Ropes vs Holes! vs Sand Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ropes vs Holes!
Control a growing hole to swallow ropes in an arena. Digest increasingly larger ropes to clear levels and expand your hole. Enjoy simple joystick controls and a satisfying progression.
- Joystick touch controls
- Swallow and digest ropes
- Grow your hole
- Clear all levels
- Simple gameplay
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Rules: - Use joystick touch controls to move your hole around - Slowly approach the ropes lying down in the arena - Let the ropes fall inside the hole! - Digest all the ropes - Grow your hole - Digest bigger ropes - Clear all the levels - Enjoy!
Sand Sort
Drag and drop flowing sand into designated areas to complete vibrant pixel art puzzles. Race against the clock to strategically fill each section and reveal a stunning image. Experience a blend of calming gameplay and exciting challenges with dynamic physics.
- Pour and sort flowing sand
- Complete colorful pixel art images
- Solve clever puzzles
- Race against the clock
- Dynamic sand physics
- Stunning visuals
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Pour, sort, and bring pixel art to life! Drag and drop flowing sand into the right regions to complete colorful, satisfying images. Every grain counts as you solve clever puzzles and watch the picture reveal itself. Think fast - the clock is ticking! Race against time to fill each section of the picture! With dynamic sand physics, strategic layouts, and stunning visuals, it’s the perfect blend of calm and challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sand Sort at 75% against Ropes vs Holes!'s 0%. Sand Sort also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.3). Ropes vs Holes!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sand Sort holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ropes vs Holes!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Sand Sort's.
Ropes vs Holes! ships an update every 3 days, Sand Sort every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ropes vs Holes! | Sand Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serenico Labs | Brainamics GmbH |
Customer experience
Ropes vs Holes!
Sand Sort
In-app purchases
Ropes vs Holes!
No in-app purchases
Sand Sort
No in-app purchases
