Comparison

Virtual Sandtray vs Connections Game!

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Sandtray

This application allows clients to connect with their therapists remotely. It provides a digital sandtray experience to facilitate ongoing therapy sessions outside of traditional in-person appointments.

Highlights
  • Remote client connection
  • Digital sandtray functionality
  • Facilitates ongoing therapy
  • Client-therapist communication
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This is the client version of Virtual Sandtray. With this app, clients of therapist can connect to their therapist and utilize this program to continue therapy.

About

Connections Game!

This word association game challenges you to find groups of four words that share a common theme. Test your vocabulary and deductive reasoning skills by identifying the connections between seemingly unrelated words.

Highlights
  • Find groups of four words
  • Identify common themes
  • Test vocabulary
  • Deductive reasoning challenge
Features
Currently charting
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Connect the Words! Select groups of four words which have a common theme.

Screenshots

Virtual Sandtray4 screens
Connections Game!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Virtual Sandtray at none against Connections Game!'s shown. Virtual Sandtray also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Connections Game!'s advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 10) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtual Sandtray holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connections Game! has 13K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Virtual Sandtray versus Connections Game!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual SandtrayConnections Game!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (10 ratings) — better4.6 (13K ratings)
Positive reviews—29.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1013K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank—#169 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris EwingHayGrazer

Customer experience

Virtual Sandtray

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Connections Game!

All ratings13,155 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews178 reviews
Positive29.8%
Neutral19.1%
Negative51.1%

Bugs and requests

Virtual Sandtray

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Connections Game!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Spelling and grammar mistakes
  • Inconsistent gameplay experience

Requested features

4 requests
  • Provide hints or solutions when stuck
  • Add a 'give up' or 'skip' option
  • Improve variety of categories and connections
  • Localize content for non-American users

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Sandtray

No in-app purchases

None

Connections Game!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Sandtray free?
Virtual Sandtray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connections Game! free?
Connections Game! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Sandtray or Connections Game!?
Virtual Sandtray is rated higher. Virtual Sandtray averages 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Connections Game! averages 4.6 from 13K ratings.
Do Virtual Sandtray or Connections Game! have ads?
Connections Game! shows ads; Virtual Sandtray does not.

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