Comparison

Fruit Hole vs Sand Loop

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

Head to head
About

Fruit Hole

Tap to crush matching fruits into juice and fill cups in the correct order. Plan your moves carefully to avoid spills and clear the board. Enjoy hundreds of satisfying levels perfect for quick breaks or extended play.

Highlights
  • Tap to crush matching fruits
  • Pour juice into cups
  • Plan moves to avoid spills
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • Satisfying visual effects
Features
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Tap, crush, and pour: Tap the hole to crush matching-colored fruits into juice, then fill the cups in the right order. But beware — one wrong move and your juicy plan might spill! How to Play: Check the cup order at the top. Drop fruits into their matching-colored holes. Plan smart — don’t let fruits block each other or clog the waiting line. Fill all cups and clear the board to win! Why you’ll love it: Juicy satisfaction: Watch fruits burst into colorful juice. Brainy fun: Plan ahead to clear tricky boards. Endless challenge: Hundreds of levels, each more clever than the last. Pick-up-and-play: Perfect for a quick break or a puzzle marathon. Think you can master Fruit Hole? Download now and start crushing! Customer Service: support@onetapglobal.com

About

Sand Loop

Engage in a relaxing puzzle game where you guide buckets to collect colored sand. Watch as the sand flows with realistic physics to reveal beautiful artwork. Enjoy a calming escape with intuitive controls and hundreds of handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • Sand collection puzzle gameplay
  • Realistic sand physics
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Intuitive tap controls
  • Visually satisfying sand flow
  • Hidden artwork reveals
Features
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Sand Loop is a relaxing sand sort puzzle: a finished sand artwork is sitting in front of you, and your job is to collect every grain of it. Guide the buckets along the conveyor, pour each color into the one that matches, and let real sand physics do the rest. Take the whole picture apart, color by color, until the board is clear. Relax and unwind after a long day, or take one level at a time on the go. How to play: - Tap to release a bucket and send it down the conveyor - Each color of sand gets poured into the bucket that matches - Work through the artwork until every grain is collected - Place your buckets strategically to solve the puzzle - Clear the board and enjoy the payoff Easy to pick up, genuinely tricky by level 100! Why you'll love it: The sweet spot between a brain teaser and a stress-relief game. Simple taps, beautiful results, steady progress, sand physics and ASMR-style sounds that make every level worth watching. Game features: - A sand sort puzzle built on a loop: timing matters, not just matching - Real sand physics: every grain pours, piles and settles - Hundreds of handcrafted levels, with more in every update - Fresh obstacles and twists that keep changing how you solve - A different sand artwork to take apart in every level - Soft ASMR-style sand sounds and a calm, colorful art style - Free to play, with no countdown timer on any level - Limited-time events to take part in when you feel competitive It never settles into one trick. Just as you get comfortable, a level changes the rules on you - a new obstacle, a new way the sand behaves, a new reason the order you pour in suddenly matters. There is a fresh twist every couple of weeks, so the game you are playing in a month is not the one you downloaded. Hundreds of levels in, it is still finding ways to surprise you. Take a moment for yourself. Let the sand flow. Download Sand Loop for free and start sorting.

Screenshots

Fruit Hole4 screens
Sand Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fruit Hole at 4.7 against Sand Loop's 4.5. Fruit Hole also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Sand Loop's advantage is chart position (#94 vs unranked) and ratings volume (22K vs 2.7K). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fruit Hole sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Sand Loop sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fruit Hole holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sand Loop has 22K ratings behind it against 2.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Fruit Hole's written reviews are positive against 17% of Sand Loop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fruit Hole ships an update weekly, Sand Loop fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Fruit Hole versus Sand Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFruit HoleSand Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better4.5 (22K ratings)
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews — better17.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K22K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#94 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB383 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOnetap Global LimitedVoodoo

Customer experience

Fruit Hole

All ratings2,610 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative67.2%

Sand Loop

All ratings21,640 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1,298 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral17.5%
Negative65.5%

Bugs and requests

Fruit Hole

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent lives/cooldown
  • Inability to progress without paying

Requested features

2 requests
  • Energy system instead of lives
  • Option to watch ads for more lives

Sand Loop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Fruit Hole

One-time12
  • Gold Package 1$1.99
  • Piggy Bank Small$1.99
  • Supply Package$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Fruit Treasure Small$2.99
  • Gold Package 2$3.99
  • Mini Package$4.99
  • Starter Package$4.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • Gold Package 3$6.99
  • No Ads Bundle$9.99
  • Mega Package$9.99
  • Ultimate Package$14.99
16 purchases

Sand Loop

One-time16
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Happy Hour$3.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
Show 13 more
  • Sand Loop Offer$5.99
  • Coin Pack 2$7.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Sand Loop Offer$9.99
  • Sandy Essentials$9.99
  • Sandy Pass$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle2 variants$12.99
  • Sand Loop Offer$14.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99
  • Sandy Gift$19.99
  • Sandy Treasures$29.99
  • Coin Pack 5$54.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Fruit Hole free?
Fruit Hole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Loop free?
Sand Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fruit Hole or Sand Loop?
Fruit Hole is rated higher. Fruit Hole averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Sand Loop averages 4.5 from 22K ratings.
Do Fruit Hole or Sand Loop have ads?
Both Fruit Hole and Sand Loop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fruit Hole or Sand Loop?
Fruit Hole ships an update weekly, and Sand Loop fortnightly. Most recently, Fruit Hole was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sand Loop on October 25, 2026.

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