Thisissand vs Triple A
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thisissand
Create and share mesmerizing sand art with this therapeutic app. Watch vibrant sand layers form, relax to soothing sounds, and explore a variety of color tools to design unique sand pictures. Join a community of artists and showcase your creations.
- Sand art creation
- Relaxing soundscapes
- Color Palette tool
- Color Shifter tool
- Color Picker from camera
- Photo Sand feature
- Save custom colors
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Thisissand is an app for making and sharing pictures out of sand. Watch and listen to the sand piling into beautiful layers of sand on the bottom of your screen and get relaxed during the slow and therapeutic process. Once finished, share your creation and become a part of the community! • Free to download and free to play • Does not display ads • Offers you to sign-up, but does not require you to • Offers you to purchase a Toolkit of special features, but does not require you to - - - - - - - - - - Thisissand was created in 2008 as a website. It was a school project of a few art students, and to a surprise for the creators it attracted lots of visitors for years to come. In 2012 Thisissand was developed into an app and is still run by an original founder. Thisissand offers different kinds of tools for choosing the sand color. Originally and still at the moment on Thisissand website, only the essential Color Palette tool is available. For the app, we have developed a few special kinds of tools which we offer in the Toolkit in-app purchase. Just like on the website, the special tools are not at all necessary to enjoy the app, but they're pretty cool and we're happy and thankful for your support if you're willing to try them out! COLOR PALETTE: Use Color Palette to choose specific colors from a vast swatch of colors. You may choose a solid color, or multiple colors to variate between. Use the intensity slider to adjust how fast the colors change. You may also use the randomize button to get surprising color combos. COLOR SHIFTER: Color Shifter continuously changes the sand color subtly or dramatically depending on the intensity slider adjustment. Color Shifter often produces rainbow like hues. To set the initial Color Shifter color, choose a color with Color Palette and then select the Color Shifter tool. COLOR PICKER: With Color Picker, you may pick the sand color from around you using your device camera. It takes a little practice to point your camera and draw at the same time, but in return you get truly unique colors. Try adjusting the color change intensity low in the beginning to keep things under control! PHOTO SAND: Want to try making a sand version of one of your photos? Photo Sand picks the sand color directly from the photo you've chosen from your camera roll. Try it out and learn the tricks to make abstract and/or photorealistic representations! MY COLORS: Save your favorite colors in My Colors and access them quickly by long pressing the color button on the sand canvas. Try saving colors from around with Color Picker! - - - - - - - - - - We highly value your feedback and questions. Ideas and feature requests for example are warmly welcome, even though with our scarce resources we're unfortunately not able to fulfil them very quickly. So please do send us email if you're having trouble with the app or if you have anything else to share with us, thank you! :) support@thisissand.com - - - - - - - - - - Follow us twitter.com/thisissandapp instagram.com/thisissandapp facebook.com/thisissand
Triple A
Experience a calming interactive particle simulation that responds to your touch. Transform simple interactions into flowing patterns and luminous waves for relaxation, focus, or quiet moments. Enjoy a soothing sensory experience designed to help you slow down and reset.
- Interactive particle simulation
- Flowing patterns and luminous waves
- Stress relief and mindfulness aid
- Multiple visual modes (Particle, Wave, Gravity, Linear, Lightning)
- Real-time particle rendering
- Adjustable particle settings
- Optional relaxing music
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Triple A — A Calming Interactive Particle Experience Touch light. Watch it flow. Let your mind slow down. Triple A is an immersive interactive visual experience where thousands of particles respond instantly to your touch, creating flowing patterns, luminous waves, and calming motion that feels both artistic and deeply relaxing. Designed for moments when you want to slow down, breathe, and reset, Triple A helps transform simple touch into a soothing sensory experience — ideal for relaxation, meditation, emotional calm, creative focus, or quiet moments before sleep. Whether you are feeling stressed, mentally overloaded, restless, or simply need a beautiful pause during the day, Triple A offers a gentle space where movement, light, and sound come together naturally. Why users love Triple A • Instant Calm: Watch stress melt away as particles dance with your movement. • Beautiful particle motion that reacts to every touch • Ideal for stress relief, mindfulness, and focus • Creates a satisfying sensory experience many users return to daily • Loved by adults, children, and even pets Immersive Visual Modes Explore 5 distinct visual worlds: • Particle • Wave • Gravity • Linear • Lightning Each mode includes multiple unique effects, giving you 25 core interactive experiences and many more variations inspired by galaxies, flowers, flowing energy, rainbows, vortexes, and living light. Real-Time Performance • Up to 30,000 particles rendered in real time • Smooth 60 FPS interaction • 5-finger / 2-hand multi-touch support • Adjustable particle size, quantity, and trail length • Built-in relaxing music tracks (optional) A Different Kind of Calm Triple A is not just a visual toy. Many users open it during moments of anxiety, before sleep, while listening to music, during meditation, or when they simply want to disconnect for a few minutes and watch something beautiful respond to their hands. Free Version Enjoy the core experience for free. Upgrade to remove ads and unlock: • 3× more particles • Additional visual effects • Cleaner uninterrupted immersion Support If you have ideas, questions, or feedback, I would love to hear from you. sunglab@gmail.com www.sunglab.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Triple A at none against Thisissand's 7. Triple A also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 1.5K). Thisissand's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and monetization model 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. Thisissand sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Triple A asks for nothing beyond the download.
Triple A holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Triple A has 7.8K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Thisissand's written reviews are positive against 89% of Triple A's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thisissand | Triple A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (7.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 7.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beige Elephant | SungLab Inc |
Customer experience
Thisissand
Triple A
User reviews
Thisissand
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🎨 Allows for creative expression
- 🔒 No ads or distractions
- 🤩 Satisfying sand effects
- 🤗 Supportive and friendly community
Room to improve
- 💰 Many features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Difficult to find/access previous creations
- 🖌️ Limited color customization options
Triple A
From 7.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing
- 🚀 Super fun game
- 👍 Relaxing
- 👍 Calming
- 👍 Satisfying
Room to improve
- 🐛 Too many ads
- 🐛 Ads disrupt experience
- 🐛 Screen glitches after ads
Bugs and requests
Thisissand
Reported bugs
4 issues- Screen going black after selecting photo sand
- Inability to post/share creations at times
- Inconsistent performance and loading issues
- Camera/microphone activation without user consent
Requested features
5 requests- Undo/erase functionality
- Ability to follow and comment on other users' creations
- More free color and sand options
- Improved search and organization of user content
- Save/resume unfinished creations
Triple A
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen offset after ads
- Freezing with multiple fingers
Requested features
4 requests- More modes/options
- Ability to change colors
- Option to turn off music
- Vibration/sound effects
In-app purchases
Thisissand
- Color Palette$0.99
- HD Sand$0.99
- My Colors Expansion$0.99
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- Color Picker$0.99
- Color Shifter$0.99
- Toolkit (reduced price)$0.99
- Toolkit$1.99
Triple A
No in-app purchases
Questions
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