Comparison

Air Pixels vs Sandbox Draw

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

Head to head
About

Air Pixels

Create pixel art in augmented reality by moving your device as a brush. Customize your drawing tools, manage layers, and export your creations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality drawing board
  • Customizable 9x9 brush canvas
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Fill color tool
  • Layer management
  • Area selection and transfer
  • Canvas size adjustment
  • Export pixel data and screenshots
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This APP uses ARKit to locate devices and show a drawing board in real world . The device can be moved as a brush to drawing pixels . Functions: - Customize brush on a 9x9 canvas - A regular polygon used for drawing lines - Undo and redo - Fill color - Choose different colors - Add or delete layers - Choose a color from the layer - Transfer the selected area on the layer - Set the width and height of the canvas respectively (1-256) - Exporting all the pixels in the canvas or screenshots

About

Sandbox Draw

Experience a unique drawing app that simulates soft, sunlit sand. Create grooves with pressure-sensitive input and feel haptic feedback. Discover hidden colorful patterns beneath the surface and easily share your creations.

Highlights
  • Pressure-sensitive sand drawing
  • Real-time haptic feedback
  • Hidden color patterns
  • One-tap refresh
  • One-tap sharing
  • No ads or data collection
Features
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Sandbox Draw turns your iPhone into a tray of soft, sunlit sand. Drag a finger and the surface carves into a real groove with a shadow along its low edge — not a painted-on line. Press harder for a deeper groove. Press hard enough and the device responds with continuous haptic feedback that tracks your stroke. Dig deep enough and a colorful pattern bleeds through from underneath, different every session. Tap the refresh button to smooth the sand flat and start over with a brand-new color world below. Tap the share button at any moment to save or send your drawing. Features - Real-time pressure-sensitive sand drawing, 120 Hz on ProMotion devices - Haptic feedback on the hardest presses - A surprise of color revealed at the bottom of every deep groove - One-tap refresh, one-tap share to Photos, Messages, AirDrop, and more - No accounts, no ads, no data collection A small, quiet app. Draw, smooth, draw again.

Screenshots

Air Pixels4 screens
Sandbox Draw3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sandbox Draw at daily against Air Pixels's every 2 months. Air Pixels's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Air Pixels against 5.0 for Sandbox Draw. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Pixels ships an update every 2 months, Sandbox Draw daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Air Pixels versus Sandbox Draw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir PixelsSandbox Draw
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer驰 王Dox2A Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Air Pixels

No in-app purchases

None

Sandbox Draw

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Pixels free?
Air Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandbox Draw free?
Sandbox Draw is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Pixels or Sandbox Draw?
Air Pixels and Sandbox Draw are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Air Pixels or Sandbox Draw have ads?
Neither Air Pixels nor Sandbox Draw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Pixels or Sandbox Draw?
Air Pixels ships an update every 2 months, and Sandbox Draw daily. Most recently, Air Pixels was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sandbox Draw on October 31, 2026.

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