WorldBounce vs Sand and Water
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorldBounce
Interact with a globe that rolls and bounces off the screen edges when you tilt your device. Experience a unique demonstration of accelerometer technology with a realistic Earth map.
- Accelerometer control
- Globe rolling simulation
- Bouncing physics
- Realistic Earth map
- Device tilt interaction
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Demonstrates the accelerometer. Tilting the iPhone/iPod Touch makes the globe roll around, bouncing off the 'walls'. Earth map courtesy of Nasa's Earth Observatory.
Sand and Water
A casual game where sand and water continuously fall, requiring players to collect them promptly. It's designed for quick play sessions, making it ideal for short bursts of entertainment.
- Gravity simulation
- Falling sand and water
- Time-based collection
- Quick play sessions
- Pixel art style
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It is a very good kill time game. You can play even you only has few minutes. Sand or water will be constantly falling down, collect them on time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sand and Water at 5.0 against WorldBounce's 1.3. Sand and Water also leads on update cadence (every 14 months vs every 72 months). WorldBounce's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sand and Water holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WorldBounce has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WorldBounce ships an update every 72 months, Sand and Water every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorldBounce | Sand and Water |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 72 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Smith | Oscar Tsang |
Customer experience
WorldBounce
Sand and Water
In-app purchases
WorldBounce
No in-app purchases
Sand and Water
No in-app purchases
Questions
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