Hypercane vs Earth Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hypercane
Navigate a raft through a treacherous ocean during hurricane season. Tilt your device to steer clear of incoming tropical cyclones and aim for the highest score. Compete with friends and players globally through Game Center integration.
- Tilt to steer raft
- Avoid tropical cyclones
- Game Center integration
- Social network sharing
- Compatible with iOS devices
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You've gotten stuck on a raft in the middle of the ocean, right in the climax of hurricane season! Tilt to steer your raft around the incoming tropical cyclones! Features: Game Center integration--Share your high scores with friends and players from around the world! Versatile compatibility--Works on all devices with iOS 6.0 or later, including iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and iPad Mini! Social network integration--Post your scores and share the game with your friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter!
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 review sentiment: Earth Editor at 79% against Hypercane's 20%. Earth Editor also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (919 vs 9). Hypercane's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Earth Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 919 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Hypercane's written reviews are positive against 79% of Earth Editor's.
Hypercane ships an update every 11 days, Earth Editor every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hypercane | Earth Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (9 ratings) | 4.3 (919 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 919 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nebular Design, LLC | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Hypercane
Earth Editor
Bugs and requests
Hypercane
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
Hypercane
No in-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hypercane free?
Is Earth Editor free?
Which has better reviews, Hypercane or Earth Editor?
Do Hypercane or Earth Editor have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hypercane or Earth Editor?
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