Sandbox vs Pixel.Fun2
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]
Pixel.Fun2
Restore color to a lost island by painting objects pixel by pixel. Choose from various islands or individual pictures to create pixel art collections. Enjoy a relaxing coloring experience with helpful tools and share your creations.
- Exclusive pixel art islands
- Color by number gameplay
- Original beautiful pictures
- Abundant categories
- Switchable island styles
- Speed-up props
- Short video sharing
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The beautiful island lost its color, how to bring it back to life? Select an island, color objects one by one and make the island colorful again! Pixel.Fun2 is a unique pixel art coloring game. You can choose to color an island and experience the joy of combination. Or you can choose to color a single picture and complete a pixel art collection. On the island, all houses, cars, flowers, small animals, boys and girls can be colored. Every time you paint, you are doing a little for the final colorful island. By the short video of painting process, you can easily share your work with family and friends! There are different styles of islands and picture categories for you to choose from, as well as useful props to help you speed up the coloring. Open Pixel.Fun2, you don't need any drawing skills, you can enjoy the fun of drawing and immerse yourself in coloring by number. Download Pixel.Fun2 now and start your relaxation and decompression journey for free! --Features-- Exclusive islands for pixel art coloring Color by number, easy to play Original beautiful pictures Abundant categories for choosing Switch between different styles of islands Various props to help you speed up the coloring process Support sync in different devices and platform Find and complete bonus scenes and get rewards Generate short videos to reproduce the coloring process Share your pixel art with friends More features and islands are coming soon! If you have any question or suggestion, welcome to contact us or leave a comment. Email: support@domobile.com Auto-renewable Subscription Rules These rules are attachments of User Agreement. If there is any conflict between these Rules and the User Agreement, these Rules shall prevail. If you need to use Pixel.Fun2 subscription service, you should agree to these rules in advance. You understand and agree: 1. The subscription is automatic renewal service under the premise that you agree to use the Pixel.Fun2 subscription service. If you agree to use the subscription service, you are deemed to authorize DoMobile, when the subscription about to expire, have the rights to charge fee of next billing cycle from your iTunes account (hereinafter referred to as “accounts”) balances. The subscription service is provided on the premise that you have bound with the above accounts, and DoMobile can successfully charge from the accounts. You are responsible for any failed renewal due to insufficient debit balance in the above accounts. 2. Subscription will automatically renew monthly or yearly. You can select the preferred rate. 3. Subscription automatically renews unless it is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. 4. You may suspend or terminate this subscription service by: Open the phone Settings -> iTunes and App Store -> Apple ID, select “View Apple ID”, enter the “Account” page, click “Subscriptions”, select Pixel.Fun2 and cancel the subscription. 5. Terms of use: https://we.domobile.com/pixelfun2/ios/en/user-agreement.html 6. Privacy Policy: https://www.domobile.com/best/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sandbox at 4.7 against Pixel.Fun2's 3.7. Sandbox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 38%). Pixel.Fun2's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sandbox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pixel.Fun2 sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sandbox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbox has 978K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Sandbox's written reviews are positive against 38% of Pixel.Fun2's.
Sandbox ships an update every 2 days, Pixel.Fun2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandbox | Pixel.Fun2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (978K ratings) — better | 3.7 (118 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 37.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 978K — better | 118 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Grigorkin | DoMobile Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Sandbox
Pixel.Fun2
User reviews
Sandbox
From 978K 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
Pixel.Fun2
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 👍 Cute and appealing art style
- 💡 Variety of coloring options (daily, worlds, etc.)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent network errors preventing progress
- 🐛 Disappearing numbers/elements when zooming in
- 🔁 Repeated crashes and loss of progress
- 💰 Excessive ads and expensive subscription
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
Pixel.Fun2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to unlock new islands due to network errors
- Inability to log in or sync progress across devices
- Frequent crashes and freezes, especially when zooming
Requested features
3 requests- Add new worlds/islands regularly
- Fix network/login issues
- Improve stability and reduce bugs
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
Pixel.Fun2
- VIP (Monthly)3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- VIP (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- Coins Pack 2XS$0.99
- Piggy Bank$0.99
- Coins Pack XS$1.99
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- Master key 0$1.99
- Combo Gift Pack S0$4.99
- Key (VIP)$4.99
- Key$5.99
- Master key 1(VIP)$5.99
- Master key 1$6.99
- Master key(VIP)$6.99
- Coins Pack M$9.99
- Combo Gift Pack M0$9.99
- Master key$9.99









