Comparison

Qiks! vs Sandy Icons

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

Head to head
About

Qiks!

Engage in a unique puzzle experience by swiping to fill blocks and reveal hidden pixel art. Avoid touching enemies to progress through challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Swipe to fill blocks
  • Discover hidden pixel art
  • Avoid enemies
  • Challenging levels
  • Intuitive controls
Features
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Swipe to fill the blocks and discover the hidden pixel art image. Don’t touch the enemy.

About

Sandy Icons

Features
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Beautiful retro sand art comes to life! Immerse yourself in a relaxing, meditative puzzle game where your goal is to catch falling colored sand into matching buckets. Sort the colors, manage the conveyor belt, and reveal charming retro pixel icons! How to Play: Catch the Sand: Buckets can only be filled with sand of their matching color. Once a bucket is full, it disappears. Manage the Conveyor: Place up to 5 buckets on the conveyor at a time. Scroll and Cycle: Can't find the right color? Tap the scroll button to shift the available buckets by 3 positions in a loop. Reset Anytime: Made a mistake? Press the return button to clear the conveyor and send all active buckets back to the field. Game Features: Quick Play: Jump right into the action with a random retro picture. Select Scene: Browse and choose your favorite pixel art level to play. Create from Gallery: Upload your own photos or images and watch them turn into custom sand puzzles! Cozy Retro Vibes: Enjoy the satisfying physics of falling sand paired with nostalgic pixel-art icons. Master the conveyor, sort the colors, and build your ultimate sand art collection!

Screenshots

Qiks!4 screens
Sandy Icons3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sandy Icons at none against Qiks!'s 15. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Qiks! sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Sandy Icons asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Qiks! versus Sandy Icons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQiks!Sandy Icons
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVoodooOleg Sitdikov

Bugs and requests

Qiks!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes at level 76
  • Crashes at higher levels
  • Gets stuck on certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Improve graphics
  • Ability to spend coins

Sandy Icons

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Qiks!

One-time15
  • Extra Time$0.49
  • Coins Pack 1$0.99
  • Infinite Life (1h)$0.99
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  • Infinite Life (24h)$1.99
  • Coins Pack 2$2.99
  • Coins Pack 3$5.99
  • Infinite Life (7 days)$5.99
  • Remove Ads (30 days)$6.99
  • Coins Pack 4$9.99
  • Infinite Life (1 month)$9.99
  • Infinite Life (6 month)$14.99
  • Remove Ads$19.99
  • Infinite life$29.99
  • Coins Pack 5$59.99
  • Coins Pack 6$99.99
None

Sandy Icons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Qiks! free?
Qiks! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sandy Icons free?
Sandy Icons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Qiks! or Sandy Icons have ads?
Both Qiks! and Sandy Icons show ads.

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