GridFill vs Sand Hole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GridFill
Engage in an endlessly replayable puzzle game by fitting and rotating pieces to fill a grid. Enjoy a relaxing experience with optional timers and a clean, calming design. Unlock customization options with a one-time purchase.
- Infinite puzzles
- Clean, calming design
- Drag and rotate controls
- Share solves and challenge friends
- Optional timers
- One-time unlock for customization
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GridFill is a sleek, endlessly replayable puzzle game where you fit pieces, fill the grid, and vibe out. Play chill or push for a personal best. No timers unless you want them. What you get: • Infinite puzzles (seriously) • Clean, calming design • Smooth drag + rotate controls • Share your solves, challenge your friends • No ads while playing • One-time unlock for customization—no sneaky subs Built by one coffee-fueled indie dev who really loves block puzzles. Send feedback anytime → gridfillgame@gmail.com
Sand Hole
Engage in a satisfying color-matching puzzle where sand physics add a unique twist. Drag colored blocks to absorb sand of the same hue, clearing the board one level at a time. Strategize your moves to solve increasingly complex arrangements.
- Realistic sand physics simulation
- Intuitive one-finger drag controls
- Strategically challenging block arrangements
- Timed levels with a relaxed start
- Helpful boosters: Hammer, Magnet, Time Freeze
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Sand Hole: Block Sort Jam is a color sort puzzle where the sand really moves. Drag a colored block until it touches sand of its own color. The block starts pulling the sand in, the pile above it slides and funnels down, and the moment the block hits 100% it pops off the board and frees up the space it was taking. Clear every panel of sand and the level is done. One finger, one gesture. Drag. That is all of it. The puzzle is the board. Blocks cannot pass through each other, so a long shape wedged in a corridor stays wedged until you clear something next to it. Which block you finish first decides what you can reach next. Boards run from open grids to narrow corridors and split chambers, and later levels keep several sand panels going at once. The timer only starts when you make your first move, so read the board for as long as you like before you begin. And the sand behaves like sand. Pull from underneath and it funnels into a V. Pull from the side and the slope slides. A steep edge holds until something gives, then goes all at once. Drain a panel in a different order and it falls apart differently. Three boosters for the tight spots. Hammer splits a stuck block into single cells that fit through any gap. Magnet fills the selected block instantly. Time Freeze stops the clock while everything else keeps running. Drag, pull, pop. Every block at 100%, every panel empty. Terms of Use: https://tripledotstudios.com/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://tripledotstudios.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
GridFill and Sand Hole both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GridFill's written reviews are positive against 30% of Sand Hole's. Sand Hole's advantage is ratings volume (918 vs 10) and chart position (#149 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. GridFill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sand Hole sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GridFill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sand Hole has 918 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GridFill's written reviews are positive against 30% of Sand Hole's.
GridFill ships an update every 4 days, Sand Hole every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GridFill | Sand Hole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.8 (918 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 918 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #149 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 354 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Clayton Dunwell | Tripledot Studios |
Customer experience
GridFill
Sand Hole
In-app purchases
GridFill
- Full Game$0.99
Sand Hole
- Small Pack of Coins$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Small Bundle$5.99
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- Medium Pack of Coins$7.99
- Permanent NoAds$9.99
- Big Pack of Coins$14.99
- Special Offer$14.99
- Big Bundle$22.99
- Large Pack of Coins$29.99
- Generous Pack of Coins$54.99
- Mega Pack of Coins$99.99
- Mega Bundle$99.99









