Comparison

Springin' vs The Sandglass

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Springin'

This app empowers users of all ages to become app creators with intuitive no-code visual programming, a powerful paint tool, and an easy sound editor. Share your creations on a virtual market, play others' works, and learn about economics and marketing in a fun, safe environment.

Highlights
  • No-code visual programming
  • Intuitive paint tool
  • Easy sound editor
  • Virtual market for sharing and playing
  • Create games and apps
  • Learn economics and marketing
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Springin’ makes everyone become an app creator! *Intuitive no-code visual programming *Powerful & smooth paint tool *Easy & Effective sound editor *Active virtual market -- Designed for 4+ age -- Totally free of charge -- No banner ad [[ FUNCTIONS ]] # PLAY Searching your favorite creator's works on the market, you can download, play, and arrange them. You use virtual coins to buy other creator’s works. It’s so effective to learn economics and marketing systems safely. # CREATE With intuitive and powerful tools, you can create your own games and apps in minutes. - DRAW: Painting smoothly, taking photos and trimming them easily - SOUND: Easy to record and effect - PROGRAMMING: Image based no-code visual programming # SHARE Upload your proud work on the market, share it to everyone in the world and get evaluation= coins. You can get information on how many downloads and plays. [[ EXPERT'S VOICE ]] "This may be what visual programming is supposed to be." by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto, a chief designer of the Ruby programming language. [[ USER’S VOICE ]] “This app is easy to use for beginners. However, it’s very fun not only for beginners, but also adults” -- 12 year-old girl “My best programming app! It’s greater than other programming tools.” -- 11 year-old boy “We can create works with no knowledge of programming.” -- Teacher “Happy to see my kids playing my work.” -- Dad, Mam “This app made me realize that ‘the world is full of programming’!” -- 8 year-old girl [[ EFFECT ]] 6 effective senses you can get by using this app: - Creativity - Logical thinking - Trial and error - Narrative ability - Expression - Marketing sense “Open your creativity.” You can learn the pleasure of creation, only on Springin’! Springin' Terms of Service http://www.springin.org/policy/

About

The Sandglass

Features
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The Sandglass turns your Apple Watch into a living hourglass. Thousands of sand grains fall through a curved glass neck, driven entirely by the real tilt of your wrist. Pick up your watch, tip it sideways, flip it upside down — the sand responds instantly, flowing in whichever direction gravity pulls. Spin the Digital Crown to flip the hourglass. Clockwise rotates it one way, counter-clockwise the other. Watch the grains tumble, settle, and start falling all over again. That's it. No timer. No score. Just sand. **How it works** · Tilt your wrist to redirect the flow of sand in any direction · Spin the Digital Crown clockwise or counter-clockwise to flip the hourglass · Thousands of individual grains simulated in real time using cellular automaton physics · Each grain accelerates under gravity, piles up naturally, and slides down curved walls **Designed for Apple Watch** · Runs entirely on-device — no iPhone, no internet, no account · Optimised for the Apple Watch display: 3D glass with thousands of falling grains behind it

Screenshots

Springin'4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Sandglass at none against Springin''s 8. The Sandglass also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Springin' sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. The Sandglass asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Springin' ships an update every 2 weeks, The Sandglass every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Springin' versus The Sandglass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpringin'The Sandglass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSHIKUMI DESIGN, Inc.Shota Hori

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Springin'

Subscriptions2
  • Springin' Plus 1 week7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Springin' Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time6
  • Material Work 2$0.99
  • Material Work 3$0.99
  • Material Work 1$0.99
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  • Material Work 4$0.99
  • Material work 5$0.99
  • Material work 6$0.99
None

The Sandglass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Springin' free?
Springin' is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Sandglass free?
The Sandglass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Springin' or The Sandglass have ads?
Neither Springin' nor The Sandglass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Springin' or The Sandglass?
Springin' ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Sandglass every 3 weeks. Most recently, Springin' was updated on November 6, 2026 and The Sandglass on November 5, 2026.

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