Spill the Sand vs Virus Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spill the Sand
Guide falling sand into designated buckets by drawing lines with your finger. Solve physics-based puzzles by strategically placing barriers to control the flow of sand.
- Draw lines to direct sand
- Guide sand into buckets
- Physics-based puzzles
- Intuitive finger controls
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Draw Lines with your finger and direct the Sand into the Buckets.
Virus Evolution
Unleash a deadly pathogen and strategically spread a global pandemic. Your goal is to conquer humanity by increasing infection rates and decreasing survival rates. Become the ultimate threat and achieve world domination.
- Spread the virus
- Start a pandemic
- Conquer the world
- Strategic gameplay
- Increase infection rates
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Global victory is yours to take! You’ve just invented the perfect plague and now it’s time to put it to the test. Create a world pandemic as you drive the epic war against humanity! Strategy is key as you work to increase the surge in case numbers and watch the survival rate fall. Fight to conquer it all as you become the deadliest threat this universe has ever seen! Life will never be the same again! Virus Evolution 3D Features: - Spread the virus - Start a pandemic - Conquer the world!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virus Evolution at 4.6 against Spill the Sand's 3.5. Virus Evolution also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (866 vs 20). Spill the Sand's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Virus Evolution sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Spill the Sand asks for nothing beyond the download.
Virus Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virus Evolution has 866 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Spill the Sand's written reviews are positive against 32% of Virus Evolution's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spill the Sand ships an update every 7 months, Virus Evolution monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spill the Sand | Virus Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (20 ratings) | 4.6 (866 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.6% of reviews — better | 32.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 866 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hooda Math | Kwalee Ltd |
Customer experience
Spill the Sand
Virus Evolution
Bugs and requests
Spill the Sand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Virus Evolution
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes after infecting USA
- Unable to progress past USA
- Upgrading/tapping issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add support for more countries
- Fix game freezing/crashing issues
- Improve geographical coverage
In-app purchases
Spill the Sand
No in-app purchases
Virus Evolution
- 100 Lab Points$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 255 Lab Points$4.99
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- Remove Ads Pack$7.99
- Double Profits Forever$9.99
- 1100 Lab Points$19.99
- Remove Ads VIP$19.99
- 2700 Lab Points$49.99
- 5500 Lab Points$99.99
Questions
Is Spill the Sand free?
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