Comparison

Earth Editor vs Float

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • World creation sandbox
  • Gravity field simulation
  • Place sand, water, seeds, lava
  • Creative planetary design
  • Element interaction
Features
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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!

About

Float

Navigate a derelict space station by solving physics-based puzzles. Manipulate your environment and push debris to clear paths and unlock new challenges in this zero-gravity adventure.

Highlights
  • Physics-based movement
  • Zero gravity gameplay
  • Environmental puzzle solving
  • Debris manipulation
  • Unlockable challenges
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Float through a damaged space station and solve puzzles! - Fun and satisfying physics based movement - Float through an abandoned station and push debris out of your way - Solve puzzles and unlock additional challenges!

Screenshots

Earth Editor3 screens
Float4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Float at 5.0 against Earth Editor's 4.3. Float also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Earth Editor's advantage is ratings volume (919 vs 21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Float holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 919 ratings behind it against 21, 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 Float's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Earth Editor versus Float: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarth EditorFloat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (919 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings919 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAN-BALLOzuma Ltd

Customer experience

Earth Editor

All ratings919 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.2%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews259 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral11.6%
Negative9.7%

Float

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Float

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Earth Editor

No in-app purchases

None

Float

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earth Editor free?
Earth Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Float free?
Float is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Earth Editor or Float?
Float is rated higher. Earth Editor averages 4.3 out of 5 from 919 ratings, while Float averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Earth Editor or Float have ads?
Both Earth Editor and Float show ads.

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