Comparison

Pull the Pin vs Sand Ball

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

Head to head
About

Pull the Pin

Guide falling balls to a pipe by strategically pulling pins. Solve physics-based puzzles, avoid obstacles like lava and poison, and collect treasures. Progress through hundreds of challenging levels with engaging graphics and sound.

Highlights
  • Physics-based pin puzzles
  • Ball rescue mechanics
  • Treasure collection
  • Monster elimination
  • Hundreds of levels
  • World travel progression
Features
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Pull the Pin should be simple: gravity pulls the balls down towards the pipe. But then pins are in the way! Can you help out and flip away the pins and get the balls to where they are supposed to be? pull the pin games need players think before you pull and think about pin pull games ways to escape, and the pull the pin - Pull Pin Games interface is simple. The player needs to pull the pin puzzle game to make the pin pull game ball escape. Pull the Pin - Pull him Out is the game leading the trend of puzzle games. Solve the puzzles and unlock levels to travel to around the world. Solve puzzles and rescue the pin, collect all the treasures, kill monsters and save the balls. Pull the pin in order to destroy your enemies by pulling lava and poisonous gas into their puzzle units. Pull the Pin Games Features : * The pull the pin free screen is simple and pull it down now. * Best pin rescue games. * Unlimited number of levels. * Classic pull pin games puzzle and pins logic games. * Enjoy the fun of rescuing the princess and collecting treasure. * Continuously update new levels that are more difficult, attractive and more challenging. * Amazing sound and music in the game. * Free to play. * Eye-catching graphics, smooth effects, easy to play anytime, anywhere. * More than 500 extremely attractive challenges. * The pins operation of pull pin games is simple, pin it! This Pull the Pin puzzle game - pin out game is very interesting. If you like pin pull game, you must have a clear pull it down games idea. There are many pin game in the pull the pin free game. Think before you pull the pin, protect the dots going, let them loose and drop. Sort and match! Watch as bubbles shoot down the sand maze pipes with an immensely satisfying, classic and casual clatter for free! Download and play Pull the Pin - Pin out the most popular pin rescue game today to participate in conquering fascinating challenges. Thanks for playing Pull Master games...

About

Sand Ball

Dig through sand to collect and multiply balls as you descend through levels. This game offers a simple yet engaging digging and collection experience.

Highlights
  • Digging mechanics
  • Ball collection
  • Ball multiplication
  • Level progression
  • Casual gameplay
Features
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Dig in the sand to collect all the balls and multiply them as you fall through the levels! 砂を掘ってボールを集めるゲーム。

Screenshots

Pull the Pin4 screens
Sand Ball1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sand Ball at 4.5 against Pull the Pin's 3.5. Sand Ball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Pull the Pin's advantage is ratings volume (482 vs 10). On price, 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. Pull the Pin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sand Ball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sand Ball holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pull the Pin has 482 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pull the Pin ships an update every 2 months, Sand Ball every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pull the Pin versus Sand Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPull the PinSand Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (482 ratings)4.5 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings482 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size363 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHELL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITEDRikuto Komatsu

Customer experience

Pull the Pin

All ratings482 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral18.7%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral18.4%
Negative66.7%

Sand Ball

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pull the Pin

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Pins sometimes get stuck
  • Game crashes or freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add option to purchase ad-free version
  • Increase difficulty as game progresses

Sand Ball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pull the Pin

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
None

Sand Ball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pull the Pin free?
Pull the Pin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Ball free?
Sand Ball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pull the Pin or Sand Ball?
Sand Ball is rated higher. Pull the Pin averages 3.5 out of 5 from 482 ratings, while Sand Ball averages 4.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Pull the Pin or Sand Ball have ads?
Pull the Pin shows ads; Sand Ball does not.
Which is updated more often, Pull the Pin or Sand Ball?
Pull the Pin ships an update every 2 months, and Sand Ball every 2 days. Most recently, Pull the Pin was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sand Ball on November 3, 2026.

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