Magical Rays vs Sand In a Box 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magical Rays
Experience a calming and meditative light effect application. Touch the screen to interact with dynamic light rays and create ever-changing visual patterns for relaxation and zen healing.
- Interactive light ray attraction
- Dynamic and changing light patterns
- Zen and healing atmosphere
- Touch screen interaction
- Relaxing visual experience
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Relax zen healing. A light effect app provided by Digital Gene. When you touch the screen, you can attract the light ray. Please enjoy the ever-changing patterns of light ray.
Sand In a Box 2
Explore a sandbox filled with sand, water, and new elements. Simulate complex interactions and observe heat dissipation with a thermal camera. Manipulate gravity and ambient temperature to create unique scenarios.
- 16 interactive elements
- Heat dissipation simulation
- Thermal camera with temperature scales
- Adjustable ambient temperature
- Gravity manipulation
- Complex element interactions
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Sand is back! In a bigger box and with more ways to play. Enjoy falling sand fun with new elements to interact with and brand new heat dissipation simulation. Introducing thermal vision mode to see how temperature affects everything. Features: - 16 elements to play with. - Complex interactions between elements. - Brand new heat dissipation simulation. - Thermal Camera with live temperature scale in all popular scales: Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin. - Control ambient temperature, make everything burning hot or icy cold and watch how it changes your world. - Play with gravity, rotate your phone to change sand flow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magical Rays at 83% against Sand In a Box 2's 25%. Magical Rays also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sand In a Box 2 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Magical Rays asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magical Rays holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magical Rays has 207 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Magical Rays's written reviews are positive against 25% of Sand In a Box 2's.
Magical Rays ships an update every 8 months, Sand In a Box 2 every 18 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Magical Rays | Sand In a Box 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (207 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 207 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plus Inc. (Japan) | Patryk Zielinski |
Customer experience
Magical Rays
Sand In a Box 2
Bugs and requests
Magical Rays
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads are intrusive and cannot be removed
- Sound effects are unavoidable
- App quits unexpectedly when saving a photo
- Google ads banner is persistent and ruins the experience
Requested features
7 requests- Add option to slow down or speed up the game
- Add a color wheel for particle customization
- Add more music options
- Add option to change background color
- Add option to permanently remove ads
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- Add multi-finger interaction
- Add slo-mo button
Sand In a Box 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magical Rays
No in-app purchases
Sand In a Box 2
- Medium Sand Refill$0.99
- Big Sand Refill$1.99
- Unlimited Sand$4.99
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