# Sand Garden — user reviews > 108 indexed App Store user reviews of Sand Garden by PDJ Apps, rated 4.30/5 from 54 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sand-garden/id343283376/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sand-garden/id343283376.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 32 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (18 of 108) ### 3/5 — If Only… *2023-12-09* Dear Developer, I paid $2.99 for this app, and am thankful that I did. However, if you (the developer) simply added the realistic sound of sand raking that corresponded with user’s actions, I would gladly pay $2.99 a month. Heck, maybe even $2.99 a week. It’s very puzzling to me why you wouldn’t don’t have audio as part of the experience. Does Apple charge extra for audio? I’m not some kind of ASMR freak, either. I’m just a person who wants as soothing and realistic of an experience as a smartphone app can deliver. And you have fallen one significant step short of that. ### 4/5 — Love it *2023-03-27* This releases my stress when I feel like to rake sand. Maybe add more time , rake, and grain levels if you can? Thank you. 🙂 ### 3/5 — Needs Greenery and Other Objects *2021-10-05* The app feels very basic in terms of what you can do, but it’s easy to see it’s potential. If they would add in plants and other objects, that would do the trick. I also wish they would add in more tools. Without these updates, the app is incredibly basic unfortunately. ### 4/5 — Bien *2020-12-29, version 2.2* Creo que es una buena aplicación y podría mejorar si le ponen más elementos para el jardín. Y música para meditación. ### 3/5 — No sound or greenery *2020-07-29* The sand raking mechanic is very good. It’s a bit unpredictable at times but that’s nature. I didn’t enjoy the sand colors. Three of them are okay in daylight mode and the other three look like artificial turf, which puts me off. Very photoshop color changey. The other lighting modes could have been done a little better too, as they seem to have just changed brightness level on the screen, which only makes them harder to see. The rocks are good. A bit tricky to figure out but once you do, it gives you lots of options. The polish seems a bit odd, and I’d like to see more shape options. All that would have had me rate it a 4 star, but there’s no sound and no greenery or garden objects. How can you have a relaxation app without sound? I’d have liked to hear the raking sand and a choice of meditation music in the background, maybe a water fountain or sōzu. Little temples or statues or bridges or bonsai. It just seems to be missing something. ### 4/5 — love it but *2019-05-27, version 2.2* ok so i love this app a lot i like just got it and it’s great but i think it would be a lot better if there was sound of the sand moving around. ### 3/5 — Great app *2018-11-28, version 2.2* Great app but the sound of raking the sand would be an awesome addition. ### 4/5 — Would be perfect if it had sound... *2018-11-11* The sound of sand being moved around would be great. ### 4/5 — Love. But....needs greenery. *2018-10-25* I used to have a different Zen Garden app that was amazing. It had the rocks and sand, but also, music and plants and other Zen objects. It also had the sound of the sand being raked. I play my own meditation music in the background when using this app, but I do miss the plants, leaves and other objects the other app had. But I do love the lighting options!!!! The other app didn’t have that! ### 2/5 — Undo? Clear? HELLOOOO!! 👸🏻♿️ *2018-02-23* This app was gr8 @ 1 time. Like, when it first came out. Since then they’ve tried (& IMO failed) 2 upd8 it. STILL no “clear” or “undo” button. Yep. 2018 & NO “undo”. Where it sez “add rock” u will c a plus & minus sign beside both the size & polish 4 your rock, BUT NO ACTUAL ROCKS 2 SELECT! U just tap the screen & hope 4 the best. I’m so sorry guys. I love the color selection 4 the sand, the tool selection, & even the choices of light. It ends there tho & feels unfinished. So. I will FINISH it by DELETING THIS ONCE FUN APP. 🤬 U describe the upd8 as having “undo” & “save garden”. REALLY?!?!!! WHERE?!?!?! **Developer response:** Hi there! The current update should have undo and clear buttons to the left of the "Add Rock" button... maybe a fresh install could fix that. Which device are you using? (Edit: some of the older devices are incompatible with the latest updates) ### 3/5 — NEEDS SOUND *2017-10-30, version 2.1* Please add sound to this (sand like sound) and this would be just perfect! Please get to this! This would be 5 stars if so! ### 3/5 — Needs a clear and undo function *2017-10-10* Original Sand garden had ability to clear sandbox without saving. Also need to be able to exit with out saving or select new garden. ### 4/5 — nice app *2017-05-02, version 2.1* very soothing to use. wish there was a way to incorporated a ocean shore feature with lapping water on the sand!!! ### 2/5 — Anybody home? *2017-02-26, version 2.1* Looks like whomever made this game has left the building. ### 4/5 — Nicely done... *2016-07-13, version 2.1* Has enough elements to create some nice gardens. Enjoyable ### 4/5 — One glitch in a very nice APP! *2016-05-08* This is a great little App. However, the flow of playing with it is always brought up short for the lack of a UNDO button, which is kind of a basic function in anything of an artistic nature. Otherwise, pretty nice little app. Now how about that UNDO button, developers!? ### 4/5 — Interesting app! *2016-04-29* Good for people who love to make different design on beach mud or make wallpapers for their phone. ### 4/5 — 很喜欢的app *2016-04-25* 喜欢…… ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Boring…. *2022-09-05, version 2.2* No sound. No greenery. Rocks and sand. That’s it. Where do we get a refund. Boring doesn’t begin to cover it ### 1/5 — Want my money back *2022-06-11* Big waste of money. Should be free. Not many choices. Sucks. Deleting. ### 1/5 — Drawing bug adds to frustration instead of calming *2015-10-12, version 2.0* An app this simple shouldn't have glaringly awful bugs. On my 6 Plus, iOS 9 vertical lines randomly mar every attempt at doing anything with this app. Please fix. ### 1/5 — Nah... *2015-10-12* While the sand effects are just ok, the colors are not... they could've been better.. some realistic sandy scratch noise could've and should've been included and the biggest failure is the lack of multi-touch since it only respond to one finger. ### 1/5 — HATE IT *2012-10-06, version 1.1* NEVER BUY THIS APP IT ID SO BORING DO NOT BUY ### 1/5 — what a waste *2011-12-21* this is so boring, waste of money people dont buy it ### 1/5 — Boring *2011-12-05, version 1.1* Title says it all ### 1/5 — DOO NOT BUY *2011-10-17, version 1.1* I bought this app a quite long a go and only played it twice it's boring you can't do anything wit it and the worst part is that I bought this app 1 year ago and it was 0.99 and now it is 1.99 so its bad enough at one dallor but to I just came to the app store to find this app and write a review™.  ### 1/5 — Stupid *2011-05-31, version 1.1* Stupid just plain out stupid,waste of money ### 1/5 — Um.. *2011-03-06, version 1.1* This is kinda stupid,no offence ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best zen type experience garden out there-can’t beat the realistic sand *2026-03-15* Very relaxing to choose rocks and ‘rake’ sand with your fingers. Different lighting and sand colors. You can position the different rocks in the sand to create different shapes from the same rock-all except the sphere of course. You can even choose the amount of polish on the rocks. Overlapping rocks doesn’t create shadow on the lower rock. Otherwise a very calming, realistic experience. ### 5/5 — Sand Garden is the purest one! *2023-06-04, version 2.2* This is the “Sand Garden” of pure meditation discoveries via your finger tips! 👁🔛📓 ### 5/5 — Zen *2021-12-28* Very relaxing! ### 5/5 — Calming *2020-07-30* Love this app, calming, beautiful. I could think of some upgrades, like the sound of the sand moving and a few less gaudy colours but love it as it is. ### 5/5 — Worth the buy *2018-08-01* Seriously, it surprised me how impossible it felt to get a simple zen garden app for on the go. I thought there would be a bunch but almost nothing. I decided to get this one to satisfy myself because I seriously couldn’t get raking sand out of my head and I have not been disappointed. I wish you could customize your sand color but otherwise it’s everything it needs to be. I enjoy calming myself with the creative gardening and if I find rocks or patterns I like I can save them so I don’t feel bad shaking them away or starting with a new one. This had potential to be partially done cheaply made with a sand texture and some stone jpgs, but there’s a 3D element to the sand and it’s lighting which makes this both quality and extremely satisfying to use. Every once in a while the sand clips but then you just re-rake it 🤷🏼‍♀️ No undo buttons in a real garden ;) ### 5/5 — Relax with Zen *2017-12-05* A highly relaxing app that encourages creativity; very enjoyable. Like the different options for sand and light, though slightly hard to see with some colors. I would love to see the developers include bonsai, but I’m still more than happy to play. Great for needing a break from the day-to-day. ### 5/5 — Zenful *2017-11-14, version 2.1* Really helps with my anxiety and other ptsd symptoms. Very soothing. ### 5/5 — Beautiful! *2016-07-04* What a lovely thing to play with, to relax with, to get creative, to simply enjoy. ### 5/5 — Relaxing and great *2016-05-05* This app helps me relax when I need a break from a busy day and want to unwind!🔑 ### 5/5 — One of the best! *2016-04-27* I find to be my "go-to" app to unwind (I have a lot of these types of APPS) and this is my current favorite! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-14.*