Earth Editor vs Gravity Sandbox 2
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!
Gravity Sandbox 2
Design and play unique levels by controlling gravity and using a variety of elements. Explore over 90 pre-made challenges in Labyrinth mode, with increasing difficulty and diverse gameplay.
- Create custom levels
- Control gravity
- Over 90 pre-made levels
- Labyrinth mode
- 20+ construction elements
- Level import/export
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Gravitational sandbox on your device. Create unique levels in the sandbox and control gravity by rotating the gadget. Or just play in more than 90 pre-made levels in the Labyrinth mode. *****Creator mode***** Use your imagination to create exciting and fun levels and play them. There are more than 20 elements with the unique possibilities for constructing creative levels. Elements: - Bronze ball - Tennis ball - Box - 3 types of platforms - Bounce ball - Fire ball - Magnet - Air ball - Teleport - Energetic door - Plate - Cross - Element generator - Random maze generator - Start - Finish - 2 types of speed lines - Brush You can change size and angle of some elements for additional possibilities to create more levels of your dreams. *****Labyrinth mode***** The point of Labyrinth mode is to guide a bronze ball to finish with the help of changing gravity. Play a large number of carefully designed levels with increasing difficulty in different level packs. Different levels of difficulty (easy, normal and hard) will allow you to concentrate on those that you can complete and improve your skills. Each player will find interesting levels - in addition to those requiring precision, some require ingenuity and logical thinking, and some are just fun. Additional features of Gravity Sandbox 2: * Change of gravity gives power to create even more unique levels * Export and import levels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Earth Editor at 4.3 against Gravity Sandbox 2's 3.5. Earth Editor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (79% vs 50%). Gravity Sandbox 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price 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. Gravity Sandbox 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Earth Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Earth Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 919 ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of Gravity Sandbox 2's.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Gravity Sandbox 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (919 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 919 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Vladyslav Vikulov |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Gravity Sandbox 2
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
Gravity Sandbox 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Gravity Sandbox 2
- Premium Pack$2.99
Questions
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