Earth Editor vs Raise a Cloud
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!
Raise a Cloud
Cultivate a cloud in a virtual vase and nurture it daily to watch it grow and even create offspring. Care for your cloud to unlock new vases and sky backgrounds, allowing you to design your perfect aerial landscape.
- Grow and nurture a virtual cloud
- Create baby clouds
- Unlock new vases and skies
- Design ideal sky views
- Daily cloud care
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Raise a cloud to draw your ideal sky. Feed everyday so that your cloud grows little by little and has a baby cloud. You can get vases and skies by taking care of him/her. Create a wonderful view with your lovely cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Earth Editor at 919 against Raise a Cloud's 11. Earth Editor also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Raise a Cloud's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (88% vs 79%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Raise a Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 919 ratings behind it against 11, 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 88% of Raise a Cloud's.
Earth Editor ships an update every 4 months, Raise a Cloud every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Raise a Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (919 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 919 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Mai SATO |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Raise a Cloud
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
Raise a Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Raise a Cloud
No in-app purchases
