Piehole vs SandBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piehole
Serve hungry mouths by flipping food into them. Keep their appetites satisfied by continuously feeding them. A simple, engaging game of timing and precision.
- Flipping food mechanics
- Feeding hungry mouths
- Appetite management
- Simple gameplay
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Break out your spatula and flip food into these hungry mouths until they can eat no more. Make these jelly rolls roll by keeping their appetites fed.
SandBox
Engage in a dynamic particle physics playground with full rotation. Discover how various elements interact to produce captivating outcomes, offering both creative freedom and educational opportunities.
- Particle physics simulation
- Element interaction and combination
- Full 3D rotation
- Thermal vision mode
- Creative sandbox experience
- Educational element reactions
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Immerse yourself in the complete particle sandbox experience with full rotation capabilities. Explore a wide range of different elements and watch as they interact with each other to create fascinating results. Features: • Specialists understand that the sandbox is the perfect place to unleash your creativity. • Teachers recognize that the sandbox is an ideal tool for teaching about item reactions and how to create new elements. • Play sand with thermal vision, reminiscent of the popular game Garry's Mod (gmod). • This innovative and awesome concept is loads of fun with the sandbox, and I can't wait to upgrade! • The particles in the sandbox are very realistic, satisfying, and relaxing. Combine elements to create new reactions and even blow up floating sandbox or ragdoll sandbox 2 for even more excitement!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Piehole at 100% against SandBox's 37%. Piehole also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). SandBox's advantage is ratings volume (46K vs 3). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Piehole holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SandBox has 46K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Piehole's written reviews are positive against 37% of SandBox's.
Piehole ships an update weekly, SandBox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piehole | SandBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (46K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 36.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 46K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antithesis Design, LLC | TINYSOFT |
Customer experience
Piehole
SandBox
Bugs and requests
Piehole
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SandBox
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 50 is impossible to complete
- Certain materials like rock have glitches
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- More materials and elements
- Ability to save and load creations
- Larger sandbox area
- More realistic physics and behaviors
In-app purchases
Piehole
No in-app purchases
SandBox
No in-app purchases
