Comparison

Puzzle Patchwork vs Sandtris

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Patchwork

Transform your personal photos into engaging jigsaw puzzles. Offers customizable difficulty levels and a visually appealing interface for a relaxing and fun experience. Rediscover your favorite memories one tile at a time.

Highlights
  • Custom photo puzzles
  • Dynamic difficulty levels
  • Endless replayability
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Visually appealing interface
  • Accessibility features
  • Gallery integration
Features
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Puzzle Patchwork turns your favorite memories into delightful challenges. Whether you're a seasoned puzzler or just looking for a fun, relaxing pastime, this app offers hours of personalized entertainment with a sleek, engaging experience. Features: Custom Puzzles – Instantly transform personal photos into playable puzzles, sliced into vibrant tiles for you to reassemble. Dynamic Difficulty – Choose your level: from easy 4-piece layouts to intricate 120+ tile challenges. Endless Replayability – Tap Scramble to reshuffle tiles and tackle puzzles anew. Interactive Tutorial – New to puzzles? Learn the ropes with a helpful step-by-step guide. Visuals – Bold fonts, colorful themes, and a clean interface make puzzling a joy. Accessibility-First – Designed with hints, color contrast, and support for all users. Celebratory Alerts – Enjoy cheerful popups when you complete a level—because every win deserves recognition. Gallery Integration – Import your own images to create one-of-a-kind puzzles. Zoom & Scale – Zoom and explore every detail of your puzzle canvas. Intuitive Design – Navigate easily between puzzles and features with a smooth, user-friendly layout. Puzzle Patchwork blends creativity, relaxation, and challenge in one beautifully crafted experience. Turn your photo library into a playful gallery of puzzles and rediscover your favorite moments—one tile at a time.

About

Sandtris

Experience a unique puzzle game where blocks crumble into falling sand. Grow large color blobs to ignite and clear the board. Master special powers and navigate through pixel-art stages with distinct mechanics.

Highlights
  • Falling sand physics simulation
  • Color blob growth and ignition
  • Four board-flipping powers
  • Eight pixel-art stages with unique mechanics
  • One-hand gesture controls
  • Daily rewards and achievements
Features
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Blocks crumble into falling sand! Grow a big blob of one color and watch it ignite. Master 4 board-flipping powers, clear 8 pixel-art stages, and defeat the Sand Golem. Blocks don't just stack. They crumble into sand. SANDTRIS is a falling-block puzzle fused with a real falling-sand physics sim. Land a tetromino and it dissolves into thousands of tumbling grains. Grow a big blob of a single color and it bursts into flame and clears the board. Simple to learn, satisfying to master. ■ One-hand gesture controls Tap to rotate, drag to move, flick down to hard-drop, tap HOLD to save a piece. Pure pick-up-and-play in portrait — no fiddly buttons. ■ 4 board-flipping powers - HOLE — a black hole swallows the sand, then implodes - FLIP — gravity inverts and the sand rises to the ceiling - MAGNET — rip one color into a single giant blob - FLOOD — pour water to wash your clutter away Save a run or spark a huge chain — your call. ■ Journey Mode: 8 stages Green Dunes, Gem Cavern, Frost Peak, Steam Factory, Quake Mine, Magma Core, Ghost Night… and a final boss, the Sand Golem. Lava, freeze, conveyors, quakes and fog — every stage rewrites the rules. ■ Retro 8-bit soul Chunky pixel art, CRT scanlines and a chiptune soundtrack. Old-school looks, brand-new feel. ■ Built for daily play Lives/hearts energy, a 7-day daily reward, achievements, high scores and color combos to chase. Crumble the blocks. Paint the sand. Play offline, anywhere — SANDTRIS.

Screenshots

Puzzle Patchwork4 screens
Sandtris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Puzzle Patchwork at none against Sandtris's shown. Puzzle Patchwork also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sandtris's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Patchwork ships an update every 11 months, Sandtris every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Puzzle Patchwork versus Sandtris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle PatchworkSandtris
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloyd ThatcherMakino Shii

Customer experience

Puzzle Patchwork

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sandtris

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle Patchwork

No in-app purchases

None

Sandtris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puzzle Patchwork free?
Puzzle Patchwork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandtris free?
Sandtris is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Puzzle Patchwork or Sandtris have ads?
Sandtris shows ads; Puzzle Patchwork does not.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Patchwork or Sandtris?
Puzzle Patchwork ships an update every 11 months, and Sandtris every 3 weeks. Most recently, Puzzle Patchwork was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sandtris on November 10, 2026.

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