Comparison

Sandbox vs Divoom

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

Head to head
About

Sandbox

Engage in a pixel art coloring experience with a vast library of images. This app offers a fun and educational activity for children and families, promoting creativity and skill development. Turn your own photos into pixel art or explore a free drawing mode.

Highlights
  • Pixel art coloring by number
  • Photo to pixel art conversion
  • Free drawing mode
  • Searchable art library
  • Magic Round Button for similar art
  • Art collections
  • Hints for interesting art
Features
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Welcome to the Sandbox Coloring Universe and be ready to become a lover of the coloring of tiny pixel art. Four facts about Sandbox: • Children feel how light, sweet and funny Sandbox is and that it's made just for them. It’s like cartoons, but they can participate in the performance, not only watch. • Parents know it’s a great way for the whole family to spend time together. No Ads. Only safe art. • Specialists know Sandbox is a great opportunity to work on your children’s or parents’ drawing and motor skills. • Teachers know Sandbox is a great way to teach their kids or students basic number recognition and how to use a legend. Features available for all: • Search whatever you want, fruits, lips, gadgets, cats or maybe easy art. Handy search feature filters all content for you. • Magic Round Button helps you to find similar art. Just try it and you'll love it. • Collections give you an opportunity to organize all your art in the app. • Free Drawing Mode lets you practice drawing pixel art. The best art will be featured. • Turning your photos from the gallery into pixel art. No words needed. • Hints highlight the most interesting art especially for you. The Sandbox membership gives you an access to all the tiny pixel art in the application. Try the 7 day trial period and if you enjoy Sandbox, do nothing and your membership automatically continues for as long as you choose to remain a member. The base subscription fee will be 2.99$/week after the 7 day trial period or 7.99$/month or 39.99$/year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. An account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings on the device. Terms of Service: https://sandbox.love/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sandbox.love/privacy.html Best regards, Sandbox Team [with love]

About

Divoom

Create, share, and discover pixel art animations with a global community. This app offers professional drawing tools, animation features, and a point redemption program for free products. Participate in contests and convert images or GIFs into pixel art.

Highlights
  • Pixel art editor with layers
  • Animation creation tools
  • Online pixel art gallery
  • Community interaction and sharing
  • Import/export designs
  • Color by Number games
  • Point redemption program
Features
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This is a pixel art editor APP with an integrated online pixel art gallery and community.Create and share your pixel art animations, and interact with other pixel art fans around the world. [Pixel Art community] *Over 700 thousands pixel art designs and 1 million users community. Communicate and interact with fellow community members. *More than 12 categories, and hashtag your design with selected topic *Professional moderator team for the community, recommend animation by AI. [Point redemption program] *Recommend animation will receive additional points, which can be redeem into free products. [Pixel Art Drawing Contest] *Monthly drawing contest, submit contest themed design for a chance to win free prizes [Import & Export] *Import and convert picture/GIF/animation into design, and export your designs to share them on the social media platform [Pixel Art Editor] *Professional drawing & animations tools, including: multiple layers, color canvas, text editors etc... *Support animation creation, duplicate, merge, bgm recording function. *Painting canvas with full RGB coloring support *Support area selection, duplicate, move. Support layers duplicate, move, combine, hidden function. [Gif & Video] *Convert GIF and video into pixel art animations* [Color by Number] *Free Color by Number games. [Message] *Like, comments, follows notification. Support in-app instant messaging. aseprite,pixel art,pixel painter,pixel art maker,pixilart,pixel studio,pixel pencil,8 bit,8bit

Screenshots

Sandbox3 screens
Divoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Divoom at none against Sandbox's 5. Divoom also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Sandbox's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 44%) and ratings volume (977K vs 12K). On price, rating, 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. Sandbox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Divoom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sandbox against 4.7 for Divoom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox has 977K ratings behind it against 12K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Sandbox's written reviews are positive against 44% of Divoom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandbox ships an update every 4 days, Divoom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sandbox versus Divoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandboxDivoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (977K ratings)4.7 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better44.1% of reviews
Number of ratings977K — better12K
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey GrigorkinDivoom Lab (Hong Kong) International Co.,Limited

Customer experience

Sandbox

All ratings977,416 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews2,292 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.2%

Divoom

All ratings11,564 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews860 reviews
Positive44.1%
Neutral12.4%
Negative43.5%

User reviews

Sandbox

From 977K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing and addictive
  • 👍 Wide variety of pictures
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Animated pictures
  • 👍 Ability to create own drawings

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many good pictures locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Issues with color palette not showing completed colors
  • 🐛 Glitches with zooming and panning
  • 🔋 Battery drain

Divoom

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Amazing
  • 🤩 Awesome
  • 🎨 Great for pixel art
  • 👍 Cute community
  • 🎉 Fantastic

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🔍 Difficult to use
  • 🤖 Bots in community
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues
  • 🔒 Concerns around safety/privacy

Bugs and requests

Sandbox

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Palette not showing completed colors correctly
  • Zooming and panning issues
  • Offline mode issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add search bar to find specific pictures
  • Separate completed pictures from unfinished ones
  • Ability to import and color own photos
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Collaborative coloring with friends
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  • Tracking stats like total pictures colored

Divoom

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login/registration issues
  • Crashes/freezes
  • Disconnection problems
  • Alarm/clock malfunctions
  • Inaccurate weather data
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  • Inability to save artwork

Requested features

7 requests
  • Folders for favorite art
  • Randomize art in custom channels
  • Customize clock format/color
  • Add pomodoro timer
  • More weather/data integrations
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  • Ability to input hex color codes
  • Offline mode

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sandbox

Subscriptions5
  • Gorgeous Sandbox7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Sandbox.$3.491 Month
  • Pandy's Sandbox$7.991 Month
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  • Annual Sandbox.$19.491 Year
  • Handsome Sandbox$39.991 Year
None

Divoom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sandbox free?
Sandbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Divoom free?
Divoom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sandbox or Divoom?
Sandbox and Divoom are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 977K and 12K ratings respectively.
Do Sandbox or Divoom have ads?
Neither Sandbox nor Divoom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sandbox or Divoom?
Sandbox ships an update every 4 days, and Divoom every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sandbox was updated on September 25, 2026 and Divoom on September 23, 2026.

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