Comparison

Earth Sandbox vs Falling Matter

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

Head to head
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

About

Falling Matter

Explore a pixel physics sandbox with over 60 materials like sand, water, and lava. Simulate realistic heat transfer, material reactions, and explosive events. Build, save, and share your unique creations with others.

Highlights
  • Realistic pixel physics simulation
  • Over 60 materials and tools
  • Heat transfer and material reactions
  • Explosive events and special tools
  • Build, save, and share creations
  • Tilt controls for pouring
Features
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Falling Matter is a pixel physics sandbox where every grain matters. Pour sand, flood it with water, drop lava on top and watch the world react. REAL PHYSICS, REAL HEAT • Every pixel has a temperature. Heat spreads fast through metal and slowly through wood and air. • Water boils and freezes, ice melts, lava cools into obsidian, sand melts into glass. • Liquids settle into layers by weight: gasoline floats on oil, oil on water, mercury sinks below everything. • Turn on Heat view to see your world through a thermal camera. 60+ MATERIALS AND TOOLS Powders, liquids, gases, metals, explosives, plants and people. Mix acid with metal to make hydrogen, cool red-hot metal in water, burn wood into glowing charcoal, or let thermite burn through a steel plate. BIG BOOMS Drop an atomic bomb on a city, call down a meteor, strike with lightning, or open a black hole and watch it swallow everything nearby. Explosives, black holes, meteors, lightning and people are part of the Unlock All Matter upgrade. BUILD, SAVE, SHARE • Start from six ready-made worlds or a blank sandbox. • Four save slots with previews. • Share a picture or an 8-second video clip of your creation. • Pinch to zoom in on the smallest grains. AND MORE • Tilt your phone to pour, like sand in a jar. • 13 trophies, with Game Center achievements. • Sound effects and vibration for explosions and lightning. • Tips that explain each material (turn them off any time). • In English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. • Free to play. Remove ads or unlock every material with one-time purchases.

Screenshots

Earth Sandbox4 screens
Falling Matter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Falling Matter at 5.0 against Earth Sandbox's 2.3. Earth Sandbox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Falling Matter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Earth Sandbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Falling Matter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Sandbox has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earth Sandbox ships an update weekly, Falling Matter every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Earth Sandbox versus Falling Matter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarth SandboxFalling Matter
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size389 MB35 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHeechang KimJaylen Byrd

Customer experience

Earth Sandbox

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

Falling Matter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Earth Sandbox

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Falling Matter

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlock All Matter$2.99
  • Everything Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is Earth Sandbox free?
Earth Sandbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Falling Matter free?
Falling Matter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Earth Sandbox or Falling Matter?
Falling Matter is rated higher. Earth Sandbox averages 2.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Falling Matter averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Earth Sandbox or Falling Matter have ads?
Both Earth Sandbox and Falling Matter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Earth Sandbox or Falling Matter?
Earth Sandbox ships an update weekly, and Falling Matter every 3 weeks. Most recently, Earth Sandbox was updated on November 9, 2026 and Falling Matter on November 6, 2026.

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