Comparison

Sand Loop vs Hotpot Go

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

Head to head
About

Sand Loop

Guide buckets of colored sand along a conveyor to sort them into matching containers. Experience realistic sand physics and ASMR-style sounds as you deconstruct beautiful sand artworks, level by level. This relaxing puzzle game offers a satisfying blend of brain-teasing challenges and stress relief.

Highlights
  • Realistic sand physics simulation
  • Hundreds of unique levels
  • ASMR-style sound effects
  • Relaxing, stress-relief gameplay
  • Strategic bucket placement
  • New obstacles and twists
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.

About

Hotpot Go

Engage your brain with a delicious 3D puzzle game that combines food sorting with cooking game elements. Pick and serve various ingredients from a boiling hot pot into matching plates, strategizing your moves to avoid filling temporary slots. Enjoy realistic visuals and satisfying gameplay.

Highlights
  • Food sorting gameplay
  • 3D puzzle mechanics
  • Cooking game inspiration
  • Realistic food ingredients
  • Match 3 elements
  • Satisfying puzzle effects
Features
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Welcome to Hot Pot Go, the tasty way to test your brain with logic, flavor, and fast-paced fun! If you're a foodie who loves cooking games, match puzzles, and free food games, you're in for a delicious treat. Pick up and serve everything, including all kinds of seafood, veggie, meat and fish cake, from the boiling jam hotpot in this juicy 3D puzzle game. Inspired by hit cooking games, Hot Pot Go brings the perfect blend of addictive food sorting game mechanics and satisfying taste match action — all in one delicious game! Gameplay Overview: You’ll need to collect tasty pieces of food from a mix in the hot pot and place them into matching plates. Think carefully before picking up pieces into temporary slots, or you’ll use up those slots quickly and lose the game! Let's sort all out of the jam! Juicy 3D Puzzle Game Style: Immerse yourself in realistic hot pot scenes and beautifully designed ingredients. You’ll feel like you’re right there at your favorite hot pot restaurant! Enjoy the tasty looking food and satisfying realistic 3D puzzle effects as you tap and sort foods into plates Match Game Meets Cooking Game: Mix the best of match 3 and food jam mechanics with the strategy of a food sorting game! You’ll enjoy a perfect blend of relaxation, satisfaction and mental challenge in a delicious food world. What’s on the Menu? Let's find out the most flavorful ingredients! Seafood delights Fresh veggie stacks Savory meat dishes Tasty fish cakes of all kinds. Various experiences of hotpot Ready for a cozy hot pot meal?

Screenshots

Sand Loop4 screens
Hotpot Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Sand Loop at #99 against Hotpot Go's unranked. Hotpot Go's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sand Loop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hotpot Go 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sand Loop against 4.5 for Hotpot Go. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22K and 12K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Sand Loop's written reviews are positive against 16% of Hotpot Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sand Loop ships an update weekly, Hotpot Go every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Sand Loop versus Hotpot Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand LoopHotpot Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (22K ratings)4.5 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.1% of reviews — better16.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better12K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB433 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperVoodooZego Global Pte Ltd

Customer experience

Sand Loop

All ratings22,112 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews1,305 reviews
Positive17.1%
Neutral17.4%
Negative65.5%

Hotpot Go

All ratings11,914 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews958 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral20.8%
Negative63.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Sand Loop

One-time10
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Happy Hour$3.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
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  • Sand Loop Offer$5.99
  • Coin Pack 2$7.99
  • Sand Loop Offer$9.99
  • Sandy Essentials$9.99
  • Sandy Pass$9.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99
  • Sandy Gift$19.99
10 purchases

Hotpot Go

One-time10
  • Travel Deal 1$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
  • Coin Package 1$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Life Offer$3.99
  • Revive Package$4.99
  • Coin Package 2$7.99
  • Battle Pass Package$9.99
  • Beginner Bundle$9.99
  • Remove Ads Package 2$11.99
  • Great Bundle$19.99

Questions

Is Sand Loop free?
Sand Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hotpot Go free?
Hotpot Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sand Loop or Hotpot Go?
Hotpot Go is rated higher. Sand Loop averages 4.5 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Hotpot Go averages 4.5 from 12K ratings.
Do Sand Loop or Hotpot Go have ads?
Both Sand Loop and Hotpot Go show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sand Loop or Hotpot Go?
Sand Loop ships an update weekly, and Hotpot Go every 9 days. Most recently, Sand Loop was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hotpot Go on November 5, 2026.

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