Sand ToyBox vs Pixel Creator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sand ToyBox
Experiment with physics and create your own worlds using over 80 unique elements. Build planets, launch rockets, and observe real-time reactions between water, fire, rocks, and creatures. Unleash your imagination to design anything you can dream of.
- Physics-based simulations
- Create custom worlds
- Over 80 unique elements
- Real-time object reactions
- Import custom images
- Experiment with creatures
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Sandbox Playground – The Ultimate Sandbox Simulation Game! With over 80 unique elements and fully customizable items, experiment freely and unleash your creativity to build your own world. [Sandbox Simulation] - Create your own planets, shoot lasers, or launch rockets. Water, fire, rocks, and living creatures all react in real-time physics. [Experiment & Create] - Observe how various creatures interact and behave. Experience endless possibilities through physics-based simulations. [Unlimited Creativity] - Go beyond simple sandbox play and build your own universe. Bring your imagination to life and implement anything you can dream of. Import your own images from the photo library and have fun experimenting! Download Sandbox Playground now and explore the limitless world of sand and creativity! Contact Email: sandtoyboxbiz@gmail.com
Pixel Creator
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Pixel Creator is a 2D pixel physics sandbox. Drop sand, water, lava, plants, animals and 430+ elements onto the canvas and watch them flow, burn, freeze, grow and react. - 430 elements across 14 categories — terrain, liquids, life, powders, energy, nuclear, weapons, machines and more - Real physics: gravity, density, temperature, pressure, fire and chain reactions - Living ecosystems: food chains, pollination, decomposition — and a human-form zombie outbreak you can fight with fire or a vaccine - Ready-made scenes: forest pond, coral reef, village, rainy wetland, zombie street - Discovery Codex: place elements and trigger reactions to unlock them — hundreds of recipes to find - Goals & challenges to chase - Heat / state views, save slots, undo, sound and haptics - Fully offline. No account, no ads, no data collection — everything runs on your device Free to play. A one-time "Full Version" unlock opens every element, scene and challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand ToyBox at none against Pixel Creator's 1. Pixel Creator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sand ToyBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sand ToyBox against 5.0 for Pixel Creator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Sand ToyBox ships an update every 2 months, Pixel Creator every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sand ToyBox | Pixel Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Myeong Su Seon | 云飞 张 |
In-app purchases
Sand ToyBox
No in-app purchases
Pixel Creator
- Full Version$1.99
