Comparison

Brainzy vs Sand Blocks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brainzy

Engage in daily trivia challenges and solve puzzles to earn points and unlock real-life gifts. Compete globally for the fastest answers and climb leaderboards to win increasingly valuable rewards.

Highlights
  • Daily trivia challenges
  • Solve puzzles
  • Win real-life gifts
  • Global leaderboards
  • Hints available
  • Puzzle archive
Features
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You are looking for a trivia or puzzle game to keep your brain busy during your free time? Brainzy is a new trivia game where anyone can win real-life gifts by playing! Yes, Yes! You heard correctly: Real Life Gifts! Brainzy will feature multiple puzzles and challenging questions every single day. Puzzles will be live at the same time across the World! Start time of each puzzle will be available in the app. Once puzzle is live, the faster you answer or solve the puzzle, more points you will earn! You can always get help by utilizing hints available for each puzzle! Points you earn accumulate to reach new levels and once you reach a new level, you will win Real Life Gifts! Value of the gifts are increasing with each level! So, never stop playing as there is always next level where you can win even bigger gifts! Users can always review old puzzles! Archive will feature all the previous puzzles, user performance in each of puzzle, leaderboard featuring the fastest users to answer/solve the puzzle and puzzle solutions. Download for FREE now! Register and start competing to win precious gifts!

About

Sand Blocks

Engage in a calming puzzle game where you manipulate colorful sand to fill designated areas. Strategically pull sand to solve increasingly complex levels before time expires, enjoying a visually satisfying physics-based experience.

Highlights
  • Satisfying sand physics simulation
  • Strategic level clearing
  • Increasingly complex puzzles
  • Time-based challenges
  • Colorful block manipulation
Features
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Pull the sand. Fill the pits. Clear the board. Dive into a satisfying puzzle experience where colorful sand flows with real physics and every move shapes the board. In this relaxing yet strategic puzzle game, your goal is to clear the level before time runs out. The grid is filled with colorful sand blocks and Tetris-shaped pits waiting to be filled. By pulling the correct colored sand toward the matching pits, you create smooth flows that drop, shift, and settle naturally thanks to dynamic sand physics. Watch the sand cascade, fill the shapes perfectly, and trigger satisfying movements as the board clears. As you progress, levels introduce more complex layouts, tighter time limits, and smarter puzzles that challenge your planning and timing.

Screenshots

Brainzy4 screens
Sand Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sand Blocks at 4.6 against Brainzy's 4.0. Sand Blocks also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 4) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Brainzy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brainzy sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Sand Blocks sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sand Blocks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sand Blocks has 11K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainzy ships an update every 9 days, Sand Blocks weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Brainzy versus Sand Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainzySand Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings411K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#4 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB435 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperMobileApp LLCRollic Games

Customer experience

Brainzy

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sand Blocks

All ratings10,191 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral17.6%
Negative65.7%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Brainzy

One-time16
  • 10 Timeless Puzzles$0.99
  • 8 Timeless Puzzles$0.99
  • 10 hints$0.99
Show 13 more
  • 25 Timeless Puzzles$1.99
  • 25 Hints$1.99
  • 12 hints$1.99
  • 50 Timeless Puzzles$2.99
  • 50 Hints$2.99
  • 20 Timeless Puzzles$2.99
  • 40 Timeless Puzzles$4.99
  • 20 Hints$4.99
  • 100 Timeless Puzzles$5.99
  • 100 Hints$5.99
  • 40 Hints$6.99
  • 100 Timeless Puzzles$9.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
11 purchases

Sand Blocks

One-time11
  • 1K Coins$1.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • 5K Coins$7.99
Show 8 more
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Sand Pass$9.99
  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$11.99
  • 10K Coins$14.99
  • Large Bundle$19.99
  • 25K Coins$29.99
  • Super Bundle$29.99

Questions

Is Brainzy free?
Brainzy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Blocks free?
Sand Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brainzy or Sand Blocks?
Sand Blocks is rated higher. Brainzy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Sand Blocks averages 4.6 from 11K ratings.
Do Brainzy or Sand Blocks have ads?
Both Brainzy and Sand Blocks show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainzy or Sand Blocks?
Brainzy ships an update every 9 days, and Sand Blocks weekly. Most recently, Brainzy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sand Blocks on October 24, 2026.

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