# Sand Loop — user reviews > 1,213 indexed App Store user reviews of Sand Loop by Voodoo, rated 4.40/5 from 19,343 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sand-loop/id6754363534/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sand-loop/id6754363534.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 14,558 · 4★ 1,812 · 3★ 1,122 · 2★ 512 · 1★ 1,339 ## Newest reviews (18 of 1,213) ### 4/5 — Hi!!! *2026-08-30, version 1.11.0* A tad disproportionate, but still mind numbingly fun! ### 2/5 — Great Game Killed by the Ads *2026-08-26, version 1.11.0* I get that games need ads to turn a profit, but my god, this is beyond anything I’ve ever seen. Ads between levels for no reason. Not to replenish your lives or get power ups, just to “take a break.” And on top of it, some of the ads are broken and you have to quit the game to escape them. Damn, this could have been so good. ### 3/5 — Good game, but frustrating *2026-08-26, version 1.11.0* It’s a fun game, but you’re kind of forced to buy more coins to power up. Also the extra life’s cost too much. Pointless adverts with no extra points for watching when it says “take a break”. Unless you “buy no adds”. ### 2/5 — Help *2026-08-26, version 1.11.0* Level 1118 bucket not collecting sand that’s clearly there. Can’t find support info ### 3/5 — Negative Coins! *2026-08-25, version 1.10.0* I’ve recently updated the app and literally every time I try to make a purchase, I see the coins going negative and I end up with NOTHING I paid for except a pop up confirming my payment. This is STEALING! ### 3/5 — Too many ads *2026-08-21, version 1.10.0* I do understand that ads are needed in order to provide a free game. But unless you pay the $12.99 this game is actually more ads and very little game. ### 3/5 — It’s ok, so far *2026-08-19, version 1.9.0* I just stay. I’m level 12 ### 2/5 — literally drove me insane *2026-08-17, version 1.9.0* i swear to god i must’ve tried level 177 a thousand times. so many times i ended with five buckets on the belt, all filled to about 90% with the pixels just out of reach. i tried so many different strategies, even watched a few walkthroughs which (even with following them to the letter !) never worked. didn’t even have enough coins to just skip it since i already spent them on the other puzzles that seemed near impossible. in the past few days i’ve lost hours of sleep, dozens of hearts, and all of my sanity. tldr: fun game, but rigged to make you spend money on coins after a certain point ### 3/5 — Ad freezes gam *2026-08-17, version 1.9.0* Jigsawscapes ad freezes the game. ### 2/5 — Fun at first *2026-08-15, version 1.9.0* This game was fun at first but it became pretty clear there are levels that are impossible to pass without power ups and since you don’t get that many free ones from playing you will hit a wall where you can no longer play without paying money. ### 2/5 — Fun at first but no more *2026-08-15, version 1.9.0* It was fun at first but it’s gotten spammier and spammier. Can’t choose when to activate rewards anymore, so if I earn some free play time/unlimited lives, but I was only playing for a moment, it’s just wasted now. Performance has suddenly gotten _really_ choppy on an iPhone 16 pro, not exactly an old phone. ### 2/5 — Level 46 is the end *2026-08-14, version 1.9.0* Unfortunately unless you spend money you can’t get past level 46. Usually phone games you can get pretty far and really figure out if you like it and THEN spend money. I guess it’s good to know early so you don’t get addicted and sink a bunch of money in it. It you’re like me haha ### 1/5 — New update has bugs *2026-08-14, version 1.9.0* Every time I do a purchase to keep going and not die, it takes my money and starts the level over. Frustrating!!! But other than that I love it Update: Still happening. Please fix ### 1/5 — Too many adds *2026-08-13, version 1.9.0* Adds after every single level 😩 ### 3/5 — It would be perfect. *2026-08-13* The game is extremely engaging, but some levels are designed to force you to buy tools: not in a challenging way, but in a way that makes progressing almost impossible without paying. ### 3/5 — Way too many ads *2026-08-12, version 1.9.0* But the game is fun ### 2/5 — Poor Update *2026-08-11, version 1.9.0* I’ve enjoyed this game, so satisfying! The feel of joy when you crack a level that you’ve been trying to complete for awhile I’m on level 1718! There have been levels I’ve literally been stuck on all week 😬 the odd time I’ve made some purchases not because I’m stuck but for luxury haha The latest update however is poor and has put me right off the game! You’ve changed something that didn’t need to be fixed, the weird shells that descend down to match the cups covered by said colour. The small pot shadow markers on the belt that has completely threw off my timing for placement on the cups. The game was good as it was and a natural challenge without these weird adaptions. ### 2/5 — 広告が多いし安定した攻略が難しい *2026-08-11* 280ステージちょいまでクリア。 超ハードを何度もクリアできず粘っていたが、調子が良い時に限ってアプリが落ちることが何度もあってやる気が失せてアンストを決意したのでレビュー。 良かったと思うのは、難易度が高い分クリアできた時の達成感は強かった。砂の音も心地よかった。変なBGMも無いし、無心でプレイできていたと思う。このへんを加味して☆2。 1ステージチャレンジするごとにクリアしようがしまいが広告は絶対に流れる。 砂の崩れ方は運ゲーだろと言いたくなる場面も結構ある。だからこそ課金は踏みとどまれた。課金しても確定で勝てる気がしなかったから。 ハマる人はハマると思うが、広告の頻度に辟易とはすると思う。 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — New update ruined the game, don’t pay for ad free! Pay to play now. *2026-08-29, version 1.11.0* I use to really enjoy this game. I felt like you could find a solution for every level. I paid for ad free and would enjoy spending some time each night running through some levels. Well they updated all the levels and now many, no matter what you do, need you to spend to get past. Pay to play is the way for most games these days. Way to ruin a fun game. After 1600 levels I’m uninstalling. ### 1/5 — Ads Suck *2026-08-25, version 1.10.0* The game was fun until you hit level 40. The ads play after EACH TRY and they don’t go away. Terrible. Do Not Recommend. ### 1/5 — Вообще непроходимый уровень 520! *2026-08-24* Невозможно! Месяц уровень без вливания денег пройти нереально даже после 3 обновлений игры ### 1/5 — Pay to win *2026-08-22, version 1.10.0* You hit a point with the levels that you have to use the abilities to win and if you’re out the only way to get more is to spend money. Which is ridiculous. ### 1/5 — It had me for about 35 levels *2026-08-22, version 1.10.0* I enjoyed the game and I really tried to power through the ads but the ads are the interactive ones and there’s no way of closing the ad out when it’s down and I just have to restart my app. I gave up trying to play ### 1/5 — Toooo many ads *2026-08-21, version 1.10.0* The game itself is good but if playing without spending real money then one ad per level or an ad each time you lose a life is extreme ### 1/5 — Spyware *2026-08-21, version 1.10.0* Regrettably, I have had to delete this app and am leaving a warning for current and future users. I noticed my phone storage being eaten up and glanced through the itemized storage. Sand Loop is about 345 mb, but its Documents and Data was a whopping 8.3 gb! Mind you, I had cellular access disabled and did not use the game with WiFi. Selecting the option in game to delete my advertising data in no way reduced the 8.3 gb documents and data allotment. Delete the app and avoid this publisher. ### 1/5 — I liked it until I got to level 57. It’s impossible to pass without real money *2026-08-16, version 1.9.0* Do not download and not expect to spend a lot of money to pass levels. Too many other games just like this one to waste money on it. Uninstalling ### 1/5 — It’s pay to play beyond about 100 levels *2026-08-16, version 1.9.0* There’s no way around it, I’d pay a couple of pound for the fam if I knew it was possible but it’s made to trap you into a pay to win cycle. ### 1/5 — Ads take longer than the game *2026-08-15, version 1.9.0* Absolutely love this game, however after every try you have, and add runs for approximately two minutes, sometimes I’ll play the game for 10 minutes and eight of those minutes is taken up in ads. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Level 1617 impossível *2026-08-25* Já tentei de todas as maneiras e usando poder, é impossível passar o level número 1617 super hard!!!!! ### 5/5 — Had to give 5 stars so my comment can be seen. *2026-08-10, version 1.9.0* Love the game. Really fun/challenging..till ablut Lvl 60. Then it forces you to go ad free…extremely sad. They want $10 no less! My opinion waaay too pricey just to remove ads. And these are not optional. They force one before AND after each level. INSTANTLY became boring and no longer engaging. The Ads really ruin it. A good trial run though ### 5/5 — Fun challenge *2026-08-10, version 1.9.0* Hate the ads ### 5/5 — 바구니 놓일 자리 표시하는 거 *2026-08-05* 없애주시면 안될까요? 생기니깐 난이도가 전보다 쉬워져서 재미가 덜해요. 그리고 색감이 탁해져서 안 예뻐요. ### 5/5 — So addictive and relaxing *2026-07-29, version 1.8.0* It’s so relaxing to watch the sand drain away from the picture and it makes you to want to keep playing. ### 5/5 — Decent *2026-07-29, version 1.8.0* I’ve played this too much - level 1756! It’s a decent game, I have not paid a cent, the adverts are not too intrusive and not inappropriate. Lately I have needed adverts to progress but I’ve enjoyed the journey ### 5/5 — Fun! *2026-07-23, version 1.8.0* Great way to pass time! Soothing ### 5/5 — Costs Money *2026-07-23, version 1.8.0* Once you get to about level 40 you can’t pass the levels without the ability to either swap the buckets around or fill a certain bucket. I have found absolutely no way to get the little cheats without actually spending money. It’s extremely frustrating. So unless you’re gonna pay money for a phone game, I would not recommend this one. It’s just disappointing. ### 5/5 — Addicting *2026-07-23, version 1.8.0* I love this game. Yes it has too many ads but I got over it due to how relaxing yet challenging it is. People saying you have to pay to win just aren't any good at the game. I'm on level 500+ and haven't paid a dime. ### 5/5 — Vale a pena. *2026-07-22* É um jogo interessante. Com paciência, não precisa comprar nada para ajudar a jogar. Eu paguei para remover os anúncios pois eles me desconcentram e acho que vale a pena, tem sido um bom passatempo . --- *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 2026-08-31.*