Sand Blocks vs Roll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sand Blocks
A unique puzzle game where you arrange falling sand blocks to form complete horizontal rows. Clear rows to score points and advance levels, testing your spatial skills and reflexes in a fun and relaxing experience.
- Falling sand block manipulation
- Form complete horizontal rows
- Scoring and level progression
- Block rotation and movement
- Satisfactory sand simulation
- Beautiful art style
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This game is perfect for puzzle lovers and sandcastle builders. A Sandtris puzzle with a twist. You have to manipulate different shapes of sand blocks that fall from the top of the screen and arrange them in a way that they form complete horizontal rows at the bottom of the screen. The more rows you clear, the more points you get and the higher your level goes. Rotate and move the blocks to fit them better in the available space, but don't let them stack up too high or touch the top of the screen or you'll lose. This game is fun, challenging and relaxing at the same time. It tests your spatial skills, your reflexes and your creativity. Try it out and see how many rows you can clear and how high you can score! Sand Blocks is a Tetris like sand puzzle game that combines satisfactory sand simulation with a beautiful art style.
Roll
Engage in a relaxing dice-rolling experience where you aim to collect points by rolling dice and strategically upgrading them. This game blends elements of strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilders for a unique dice-building system with deep strategic choices. Enjoy a meditative escape with its minimalistic design and peaceful atmosphere.
- Dice rolling for points
- Dice upgrading system
- Strategy and critical thinking
- Relaxing and meditative experience
- Unique dicebuilding synergies
- Highscore chasing
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In Roll, you have 2500 rolls to collect as many points as possible. Roll your dice to gain points, spend your points to upgrade your dice, and repeat. Borrowing gameplay elements from strategy, clicker, and roguelike deckbuilder genres, Roll creates a perfect balance of relaxation with critical thinking. While the "Clicker"/"Incremental" genre is not known for its variety or depth of game mechanics, Roll offers a unique dicebuilding system which allows you to explore different strategies and synergies between upgrades. Each run will present you with new and interesting decisions creating a huge depth of strategy and keeping the game feeling always fresh. Roll is designed to be a relaxing and meditative experience. Get lost in the satisfying sounds and effects as all your worries melt away. From the minimalistic UI to the slow peaceful music, everything was designed to create the perfect zen environment. If you enjoy building an engine and watching it grow, chasing down highscores, or just need to escape from your own thoughts, then I really hope you'll enjoy my game, Roll. :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roll at 78% against Sand Blocks's 22%. Roll also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Sand Blocks's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 439). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Sand Blocks sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Roll sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Roll holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sand Blocks has 3.1K ratings behind it against 439, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Sand Blocks's written reviews are positive against 78% of Roll's.
Sand Blocks ships an update every 2 weeks, Roll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sand Blocks | Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (3.1K ratings) | 4.6 (439 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 439 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 431 MB | 370 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Joseph Anthony Distler |
Customer experience
Sand Blocks
Roll
User reviews
Sand Blocks
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing design
- 🎢 Satisfying sand physics
- 🕹️ Engaging Tetris-like gameplay
Room to improve
- 🚫 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🔄 Repetitive and unbalanced level design
- 🔌 Requires internet connection to play
- 🕹️ Unintuitive controls and mechanics
Roll
From 439 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to play
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🔒 No ads or microtransactions
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 👍 Unique and innovative
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 👎 Limited free content
- 👎 Confusing or overwhelming UI
- 👎 Lack of customization options
- 👎 Repetitive gameplay
Bugs and requests
Sand Blocks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes at higher levels
- Inconsistent block placement and sand behavior
- Wheel/roulette feature not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Offline play mode
- Endless/survival mode without difficulty spikes
- Customizable controls and settings
- More level variety and challenge progression
Roll
Reported bugs
4 issues- Upgrade shop issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Swiping/tapping issues
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode
- More dice skins and customization
- Sandbox mode with unlimited rolls
- Improved dice management UI
- More detailed stats and analytics
In-app purchases
Sand Blocks
- Small Coin Pack$0.99
- Tiny Coin Pack$0.99
- No Ads$1.99
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- Small Card Pack$1.99
- Starter Pack$3.49
- Small Coin Pack$4.99
- Medium Coin Pack$5.99
- Medium Card Pack$5.99
- Premium Pack$10.99
- Medium Coin Pack$14.99
- Big Card Pack$15.99
- Large Coin Pack$17.99
- Big Coin Pack$39.99
Roll
- Roll Premium$3.99








