Earth Editor vs Physics 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!
Physics Box
Experiment with physics in a digital sandbox. Combine various objects and tools like thrusters, magnets, and antigravity to create unique contraptions and observe their interactions. Unleash your creativity to build complex machines and challenge yourself with scoring objectives.
- Add thrusters, ropes, magnets, and antigravity
- Explode objects and apply forces
- Toggle gravity on/off
- Place static anchors
- Link pieces together
- Build scoring machines and pinball games
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Physics Box is a physics toy box. Pick an object and put it in the play area. Combine and mix objects and see what happens. - Add thrusters, ropes, magnets and antigravity. - Tap to explode and apply forces to all nearby objects. - Turn gravity on or off. - Place static anchors. - Link pieces together. - Build an efficient bumper scoring machine and beat the high score. - Build a pinball machine? - Build a music machine? Use your imagination and most of all, have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Physics Box at none against Earth Editor's shown. Physics Box also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Earth Editor's advantage is ratings volume (919 vs 14). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Physics Box holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 919 ratings behind it against 14, 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 83% of Physics Box's.
Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, Physics Box fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Physics Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (919 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 919 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Les Bird |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Physics 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
Physics Box
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Physics Box
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Earth Editor free?
Is Physics Box free?
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Do Earth Editor or Physics Box have ads?
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