Comparison

Water Box vs Trace

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

Trace

Features
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Trace is a calm, one-tap game about drawing your way around a circle. You're a little mark racing around a hand-drawn ring, leaving an inky trail behind you. Fill the loop to finish the level — but watch out for everything scattered across the paper. A single tap makes you hop; tap again in the air for a second jump. That's the whole game. Easy to pick up, hard to put down. Every screen looks like it was sketched in pencil in the corner of a notebook — soft paper, wobbly ink lines, and obstacles made of everyday stationery. What you'll run into: Books that block your path — hop right over them Red pencils that roll the other way Rulers that swing back and forth Ink blots that swell and shrink Push-pins, paper clips, erasers and more Features: 60 handcrafted levels across themed chapters One-tap controls — playable with a single thumb Double jump for those tricky moments A gentle learning curve with friendly tips for each new obstacle Warm, minimal, hand-drawn art — black ink on cream paper No timers stressing you out, no score to chase — just trace the ring and go Relaxing haptics that make every hop feel good No clutter. No pressure. Just you, a pencil line, and a ring to complete. Trace it. Fill it. Move on.

Screenshots

Water Box4 screens
Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Water Box sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Trace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Water Box ships an update every 11 days, Trace weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Water Box versus Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWater BoxTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLukas OertelMustafa Okcu

Bugs and requests

Water Box

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Crashes frequently

Requested features

1 request
  • Make ships sink like in Floating Sandbox

Trace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Water Box

One-time5
  • Increase max water by 10000$2.99
  • Creative Package 50% Discount$4.99
  • Increase max water by 20000$4.99
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  • Creative Package$9.99
  • Increase max water by 50000$9.99
1 purchases

Trace

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Water Box free?
Water Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Water Box or Trace have ads?
Water Box shows ads; Trace does not.
Which is updated more often, Water Box or Trace?
Water Box ships an update every 11 days, and Trace weekly. Most recently, Water Box was updated on October 15, 2026 and Trace on October 1, 2026.

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