Earth Editor vs Galaxy Space Simulator 3D
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!
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D
Create and explore your own universe with a realistic 3D space simulator. Witness celestial bodies orbit, form asteroid belts, and customize planets with various textures and skins. Save, load, and share your cosmic creations with others.
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Physics-based gravity simulation
- Planet and star customization
- Save, load, and pause functionality
- Share creations online
- Unlockable content through achievements
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Create your own solar system with our immersive 3D and realistic space simulator for FREE! Galaxy Space Simulator is an immersive, fun, and addicting simulator with base on real astrophysical gravity law. You can watch in real time how a planet orbits the sun and how asteroid belt forms. It’s an educational activity that is so mesmerizing and entertaining for the whole family. === FEATURES OF GALAXY SPACE SIMULATOR: === * IMMERSIVE HIGH QUALITY 3D GRAPHIC Enjoy the immersive, realistic graphic. It really feels like you are in the outer space and observing the solar system from away. This app uses simple swipe and pinch to control the view. You can view the planetary orbits and track them. * FREE SIMULATOR Enjoy our 3D space simulator for FREE! You start with limited planets but you can unlock more by completing achievements. We add new achievements to unlock so you will never run out of things to do and explore. * REALISTIC SIMULATOR The movement of the sky objects are simulated based on how gravity works in the outer space and how each object pulling at each other depending on their mass. You can see how the planet orbits the sun and maybe collides with each other, how asteroid belt forms, and other space phenomenon. * CUSTOMIZATION Customize your planets and stars with textures and skins. You can also change the background of the scene. You can also adjust for speed, size, and location of the sky objects, as well as choose for random distribution. * HOW TO PLAY GUIDE You don’t need to feel overwhelmed. We explain the app control and functions within the app so you know how to create sky objects, follow the orbits, view guide, and more. * SAVE, LOAD, PAUSE AND RESUME You don’t have to worry of losing your solar system if you can’t finish it in one go. Save your project and load it later on. You can also pause and resume the solar system anytime. * SHARE ONLINE Do you want to impress your friends and family with your creation? Share your creation on social media. You can also share your solar system model with other users, find models by other users and modify them to create your own. You don’t have to be a sky gazer or a science fiction enthusiast to enjoy our space simulator app. This is a very fun and addicting activity to do anytime, anywhere. Don’t worry if you don’t know where or how to start. You can load other people’s solar systems and add your own elements to them as you like. Keep creating and experimenting and enjoy watching what will happen as the planets, stars, and asteroids moving and orbiting each other. You can witness planetary collisions and the evolution of the solar system you create as time goes by. It will certainly deepen our understanding about the space and universe. *** We appreciate all the feedback from our users. Please support Galaxy Space Simulator, 3D Solar System Simulator by leaving a rating and review. Don’t forget to share our universe sandbox app to your friends and family so they can enjoy it too!
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Verdict
Earth Editor and Galaxy Space Simulator 3D both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Earth Editor's written reviews are positive against 40% of Galaxy Space Simulator 3D's. Earth Editor also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13). Galaxy Space Simulator 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Galaxy Space Simulator 3D sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Earth Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Earth Editor against 4.4 for Galaxy Space Simulator 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 919 and 457 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Earth Editor's written reviews are positive against 40% of Galaxy Space Simulator 3D's.
Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, Galaxy Space Simulator 3D every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Galaxy Space Simulator 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (919 ratings) | 4.4 (457 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 39.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 919 — better | 457 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Krassimir Kondarev |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D
User reviews
Earth Editor
From 919 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying and fun
- 👍 No ads feature
- 👍 Relaxing and addictive
- 👍 Interesting physics and elements
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🔍 Limited elements and features
- 🔍 Dot/pixel limit
- 💸 Ads can be intrusive
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D
From 457 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast loading
- 👍 Good graphics
- 💡 Motivating
- 👍 Fun to play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Slow loading
- 🐛 Buggy
- 🐛 Difficult to use
- 🐛 Limits on features
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
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D
Reported bugs
4 issues- Perpetual loading screen
- Planets and systems not functioning properly
- Zooming and navigation issues
- Frequent crashes and app not launching
Requested features
4 requests- Add a loading bar
- Improve navigation and controls
- Increase planet and system creation limits
- Add more advanced features (black holes, wormholes, etc.)
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Galaxy Space Simulator 3D
- High Res Ceres$0.99
- High Res Jupiter$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
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- Skybox deep space$0.99
- Skybox green nebula$0.99
- High Res Earth$1.99
- High Res Night Earth$1.99
- Add 5 more planets$2.99
- Skybox nebulas clash$2.99
- Unlock asteroid belts$3.99
- Premium planets bundle$3.99
- Add 10 more planets$4.99
- Unlock every feature in game!$14.99
Questions
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