Myrddin vs Virtual Sandtray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Myrddin
Relive the classic handheld electronic game experience with a faithful digital recreation. Enjoy all six original games, including Tic-Tac-Toe, Blackjack, and Mindbender, right on your mobile device.
- Faithful reproduction of original game
- Six classic games included
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Music Machine
- Blackjack 13
- Mindbender
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The classic handheld game, back in the palm of your hand. A faithful reproduction of the late-'70s bestseller Merlin, with all six of the original games: • Tic-Tac-Toe • Music Machine • Echo • Blackjack 13 • Magic Square • Mindbender
Virtual Sandtray
This application allows clients to connect with their therapists remotely. It provides a digital sandtray experience to facilitate ongoing therapy sessions outside of traditional in-person appointments.
- Remote client connection
- Digital sandtray functionality
- Facilitates ongoing therapy
- Client-therapist communication
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This is the client version of Virtual Sandtray. With this app, clients of therapist can connect to their therapist and utilize this program to continue therapy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Virtual Sandtray at Free against Myrddin's $0.99. Virtual Sandtray also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 62 months). Myrddin's advantage is chart position (#55 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Virtual Sandtray is free to download; Myrddin costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Virtual Sandtray holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 10 respectively.
Myrddin ships an update every 62 months, Virtual Sandtray every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Myrddin | Virtual Sandtray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 62 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #55 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Lundgren | Chris Ewing |
Customer experience
Myrddin
Virtual Sandtray
In-app purchases
Myrddin
No in-app purchases
Virtual Sandtray
No in-app purchases
