Flipper Run vs Sand & Sky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipper Run
Control flippers by tapping the screen to guide a ball through hoops. This game offers numerous levels designed to challenge your flipper skills and is easy to pick up but rewarding to master.
- Tap-based flipper controls
- Guide ball through hoops
- Numerous fun levels
- Easy to play, hard to master
- Pinball-inspired gameplay
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Tap to activate the flippers and get the ball to through the hoop! Lots of fun levels to test your flipper skills. HOW TO PLAY: + Tap to activate the Flippers + Get the ball through the Hoop Flipper run is super easy to play and fun to master whether you're a casual player or a pinball wizard! Try it now!!!
Sand & Sky
Experiment with physics and materials in a creative sandbox. Drop, mix, and ignite various elements to discover surprising interactions and build unique creations. Enjoy a zen-like experience with realistic simulations and a variety of tools.
- Realistic fluid simulation
- Gravity manipulation
- Wind tool
- Adjustable brush and speed
- Undo and clear functions
- Material interaction guide
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Sand & Sky is an endlessly satisfying particle physics sandbox — drop materials, watch them interact, and discover what happens when science meets creativity. Pour water and watch it fill every corner. Drop lava onto ice and forge obsidian. Ignite gunpowder and set off chain explosions. Build walls, draw mazes, and experiment unique materials that each behave according to their own rules. REACTIONS & COMBINATIONS Every material interacts with others in surprising ways. Water meets lava and creates stone. Lightning strikes sand and fuses it into glass. Acid dissolves almost everything. Discover all the reactions in the built-in Reactions guide. FEATURES · Realistic fluid simulation — liquids fill containers and accumulate naturally · Flip gravity in any direction — up, down, left, or right · Wind tool to push particles across the screen · Adjustable brush size and simulation speed · Undo button and sandbox clear · Unique sounds for every material Whether you're building elaborate contraptions, running experiments, or simply watching particles fall — Sand & Sky is the perfect zen sandbox to lose yourself in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sand & Sky at every 5 weeks against Flipper Run's every 7 months. Flipper Run's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flipper Run against 5.0 for Sand & Sky. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Flipper Run ships an update every 7 months, Sand & Sky every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flipper Run | Sand & Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Henrique Silva | Nicholas Bianchino |
Customer experience
Flipper Run
Sand & Sky
In-app purchases
Flipper Run
No in-app purchases
Sand & Sky
No in-app purchases
