Comparison

Sand Bricks vs Syrious Squish

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

Head to head
About

Sand Bricks

Engage in a unique puzzle game where falling blocks transform into soothing sand. Experience satisfying visuals and gameplay with two distinct modes for endless fun or challenging progression.

Highlights
  • Falling blocks transform into sand
  • Mesmerizing sand dissolving effect
  • Level Mode with challenges
  • Endless Mode for continuous play
  • Relaxing and mentally stimulating gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Sand Bricks - The Mesmerizing Puzzle Experience! Get ready to dive into a uniquely satisfying world of sand-filled fun! If you love Sandtris, this one's for you! -Innovative Gameplay: Arrange the falling blocks with a twist! Watch them magically transform into soothing sand as they touch the ground. -Ultimate Satisfaction: Experience the mesmerizing feeling of the sand slowly dissolving away - it's oddly satisfying and utterly addictive! -Two Exciting Modes: Play through challenging levels in "Level Mode," or enjoy endless sand-dropping in the thrilling "Endless Mode." -Relaxing yet Challenging: Dive into a delightful puzzle experience that is both calming and mentally stimulating. Ready to let the sand flow? Download Sand Bricks now and satisfy your craving for relaxing puzzles!

About

Syrious Squish

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Ninety-six little monsters live at the bottom of the water. They watch your finger. They blink when they feel like it. When you close in on their group, their eyes go wide and their mouths fall open. Squish them anyway. GUS IS WATCHING Gus is the biggest of them, and he is not exactly on your side. He hangs over the board and talks you through your run in a voice that keeps sliding out of encouragement into something else. "They can see you, you know." Squish a monster that was all on its own and he goes cold and gray: "You took a lonely one. Rude." Pull off something enormous and he comes down off his perch to stomp the group flat himself. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a group of touching monsters of the same color. They pulse, a ring draws around them, and the score you would get floats above their heads. Tap again and they pop. Whatever is left falls into the hole, empty columns slide shut, and the board is a different board than it was a second ago. BIGGER IS BETTER. MUCH BETTER. Every monster you add to a group is worth more than the one before it. Ten together are worth 356 points. Split those same ten into two fives and you get 152. So this is not really a game about spotting a match. It is a game about how big you can grow something before it falls apart. You can squish a monster that is all on its own. It costs you 100 points. That one rule is what makes this a thinking game: tidying up has a price, and the last few moves of a round turn into a real decision. Clear the whole board without ever taking a lonely one and your score doubles. You always see what a group is worth before you take it. Nothing is hidden from you. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Level - Hit the target score and go deeper. There is no last level, and you never lose your place. Put the game down for a week and you come back to the deepest level you ever reached. Timed - 120 seconds. The faster you move, the more each squish is worth, and every second you have left over pays out at the end. Endless - No clock, no target. Just you and the board. Versus - Two players, one phone. Take turns. Your own color is worth double to you. First to 2000 wins. SIX COLORS, SIX TEMPERAMENTS Blush, Sky, Yolk, Wisp, Mint and Berry. Each has its own eyes, its own way of blinking, and its own way of panicking when you come for it. The colors were chosen to stay easy to tell apart, including if you are color blind. Ten pieces of music, written for this game. None of them loop, so none of them wear out. And the squish itself gets deeper, longer and wetter the more monsters go at once. The rules are borrowed from a puzzle game from 1999, and they have not been watered down since. WHAT IS NOT IN IT No ads. No in-app purchases. No sign-in, no account, nothing to connect. Works with no internet at all. ALSO Close the game in the middle of a round and it comes back exactly where you left it, same board, still paused. Squish with one tap instead of two, if you would rather. Prefer things calmer? Turn off the screen shake and the bursts. Music and sound effects have their own volume sliders. "Nothing left down there but water."

Screenshots

Sand Bricks4 screens
Syrious Squish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Syrious Squish at none against Sand Bricks's 14. Syrious Squish also leads on ads (none vs shown). Sand Bricks's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sand Bricks sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Syrious Squish asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sand Bricks versus Syrious Squish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand BricksSyrious Squish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.7K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRUBY OYUN VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETIVisual Systems Corp.

Bugs and requests

Sand Bricks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blocks not responding correctly
  • Levels resetting unexpectedly
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More level variety
  • Customization options
  • Improved ad placement

Syrious Squish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Sand Bricks

One-time14
  • Small Coin Pack$1.99
  • Small Ticket Pack$2.99
  • Coin Pack 2$3.99
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  • No Ads$4.99
  • Special Offer$5.99
  • No Ads$6.99
  • Medium Ticket Pack$6.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$7.99
  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Sandmazing Pack$19.99
  • Large Coin Pack$29.99
  • Sandtastic Pack$39.99
None

Syrious Squish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sand Bricks free?
Sand Bricks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Syrious Squish free?
Syrious Squish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sand Bricks or Syrious Squish have ads?
Sand Bricks shows ads; Syrious Squish does not.

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