Sand Garden vs Air Tree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sand Garden
Design and sculpt your own virtual Zen gardens. Experience realistic sand shaping with a variety of colors, tools, and customizable elements. Save and share your tranquil creations.
- 3D sand simulation
- Multiple sand colors
- Customizable rocks
- Variety of sculpting tools
- Savable garden designs
- Sharing options
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Create your own Zen gardens with Sand Garden. The unique design of the app creates a realistic feel when shaping the sand! Features: • 3D sand simulation • 6 sand colors • 4 light choices • 6 tools (1 of which smooths the sand) • Customizable rocks (size / rotation / type / shape / polish) • Savable gardens • Sharing options Tips: • Long press a rock to go directly into rock customization • Tap a rock for rock options • To delete a garden long press the image • There is a tool for smoothing out the sand along with your rake and finger tools
Air Tree
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Get your own christmas tree! By using this app, you can quickly set up a Christmas tree about 2m high. However, ornaments of the tree must be obtained with a slot machine. Let's challenge the slot by tapping the boxes which is hanging from the beginning. If you can match the symbols, you will get a nice ornament. But If you fail, your tree will be decorated with junk objects. Ornaments can be decorated in 35 places in all. If you can decorate everything cleanly, you will be able to get a special ornament on the top of tree. * This application requires iPhone compatible with AR function (iPhone 6s or later) . Please check before downloading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Air Tree at Free against Sand Garden's $2.99. Sand Garden's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, 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
Air Tree is free to download; Sand Garden costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sand Garden ships an update every 15 months, Air Tree every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sand Garden | Air Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (54 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PDJ Apps | Tahito Aoki |
In-app purchases
Sand Garden
No in-app purchases
Air Tree
No in-app purchases
