Comparison

Liquid Defense Lite vs Sand Plumber!

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

Head to head
About

Liquid Defense Lite

A unique 3D puzzle game where players must manage resources to eliminate water, gas, and oil. Build and upgrade over 20 structures to redirect, freeze, hold, or teleport liquids away from hazards across 28 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Eliminate water, gas, and oil
  • Build and manage 20+ structures
  • Upgrade structures for enhanced performance
  • 28 challenging levels
  • Realistic physics engine
  • 3D graphics with 2D gameplay
Features
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Liquid defense is a unique 3D puzzle game where you must eliminate all of the incoming water, gas and oil. Each levels is carefully designed to require innovative solutions while managing limited resources. Build and manage 20+ structures to eliminate, redirect, freeze, hold, and teleport the liquid away from various hazards. Each structure can be upgraded to increase performance and barrier strength. 28 levels will keep you occupied for hours, with each one slightly more difficult than the last. Once completed, replay the game trying to find each of the several possible strategies to each level. Features include - • 3D Graphics with simple 2D gameplay • Realistic Chipmunk physics engine • Actively developed, constant free updates

About

Sand Plumber!

Features
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"Sand Plumber" is a fun and addictive game where you pump water to generate droplets and dig through sand to reach a pipe with a number on it. Each droplet that reaches the pipe earns you money and lowers the number. Use your earnings to add fans and buy gears to increase your droplet production. With challenging levels and a top-view camera, "Sand Plumber" will put your puzzle-solving skills to the test!

Screenshots

Sand Plumber!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Liquid Defense Lite at none against Sand Plumber!'s shown. Sand Plumber!'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Liquid Defense Lite ships an update every 10 months, Sand Plumber! every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Liquid Defense Lite versus Sand Plumber!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiquid Defense LiteSand Plumber!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareOzgur Taskin

In-app purchases

None

Liquid Defense Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Sand Plumber!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Liquid Defense Lite free?
Liquid Defense Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sand Plumber! free?
Sand Plumber! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Liquid Defense Lite or Sand Plumber! have ads?
Sand Plumber! shows ads; Liquid Defense Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Liquid Defense Lite or Sand Plumber!?
Liquid Defense Lite ships an update every 10 months, and Sand Plumber! every 9 days. Most recently, Liquid Defense Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sand Plumber! on November 3, 2026.

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