Physics Toys vs Elemental Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physics Toys
Explore a variety of interactive physics-based toys and simulations. Enjoy classic games like spinning tops and dominoes, or experiment with unique physics fields and celestial bodies. This app offers endless entertainment with no ads.
- Interactive spinning tops
- Domino runs and towers
- Physics fields for drawings
- Planetarium simulation
- Basketball hoop challenges
- Rope slicing and manipulation
- Metal ball swinging
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MORE INTERACTIVE! MORE TOYS! MORE FUN! Take advantage of the limited Introductory price of FREE. Play with classics like spinning tops, cup-and-ball, line of dominoes, domino tower, and metal ropes that can be sliced, pulled, pushed and thrown around for your enjoyment. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITED: • Push 3d Animals on sticks to watch them bounce around • Try out different physics fields acting on "pixels" that make up a drawing • Control your view of planets spinning around a star • Throw basketballs into hoops that move to challenge you • Spin tops and bounce them off of each other. Tap to spin and swipe to move them around • Topple dominoes in a classic domino run using swipes • Try to get a ball into a cup to see what kind of score you can get. Amaze your friends with your patience in this classic cup-and-ball simulation • Topple a tower of dominoes by swiping and without the usual setup time needed in real life, just tap the refresh button to stack them up in less than a second! • Make a long rope and swipe into smaller ropes for hours of enjoyment. Swipe down for more rope and drag the red handle to move. • Swing huge metal balls around without the danger of breaking glass or other household items New toys will be added in the future. NO ADS.
Elemental Box
Engage in a sandbox game focused on realistic physical simulations. Experiment with various shapes and materials to observe their unique interactions and transformations. This app offers a creative space for exploration and discovery through physics.
- Physical simulation
- Material interaction
- Shape manipulation
- Sandbox gameplay
- Real-time physics
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Physical simulation game that enjoys real physical operation of each shape and change in each material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elemental Box at 4.2 against Physics Toys's 3.5. Elemental Box also leads on ratings volume (63 vs 13). Physics Toys's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Elemental Box holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 63 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Physics Toys's written reviews are positive against 72% of Elemental Box's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Physics Toys ships an update every 6 months, Elemental Box every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physics Toys | Elemental Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 4.2 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 72.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clockology, LLC | DAN-BALL |
Customer experience
Physics Toys
Elemental Box
In-app purchases
Physics Toys
No in-app purchases
Elemental Box
No in-app purchases
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