Earth Editor vs Chain Reaction X
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!
Chain Reaction X
Guide a particle to its target by creating chain reactions in a relaxing environment. This game challenges your multi-tasking skills as you navigate dangers and create beautiful visuals across 45 unique levels, with an endless 3D mode.
- Chain reaction gameplay
- Multi-tasking challenges
- 45 unique levels
- Endless 3D mode
- Relaxing environment
- Shape drawing
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Follow a fun and entertaining journey of a particle reaching its target by creating chain reactions. Create beautiful visuals while playing in soothing and relaxing environment. Play 45 unique and carefully crafted levels and reach final level which is 3D version of the game with non-ending gameplay. This game will help you learn multi-tasking as you will start guiding multiple particles at the same time. Although it's enough to make one particle reach the goal, it will not be so easy. There are dangers in its environment such as blackholes and sentries. During gameplay, you will draw magnificent shapes. It's free game to play but if you have any questions and queries you can either reach us https://www.cihadturhan.com/chainreaction/feedback or chainreaction@cihadturhan.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chain Reaction X at 5.0 against Earth Editor's 4.3. Chain Reaction X also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). Earth Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (924 vs 7). 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. Chain Reaction X sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Earth Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chain Reaction X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 924 ratings behind it against 7, 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 100% of Chain Reaction X's.
Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, Chain Reaction X every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Chain Reaction X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (924 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 924 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Cihad Turhan |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Chain Reaction X
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
Chain Reaction X
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Chain Reaction X
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Earth Editor free?
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