Sandbox vs My Pixels
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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]
My Pixels
Engage in a relaxing pixel art coloring experience with hundreds of original images. Support artists while enjoying a vast library of content. Future updates will include a sandbox mode for creating your own pixel art.
- Hundreds of original pictures
- Color by numbers
- Unlimited content
- Support pixel artists
- Sandbox Mode (upcoming)
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If you love coloring pictures, My Pixels is for you! My Pixels provides a relaxing and entertaining experience for both, children and adults. You’ll find hundreds of original pictures to choose from, all of them created specifically for My Pixels in cooperation with pixel artists from around the world. By playing My Pixels you support pixel artist community and help it grow! Whether you are an artist, or you just love coloring pictures, we value your input. Help us make My Pixels even better and contact us at mypixels@crimsonpine.com. We're constantly updating the app with new features and content - in next update you can expect brand new Sandbox Mode where you will be able to design pixel arts of your own. Leave us comments and let us know which features you would like to see in the app apart from Sandbox Mode - we're listening to you! Features: - Hundreds of pictures to choose from - Color by numbers - Unlimited content My Pixels offers Weekly Premium Membership subscription. Weekly Premium Membership unlocks whole content & features and removes ads from My Pixels app. After you subscribe, first week of Premium Membership is COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE. After 6 days you will be charged 2.99 USD for every week of the subscription. You may cancel the subscription any time. Premium Membership not only unlocks 100% of the content within the app but it also supports further app improvements and updates. End of trial and subscription renewal This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial or subscription You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period can not be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use sticker packs marked as Premium. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at mypixels@crimsonpine.com Terms of Service: https://s3.amazonaws.com/com.crimsonpine.mypixels/My+Pixels+Terms+of+Use.pdf Privacy Policy: http://www.crimsonpine.com/policy/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: My Pixels at freemium against Sandbox's subscription. My Pixels also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Sandbox's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (977K vs 1.5K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Sandbox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and My Pixels sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sandbox against 4.7 for My Pixels. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox has 977K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 74% positive.
Sandbox ships an update every 4 days, My Pixels monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox | My Pixels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (977K ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 73.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 977K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Grigorkin | Crimson Pine Games |
Customer experience
Sandbox
My Pixels
User reviews
Sandbox
From 977K App Store ratingsWhat 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
My Pixels
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Satisfying coloring experience
- 💡 Ability to create own patterns
- 😊 Helps with anxiety and relaxation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches when revisiting completed areas
- 🔒 Lack of way to cancel subscription
- 💰 Some content locked behind paywall
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
My Pixels
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not working on older devices
- Frequent crashes and performance issues
Requested features
3 requests- Indication when a color is completed
- More variety in available artwork
- Ability to save and share custom creations
In-app purchases
Sandbox
- 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
My Pixels
- Weekly Premium Membership7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- VIP Access$2.99









