Comparison

Play The Field vs Grav Box

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

Head to head
About

Play The Field

Engage in a unique blend of real-time strategy and puzzle gameplay. Strategically place and command your units to capture enemy forces in challenging stages. Master efficient unit management for higher scores and replay levels for optimal performance.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy and puzzle blend
  • Tactical unit placement
  • Direct unit control and commands
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Scoring based on efficiency
  • Replayable stages
Features
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Looking to test your tactical skills? Play The Field has a unique blend of RTS (real time strategy) and Puzzle game elements, allowing you full control over your units. The objective is simple - For each stage you are presented one or more enemy units of various types, laid out on the field in a specific configuration. Your task is to place your units around the field with a simple tap to drop each in your desired location. You can even swipe in a line, curve, or other shape to place multiple units quickly. Unlike many mobile device games, Play The Field allow full control over your units. They can be selected with a quick touch or swipe, and ordered to attack, move, or hold with a simple touch. Levels start easy, but difficulty increases quickly as you proceed. So be ready for a challenge! Each stage is over when all enemy units are captured. Score is assigned based on how efficient you manage your units, and levels can be replayed many times to aim for a better score.

About

Grav Box

Control gravity with a tap and hold to manipulate objects. Customize their appearance, explore dynamic physics, and engage in arcade challenges with leaderboards and achievements.

Highlights
  • Tap and hold to control gravity
  • Customize grav colors and emojis
  • Dynamic backgrounds and physics effects
  • Arcade mode with achievements
  • Global leaderboards
  • In-game events like black holes
Features
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Grav Box places gravity at your fingertips. Tap and hold on the screen to control the gravitational field around your gravs and manipulate them in limitless ways. Customize your entire experience by setting gravs to any color or emoji, explore dynamic backgrounds and physics effects, and even modify the effects of gravity itself. With custom preferences set, head to the arcade to unlock achievements and compete against global leaderboards. Be prepared for black holes, gravitational shifts, and many other in-game events that will impact your gameplay.

Screenshots

Play The Field3 screens
Grav Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Play The Field at none against Grav Box's 10. Play The Field also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Grav Box's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grav Box sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Play The Field asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Play The Field against 4.8 for Grav Box. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grav Box has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Play The Field's written reviews are positive against 96% of Grav Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play The Field ships an update every 25 months, Grav Box every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Play The Field versus Grav Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay The FieldGrav Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.0% of reviews
Number of ratings326 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey WisgoGianluca Capraro

Customer experience

Play The Field

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Grav Box

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%

In-app purchases

None

Play The Field

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Grav Box

One-time10
  • Gold Blocks (100) Pack$0.99
  • Light Portal$0.99
  • Dark Portal$0.99
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  • Grav Box$0.99
  • Midnight$0.99
  • Daybreak$0.99
  • Beach$0.99
  • Jungle$0.99
  • Mist$0.99
  • Gold Blocks (1000) Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Play The Field free?
Play The Field is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grav Box free?
Grav Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Play The Field or Grav Box?
Grav Box is rated higher. Play The Field averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Grav Box averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Play The Field or Grav Box have ads?
Grav Box shows ads; Play The Field does not.
Which is updated more often, Play The Field or Grav Box?
Play The Field ships an update every 25 months, and Grav Box every 5 months. Most recently, Play The Field was updated on November 1, 2026 and Grav Box on November 2, 2026.

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