Sand Loop vs SpellSlide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Realistic sand physics simulation
- Hundreds of unique levels
- ASMR-style sound effects
- No countdown timers
- Dynamic obstacles and twists
- New content with updates
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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.
SpellSlide
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A 3×3 grid of scrambled letter tiles hides a word — slide them back into place to reveal it. The word itself is never shown, so working out what it could be is part of the challenge. Any real word your tiles spell counts as a win, including legitimate anagrams of the original. FEATURES • Word length from 5 to 8 letters, depending on how many tiles are left open • Common (everyday words) or Extended (rarer, trickier words) difficulty, independent of length • A daily puzzle everyone in the world shares — build your streak and compete on global leaderboards • 12 languages, word lists and interface both: English (UK & US), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish • One bounded hint per puzzle if you get stuck — no unlimited hand-holding • Give Up reveals the answer without touching your stats or streak • Share your result — word length, moves, and a colourful emoji grid of your board, no spoilers • Look up the solved word's definition (English puzzles) right from the win screen • Track best-move records, win rate, and streaks on the Records screen • Dark and Light themes with four accent colours • Game Center leaderboards for daily moves, longest streak, and total solves No numbered tiles, no ghost letters — just you and the puzzle. Free to play, with an optional one-time purchase to remove ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Sand Loop at #95 against SpellSlide's unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Sand Loop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SpellSlide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Sand Loop | SpellSlide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 388 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Tony Turner |
In-app purchases
Sand Loop
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Happy Hour$3.99
- Special Offer$4.99
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- Small Pack$5.99
- Sand Loop Offer$5.99
- Coin Pack 2$7.99
- Sand Loop Offer$9.99
- Sandy Essentials$9.99
- Coin Pack 3$14.99
- Sandy Gift$19.99
SpellSlide
- Remove Ads$2.99







