Earth Editor vs Grav Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Grav Box
Control gravity with a tap and hold to manipulate objects. Customize their appearance, explore dynamic physics, and engage in arcade challenges with leaderboards and achievements.
- Tap and hold to control gravity
- Customize grav colors and emojis
- Dynamic backgrounds and physics effects
- Arcade mode with achievements
- Global leaderboards
- In-game events like black holes
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Grav Box places gravity at your fingertips. Tap and hold on the screen to control the gravitational field around your gravs and manipulate them in limitless ways. Customize your entire experience by setting gravs to any color or emoji, explore dynamic backgrounds and physics effects, and even modify the effects of gravity itself. With custom preferences set, head to the arcade to unlock achievements and compete against global leaderboards. Be prepared for black holes, gravitational shifts, and many other in-game events that will impact your gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Grav Box at 4.8 against Earth Editor's 4.3. Grav Box also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 79%). Earth Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (924 vs 26). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Grav Box sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Earth Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grav Box holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 924 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Earth Editor's written reviews are positive against 96% of Grav Box's.
Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, Grav Box every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Grav Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (924 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 924 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Gianluca Capraro |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Grav Box
Bugs and 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
Grav Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Grav Box
- Gold Blocks (100) Pack$0.99
- Light Portal$0.99
- Dark Portal$0.99
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- Grav Box$0.99
- Midnight$0.99
- Daybreak$0.99
- Beach$0.99
- Jungle$0.99
- Mist$0.99
- Gold Blocks (1000) Pack$4.99
Questions
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