - Includes 50+ pre-built experiments and machines to explore. - Build and test your own ships, vehicles, titanic clones, tanks rockets and share mods in the new online workshop. - Construct using different materials like wood, rubber or stone. Gore Sandboxels & Destruction Simulator - Use explosives like nukes, grenades, and rockets to smash anything. - Unleash god-powers like airstrikes, tsunamis, stormworks, floods or firestorms. - Choose among an arsenal of weapons to wreak havoc against your subjects! Alchemy, Fire & Physics Sandbox - Experiment with different elements - like lava with nitro, or fire with petrol and watch how they react with water, like freezing or evaporating - Realistic temperature, fire, and chemical reactions. - Set things on fire and watch it spread; extinguish it with water or freeze it into ice. - All materials react uniquely – from flammable boats to explosive bombs. - A deep and detailed destruction simulator game. - the game includes many cool firework effects. Now have fun and relax while playing in this underwater powder game: build complex boats, machines or simulate chain reactions in this sandboxel. Players say this sanbox game has everything you would expect from an mobile algodoo alternative. Have ideas or issues? Send me an email! Note: A strong phone is recommended for the best experience. Download the sanbox game now, build something wild, and let the chaos begin! By Gaming-Apps.com (2025)

About

Finger Mage

Features
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Draw symbols on the screen with your finger, trigger spells and defend your portal against an endless wave of monsters. No towers, no complicated menus — just you, your finger and your reflexes. Finger Mage is a one-handed, landscape, skill-based draw-to-cast action game. Draw the right symbol at the right moment, pop the combo, survive the waves. — DRAW & CAST • Circle, triangle, V, zigzag, spiral and more — each symbol is a different spell • Straight line: NO cooldown, Fruit Ninja style — slice big monsters in two • Chain combos, send your score multiplier flying • Fill the ulti bar, unleash a screen-wide Cosmic Nova — SURVIVE & RISE • Endless waves: every wave is faster and more crowded • A BOSS every 10 waves — some even lock your spells • Strange, cute and weird monsters: runners, shielded, splitters, kamikaze... • Power up your mage with permanent upgrades — BUILT FOR YOU • iPhone & iPad — landscape, full screen, smooth • NO pay-to-win — premium is cosmetics and comfort only • No account, no internet required • Show off your score on the global leaderboard Draw. Cast. Survive. Dive into Finger Mage and protect your portal. ——— Finger Mage Premium is an auto-renewable subscription (Monthly/Yearly) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage/cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mustafabaykal.com/fingermage/eula Privacy Policy: https://mustafabaykal.com/fingermage/privacy

Screenshots

Water Box4 screens
Finger Mage3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Finger Mage at none against Water Box's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Water Box sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Finger Mage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Water Box versus Finger Mage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater BoxFinger Mage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB60 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLukas OertelMUSTAFA BAYKAL

Bugs and requests

Water Box

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Crashes frequently

Requested features

1 request
  • Make ships sink like in Floating Sandbox

Finger Mage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Water Box

One-time10
  • Increase max water by 10000$2.99
  • 250 Coins$4.99
  • Creative Package 50% Discount$4.99
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  • Increase max water by 20000$4.99
  • 550 Coins$7.99
  • Creative Package$9.99
  • Increase max water by 50000$9.99
  • 1200 Coins$14.99
  • Increase max water by 100000$17.99
  • 2300 Coins$24.99
3 purchases

Finger Mage

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Water Box free?
Water Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finger Mage free?
Finger Mage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Water Box or Finger Mage have ads?
Water Box shows ads; Finger Mage does not.

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