Comparison

Space Sandbox vs Cube Craft

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

Head to head
About

Space Sandbox

Design and evolve your own universe with realistic physics and life simulation. Explore with friends in multiplayer modes like battle royale and racing, or build together. Customize your experience and witness cosmic events unfold.

Highlights
  • Infinite celestial body creation
  • Realistic orbital mechanics
  • Terraforming and life evolution
  • Multiplayer modes (Battle Royale, Racing, Co-op)
  • Time control for accelerated evolution
  • Character customization
  • 6 distinct game modes
Features
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CREATE. EVOLVE. EXPLORE. Space Sandbox is the ultimate universe simulation where you play god. Create entire solar systems from scratch, manipulate gravity, and witness the rise of civilizations. BUILD YOUR UNIVERSE • Infinite Creation: Spawn over 50 types of celestial bodies—from burning stars and gas giants to black holes and mysterious gem planets. • Realistic Physics: Master the art of orbital mechanics. Create binary star systems and watch real N-body physics in action. • Terraforming: Transform barren rocks into lush, habitable worlds. Control temperature and atmosphere to support life. LIFE EVOLUTION Guide life through 9 distinct eras: • Microscopic Bacteria • Sea Life & Land Animals • Dinosaurs • Civilization (Early to Industrial) • Space Age: Watch your creations launch their own ships! MULTIPLAYER SANDBOX Explore the galaxy with friends! • Team Battle Royale: Fight for dominance in shrinking solar zones. • Space Racing: Compete in high-speed races through asteroid fields. • Co-op Building: Construct massive space stations together. FEATURES • Time Control: Speed up time to see millions of years pass in seconds. • Meteorite Economy: Harvest resources to unlock rare celestial objects. • 11 Star Types: From massive blue giants to tiny red dwarfs. • Orbital Mechanics: Set realistic orbits with barycenter physics. • Temperature System: Heat planets to create habitable zones. • 6 Game Modes: Battle Royale, Deathmatch, CTF, Racing, Survival, Exploration. • Character Customization: Design your own space explorer. • Stunning Visuals: Beautiful 3D graphics optimized for iPhone and iPad. The universe is in your hands. What will you create?

About

Cube Craft

Create and design 3D voxel worlds with intuitive tools. Place, paint, and edit blocks with various brush sizes and editing functions. Enhance your creations with themes, lighting, and visual effects, then save and share your masterpieces.

Highlights
  • WYSIWYG voxel builder
  • Place, erase, paint blocks
  • Symmetry mode
  • Creator tools (select, copy, move, paste)
  • Day/night toggle and visual effects
  • Themed block collections
  • Automatic background autosave
Features
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Cube Craft is a WYSIWYG voxel builder for quick 3D creation. Build your world your way:. Place, erase, or paint blocks with adjustable brush sizes. Symmetry mode for mirrored building. Creator tools: Select, Copy, Move, and Paste for precise edits. Add and remove lights to shape the mood. Random block mode for happy accidents. Make it look great:. Themes plus day/night toggle. Sky, post effects (Bloom/Toon/Cinematic), seasonal styling, and block collections (Classic, SciFi, Medieval, Cyber, Nature). Save and pick up later:. Automatic background autosave. World Library for named saves (Pro). Challenges and competition:. Daily speed challenge to place a target number of blocks. Optional Game Center leaderboard submission. Export and share (Pro Export):. Import a photo as a texture. Export world data as .json. Export a snapshot as .png. Share data + photo together. Controls are touch-first: drag to orbit, pinch to zoom, and two-finger pan to move the camera target. There're massive number of features including Gravity trigger.

Screenshots

Space Sandbox3 screens
Cube Craft3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Space Sandbox at Free against Cube Craft's $0.99. Space Sandbox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, 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

Space Sandbox is free to download; Cube Craft costs $0.99 up front. Cube Craft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Space Sandbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Space Sandbox versus Cube Craft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace SandboxCube Craft
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcus LamEyeOS Store Inc.

Customer experience

Space Sandbox

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cube Craft

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Space Sandbox

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cube Craft

One-time1
  • Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Space Sandbox free?
Space Sandbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cube Craft free?
Cube Craft costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Space Sandbox or Cube Craft have ads?
Neither Space Sandbox nor Cube Craft shows ads.

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