Sand Jam! vs Island Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sand Jam!
Command stickmen to fill tiles with pixels and reveal a pixel art masterpiece. Strategically place your stickmen to stash areas and complete increasingly complex levels. Unlock stunning designs as you progress.
- Command stickmen to fire projectiles
- Fill tiles with required pixels
- Reveal pixel art masterpieces
- Strategically place stickmen
- Unlock pixel art designs
- Progress through complex levels
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Command stickmen to fire pixel projectiles and bring your canvas to life! Fill tiles with the required pixels to reveal the next part of the masterpiece. Strategically place stickmen to stash area and complete each level. Every tile has its unique color palette and pixel requirements. Unlock stunning pixel art designs as you progress through increasingly complex levels. Easy to start, endlessly creative, and perfect for puzzle and pixel art enthusiasts!
Island Sort
A fast-paced puzzle game where players sort colorful minions onto matching islands. Race against the clock to place all minions correctly before time expires.
- Sort minions by color
- Match minions to island colors
- Timed gameplay
- Fast-paced puzzle action
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- Sort your minions based on their color. - Put them on the island with the same color. - Do it quickly before the time runs out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sand Jam! at 4.6 against Island Sort's 4.3. Sand Jam! also leads on ratings volume (833 vs 166). Island Sort's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 20%). 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
Both are free to download. Sand Jam! sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Island Sort sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sand Jam! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sand Jam! has 833 ratings behind it against 166, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Sand Jam!'s written reviews are positive against 31% of Island Sort's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sand Jam! ships an update fortnightly, Island Sort every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Sand Jam! | Island Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (833 ratings) — better | 4.3 (166 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 30.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 833 — better | 166 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 447 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Sand Jam!
Island Sort
User reviews
Sand Jam!
From 833 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent little time killer
- 🚀 Fun and relaxing game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Broken at level 255
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🐛 Levels become pointless after a certain point
Island Sort
From 166 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game concept
- 👍 Enjoyable mindless gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Saw kills people randomly even when not moving
- 🐛 Certain levels are impossible due to saw placement
- 🐛 Saw too close to island edges
Bugs and requests
Sand Jam!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 255 is broken, not enough blocks to complete the level
- Levels become unwinnable due to missing blocks
- Incorrect block colors appearing in levels
Requested features
2 requests- Update to fix level 255 and other broken levels
- More content and levels
Island Sort
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 44 saw cuts people before first move
- Level 125 is impossible
- Saw glitch on multiple levels
Requested features
2 requests- Fix saw issues
- Improve level design
In-app purchases
Sand Jam!
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Refill Pack$4.99
- No Ads$7.99
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- Coin Pack 2$7.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$14.99
- Coin Pack 3$14.99
- Small Bundle$19.99
- Coin Pack 4$29.99
- Medium Bundle$29.99
- Large Bundle$39.99
- Coin Pack 5$49.99
- Coin Pack 6$99.99
Island Sort
- Coins Pack 1$1.99
- Best Once Offer!$4.99
- Coins Pack 2$4.99
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- Remove Ads$4.99
- Starter Pack$5.99
- Coins Pack 7$9.99
- No ads pack$9.99
- Limited Pack$12.99
- Coins Pack 15$19.99
- Ultra Pack$19.99
- Coins Pack 25$34.99
- Legendary Pack$39.99
- Coins Pack 50$89.99
Questions
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