Sand Sort vs Buses Away
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Buses Away
Guide passengers of matching colors onto looping buses to ensure they reach their designated stops. Experience a calming yet engaging puzzle game with smooth animations and satisfying loop mechanics.
- Simple and intuitive mechanics
- Fun and relaxing loop gameplay
- Challenging yet calming levels
- Cute visuals
- Smooth animations
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Board the passengers with matching colors on looping buses and help them reach their correct stops! Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging loop mechanic with smooth visuals and satisfying gameplay. Features: - Simple and intuitive mechanics - Fun and relaxing loop gameplay - Challenging yet calming levels - Cute visuals and smooth animations Get on board and start filling the buses now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Sort at none against Buses Away's 12. Sand Sort also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Buses Away's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Buses Away sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Sort asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buses Away holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buses Away has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Sand Sort's written reviews are positive against 46% of Buses Away's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sand Sort ships an update every 9 days, Buses Away weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sand Sort | Buses Away |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brainamics GmbH | ALI KEREM ALTAS |
Customer experience
Sand Sort
Buses Away
In-app purchases
Sand Sort
No in-app purchases
Buses Away
- Small Coin Pack$1.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- No Ads$7.99
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- Medium Coin Pack$7.99
- Mini Bundle$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$11.99
- Large Coin Pack$14.99
- Large Bundle$19.99
- Mega Coin Pack$29.99
- Super Bundle$29.99
- Ultra Coin Pack$54.99
- Giant Coin Pack$99.99
