# Sandtris: Sand Puzzle — Falling-sand block puzzle

> Falling-sand block puzzle (iPhone/iPad app by Makino Shii.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sandtris-sand-puzzle/id6787091339 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Makino Shii](https://appshunter.io/developer/6777055904)
- Category: Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 73 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sandtris-sand-puzzle/id6787091339/reviews.md

## What is Sandtris?

Blocks crumble into falling sand! Grow a big blob of one color and watch it ignite. Master 4 board-flipping powers, clear 8 pixel-art stages, and defeat the Sand Golem.

Blocks don't just stack. They crumble into sand.

SANDTRIS is a falling-block puzzle fused with a real falling-sand physics sim. Land a tetromino and it dissolves into thousands of tumbling grains. Grow a big blob of a single color and it bursts into flame and clears the board. Simple to learn, satisfying to master.

■ One-hand gesture controls
Tap to rotate, drag to move, flick down to hard-drop, tap HOLD to save a piece. Pure pick-up-and-play in portrait — no fiddly buttons.

■ 4 board-flipping powers
- HOLE — a black hole swallows the sand, then implodes
- FLIP — gravity inverts and the sand rises to the ceiling
- MAGNET — rip one color into a single giant blob
- FLOOD — pour water to wash your clutter away
Save a run or spark a huge chain — your call.

■ Journey Mode: 8 stages
Green Dunes, Gem Cavern, Frost Peak, Steam Factory, Quake Mine, Magma Core, Ghost Night… and a final boss, the Sand Golem. Lava, freeze, conveyors, quakes and fog — every stage rewrites the rules.

■ Retro 8-bit soul
Chunky pixel art, CRT scanlines and a chiptune soundtrack. Old-school looks, brand-new feel.

■ Built for daily play
Lives/hearts energy, a 7-day daily reward, achievements, high scores and color combos to chase.

Crumble the blocks. Paint the sand. Play offline, anywhere — SANDTRIS.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-07-31

Minor improvements and stability fixes.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-26

- Refreshed app icon
- New home-screen sand art
- Improved onboarding
- Minor bug fixes

### 1.0.0 — 2026-07-06

No release notes.

## More apps by Makino Shii

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- [PDFly: PDF Toolkit](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pdfly-pdf-toolkit/id6778885161)
- [Pusaka Blast](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pusaka-blast/id6782779454)
- [OpusScore: Live Page Turner](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/opusscore-live-page-turner/id6783845152)
- [Shiori — Japanese Classics](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shiori-japanese-classics/id6787727235)

All apps by Makino Shii: https://appshunter.io/developer/6777055904

## Related topics

[falling games sand](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/falling-games-sand) · [sand pixel puzzle game](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sand-pixel-puzzle-game)

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