Sandbox is a way to stay informed and find out where you stand on the issues that matter most. One topic at a time, on your own schedule, without the outrage and noise.
Each day starts with a short briefing on a topic people are arguing about: the background, the numbers, and the strongest points every side is actually making. Then you react to a handful of those arguments and find out which camp you land in. Camps go beyond left and right, so you see the real spread of opinion instead of a two-team scoreboard. You might be surprised who you line up with.
At the end of each day, see what the whole community thought: which arguments people are buying, which ones fell flat, and which camps have surprising agreement.
Want to go further? Get matched one-on-one with someone who sees the topic differently. Explain your thinking, react to their opinions, and have a private chat if you both want to keep talking. No followers. No trolls. No grandstanding.
You set the pace. Go daily or drop in when a topic grabs you, any day of the week.
Sandbox is for politically curious people who want to find out what they're missing. Left, right, or somewhere off the map, you've got a seat at the table.
I’ve been delving deep into understanding more political perspectives because of how big of a spectrum there is right now. So when I stumbled on this one I decided to give it a shot. My first match didn’t respond at all and luckily it let me pair with a new person who ended up responding to everything, and I learned a lot about a starkly different political perspective which was a great experience. The app is clearly new and has some bugs but the core functionality worked fine for me, and I’ve been getting what I hoped out of the experience so I’ll definitely be participating as often as I can.This is a great concept for the current political climate.I’ve already been recommending it to people.
Love the app, will not stay logged in
jeffreywiggins
I have used this since it was first started I think and I love the app, love the connections it gives me to others, but it will not stay logged i to my gmail account t. Every time it closes I have to go through the process of clicking the Google, going through the Google Add process, and finally I get in. I also get almost no push notifications because of this.I have uninstalled and reinstalled with no change. Been doing it for over a month and is about 4-5 times a day varying on how often I check the app. Very frustrated
Great alternative to social media apps
V-2
Looking for meaningful discussion on today’s issues? I love how this app connects people on short, thought provoking conversations that increase one’s awareness while enriching your point of view. I love asking questions that leave a pebble in their shoe to provoke deeper thought and clarity.
Great concept—not implemented well
OmegalLizardLicker
I started doing the surveys at the start and it really didnt feel informative enough. It would talk about an issue i never heard about, tells me one paragraph that only represents one side. It asks me to ask if i agree with things when i dont know enough about it to for a real decision. Feels like it is just going to confirm biases and influence people more than create a safe place where both sides get to thoroughly explain themselves before making you pick a side.
This is the biggest update to Sandbox yet, with two major changes.
First, you no longer need a partner to take part. Each day, you can read a short briefing on the topic, rate a handful of short arguments, and see which camp you land in. At the end of the day, you can see where you fit within the Sandbox community. No partner required.
For those who do want to get paired, matching is now daily. You'll be matched a day at a time instead of a full week. You can get paired any day, and there's no penalty for skipping. Drop in when a topic grabs you and step away when life gets busy.
What's new in detail:
• Daily topic briefings. Get up to speed on each day's topic right in the app: the background, the data, and the arguments shaping the debate.
• Camps. After you rate the day's arguments, see which camp you land in. Camps go beyond left and right to capture the real spread of opinion.
• Community results. Each night, see what the whole community thought about that day's arguments: which ideas resonated, which didn't, which camps the left and right landed in, and where surprising agreement turned up. Results stay available the next day, so you can check back when you have time.
• Shorter, clearer Dialogue prompts. The old assertions could be a lot to parse. Now you'll expand on how you feel about one of the day's key arguments, each shorter and focused on a single idea.
• Daily Chat. When you and your partner finish a daily exchange, a private real-time chat opens automatically. When you've got more to say, keep going.
Same Sandbox, more ways to find out what you're missing.
Version 2.0.0
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Seller
Sandbox Ideas LLC
Size
59.2 MB
Category
Social Networking
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
