BlockDrop vs Sandtris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlockDrop
Strategically drop and combine blocks to reach new heights in this addictive stacking challenge. With intuitive controls and captivating gameplay, test your skills and see how high you can climb.
- Strategic block dropping
- Block combination mechanics
- Intuitive controls
- Addictive gameplay
- High score challenges
- Offline play
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Immerse yourself in the addictive world of BlockDrop! Strategically drop and combine blocks to reach higher levels. With intuitive controls and captivating gameplay, challenge yourself to stack smarter. How high can you climb? Play now and test your skills!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BlockDrop at none against Sandtris's shown. BlockDrop also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sandtris's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlockDrop ships an update every 10 months, Sandtris every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | BlockDrop | Sandtris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOBIAS RAY DUSTIN | Makino Shii |
Customer experience
BlockDrop
Sandtris
In-app purchases
BlockDrop
No in-app purchases
Sandtris
No in-app purchases









