Mancala. vs Virtual Sandtray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mancala.
Experience Mancala, an ancient strategy board game. Move marbles counter-clockwise, aiming to collect the most in your home hole. Enjoy a classic game of skill and foresight.
- Ancient board game gameplay
- Counter-clockwise marble movement
- Strategic home hole collection
- Simple rules, deep strategy
- Single-player game
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Mancala (also known as Kalah) is an ancient board game. Pick up marbles from any of bottom holes and move them counter-clockwise. If your move ends at your home hole (right one) you can move again. The game ends when all six holes on either side are empty. The winner is the player with the most marbles in home hole.
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 in-app purchases: Virtual Sandtray at none against Mancala.'s 11. Virtual Sandtray also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Mancala.'s advantage is ratings volume (37K vs 9) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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. Mancala. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Virtual Sandtray asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mancala. against 4.8 for Virtual Sandtray. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mancala. has 37K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mancala. ships an update every 2 months, Virtual Sandtray every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mancala. | Virtual Sandtray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (37K ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #122 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Skosyrev | Chris Ewing |
Customer experience
Mancala.
Virtual Sandtray
Bugs and requests
Mancala.
Reported bugs
2 issues- Hint button not working properly
- Peg solitaire mode has unsolvable levels
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Difficulty settings for AI
- Earn in-game currency through gameplay
- More single-player modes and puzzles
- Clearer in-app instructions and rules
Virtual Sandtray
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mancala.
- 50 diamonds$1.99
- 55 diamonds$1.99
- 90 diamonds$2.99
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- Advanced Features$4.99
- 150 diamonds$4.99
- Avalanche Advanced Features$4.99
- 145 diamonds$4.99
- 180 diamonds$6.99
- 350 diamonds$9.99
- 750 diamonds$19.99
Virtual Sandtray
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mancala. free?
Is Virtual Sandtray free?
Which has better reviews, Mancala. or Virtual Sandtray?
Do Mancala. or Virtual Sandtray have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mancala. or Virtual Sandtray?
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