Comparison

Loop Sort vs Sand Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Loop Sort

Engage in an addictive truck puzzle game where you tap to release cubes onto a conveyor. Match and sort them to clear lines and overcome challenging obstacles. Progress through levels with unique mechanics that test your sorting skills.

Highlights
  • Tap to release cubes
  • Automatic sorting on conveyor
  • Match and clear lines
  • Overcome tricky obstacles
  • Progress through levels
Features
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Get ready for a fun and addictive truck puzzle challenge! Tap once to send the cubes from the truck onto the conveyor and watch them sort automatically. Match, clear, and progress through exciting levels filled with tricky obstacles! How to play: Tap the truck to release cubes onto the conveyor. Sort and match the cubes to clear the line. Outsmart unique obstacles that keep every level fresh. Obstacles you’ll face: Hidden Blocks – reveal what’s behind them to continue. Curtains – sort the required color to lift them. Ice Blocks – break through to free the cubes. Barriers – prevent cubes inside from going out, but allow new cubes to enter. Simple to play, hard to master! Can you clear them all?

About

Sand Blocks

Engage in a calming puzzle game where you manipulate colorful sand to fill designated areas. Strategically pull sand to solve increasingly complex levels before time expires, enjoying a visually satisfying physics-based experience.

Highlights
  • Satisfying sand physics simulation
  • Strategic level clearing
  • Increasingly complex puzzles
  • Time-based challenges
  • Colorful block manipulation
Features
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Pull the sand. Fill the pits. Clear the board. Dive into a satisfying puzzle experience where colorful sand flows with real physics and every move shapes the board. In this relaxing yet strategic puzzle game, your goal is to clear the level before time runs out. The grid is filled with colorful sand blocks and Tetris-shaped pits waiting to be filled. By pulling the correct colored sand toward the matching pits, you create smooth flows that drop, shift, and settle naturally thanks to dynamic sand physics. Watch the sand cascade, fill the shapes perfectly, and trigger satisfying movements as the board clears. As you progress, levels introduce more complex layouts, tighter time limits, and smarter puzzles that challenge your planning and timing.

Screenshots

Loop Sort4 screens
Sand Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop Sort at 49% against Sand Blocks's 16%. Loop Sort also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). Sand Blocks's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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. Loop Sort sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Sand Blocks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop Sort holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Sort has 21K ratings behind it against 3.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Loop Sort's written reviews are positive against 16% of Sand Blocks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop Sort ships an update every 3 days, Sand Blocks every 8 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Loop Sort versus Sand Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop SortSand Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21K ratings) — better4.6 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews — better15.8% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better3.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#42#23 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size334 MB493 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoodooRollic Games

Customer experience

Loop Sort

All ratings21,016 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews694 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral14.1%
Negative37.0%

Sand Blocks

All ratings3,844 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral18.4%
Negative65.8%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Loop Sort

One-time18
  • Pack 1$0.99
  • Gold Pack 1$1.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$1.99
Show 15 more
  • Piggy Bank$1.99
  • Pack 2$1.99
  • Pack 3$2.99
  • Coin Rush$2.99
  • Pack 4$3.99
  • Starter Bundle$4.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • Small Bundle$4.99
  • Small Bundle$5.99
  • Paris Offer$7.99
  • Small Coin Pack$7.99
  • No Ads Pack$9.99
  • Medium Bundle$12.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$14.99
  • Big Bundle$26.99
10 purchases

Sand Blocks

One-time10
  • 1K Coins$1.99
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • 5K Coins$7.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$11.99
  • 10K Coins$14.99
  • Large Bundle$19.99
  • 25K Coins$29.99
  • Super Bundle$29.99

Questions

Is Loop Sort free?
Loop Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Blocks free?
Sand Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Loop Sort or Sand Blocks?
Loop Sort is rated higher. Loop Sort averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Sand Blocks averages 4.6 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Loop Sort or Sand Blocks have ads?
Both Loop Sort and Sand Blocks show ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop Sort or Sand Blocks?
Loop Sort ships an update every 3 days, and Sand Blocks every 8 days. Most recently, Loop Sort was updated on September 24, 2026 and Sand Blocks on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Loop Sort or Sand Blocks?
Loop Sort currently peaks at #42 in the App Store charts, and Sand Blocks at #23. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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