Powder Toy vs Earth Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powder Toy
Explore a 2D physics sandbox where you can build, create, and interact with nearly 100 different elements. Simulate complex systems, from atomic power plants to custom CPUs, by combining various materials, liquids, gases, and electronic components.
- 2D physics simulation
- Nearly 100 elements
- Build complex machines
- Simulate air pressure and heat
- Create realistic terrains
- Electronic components
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I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH CREATORS OF THE ORIGINAL THE POWDER TOY The game is based on The Powder Toy opensource project, which is available for free on your Mac or PC, complete GPL 3-covered source code of the port, as well as binaries are available for free on CannonballStudio@GitHub iPad port of the most popular 2D physics sandbox is out! Build, create, play, draw, interact with almost 100 different elements, and do whatever you want using your fingertips! Have you ever wanted to blow something up? Or maybe you always dreamt of operating an atomic power plant? Do you have a will to develop your own CPU? Powder Toy lets you to do all of these, and even more! Powder Toy is a physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions between different substances! The game provides you with various building materials, liquids, gases and electronic components which can be used to construct complex machines, guns, bombs, realistic terrains and almost anything else.
Earth Editor
Create your own world by placing various elements like sand, water, and lava on a gravity field. This simulation game allows for boundless creativity in designing unique planetary landscapes. Explore the possibilities of a sandbox environment where you are the architect of your own planet.
- World creation sandbox
- Gravity field simulation
- Place sand, water, seeds, lava
- Creative planetary design
- Element interaction
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This game is the 21st iOS game for the Web game site "DAN-BALL". A simulation game that creates the Earth using various dots on the field of gravity. There are various dots of sand, water, seeds, lava, and more. Be creative. It's up to you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Earth Editor at Free against Powder Toy's $1.99. Earth Editor also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.1) and review sentiment (79% vs 40%). Powder Toy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Earth Editor is free to download; Powder Toy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Earth Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 345 and 919 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Powder Toy's written reviews are positive against 79% of Earth Editor's.
Powder Toy ships an update every 6 weeks, Earth Editor every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powder Toy | Earth Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (345 ratings) | 4.3 (919 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.1% of reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 345 | 919 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Chojnacki | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Powder Toy
Earth Editor
Bugs and requests
Powder Toy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Earth Editor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black holes causing glitches
- Ice not freezing water properly
- Cloned elements not behaving as expected
Requested features
8 requests- More elements and materials to experiment with
- Ability to save multiple worlds
- Zoom and camera controls
- Realistic physics and behaviors (e.g. sand sinking in water)
- Ability to create life, animals, or civilizations
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- Supernova and star effects
- Atmosphere and weather systems
- Ability to move immobile objects
In-app purchases
Powder Toy
No in-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Powder Toy free?
Is Earth Editor free?
Which has better reviews, Powder Toy or Earth Editor?
Do Powder Toy or Earth Editor have ads?
Which is updated more often, Powder Toy or Earth Editor?
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