Lim Rocket vs Sandbox XL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lim Rocket
Navigate a rocket through space, skillfully controlling its attitude to avoid colliding with planets and their gravity. Compete for high scores by passing through the most planets in this challenging arcade-style game.
- Gravity-based rocket control
- Avoid planet collisions
- Skillful attitude adjustment
- Compete for high scores
- Beautiful universe visuals
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This game is the 20th iOS game for the Web game site "DAN-BALL". Extreme swing-by 'Lim Rocket'. Game to advance by operating the rocket while avoiding collision with the planet. Rocket has been pulled to gravity always. Avoid collision with planet in a skillful attitude control. The game over is when you lost to off-screen or crashing into planet. You admire a beautiful universe sometimes also it is a good idea! Compete a number passed through of planet.
Sandbox XL
Engage in a fun, physics-based sandbox game where you can interact with numerous elements like water, magma, and fire. Simulate natural phenomena to create volcanoes, lakes, and geysers, and enjoy experimenting with the laws of nature.
- Physics-based sandbox gameplay
- Interact with water, magma, acid, sand, fire, gunpowder, oil, wood
- Create volcanoes, lakes, seas, geysers
- Simulate physical phenomena
- Experiment with nature's laws
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Have fun with Sandbox XL an addictive physics-based sandbox style game. You can interact with various elements such as water, magma, acid, sand, fire, gunpowder, oil, wood and more. Create volcanoes, lakes, seas, geysers by simulating physical phenomena and enjoying yourself with the nature's laws.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lim Rocket at none against Sandbox XL's 1. Lim Rocket also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 61%). Sandbox XL's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sandbox XL sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lim Rocket asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Lim Rocket against 3.8 for Sandbox XL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 52 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Lim Rocket's written reviews are positive against 61% of Sandbox XL's.
Lim Rocket ships an update every 5 months, Sandbox XL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lim Rocket | Sandbox XL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (31 ratings) — better | 3.8 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 60.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Raffaele Amuso |
Customer experience
Lim Rocket
Sandbox XL
In-app purchases
Lim Rocket
No in-app purchases
Sandbox XL
- Remove ad$1.99
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