Sand Trace vs Candy Crawl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sand Trace
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Drop sand, pour water, ignite fire, and watch real physics come to life. Sand Trace is a pixel-art physics simulator where you paint with 16 different materials and watch them interact in surprising ways. WHAT YOU CAN CREATE - Drop sand, stone, and glass to build structures - Pour water, oil, and acid to watch fluids flow - Ignite wood, oil, and plants to set off massive fires - Spawn lava to melt ice and turn water to stone - Launch missiles and detonate explosives for chain reactions - Electrify water with lightning bolts - Grow forests by placing plants near water - Heat sand into glass for permanent structures 16 MATERIALS, 40+ INTERACTIONS Every material has unique physics. Sand falls and piles up. Water flows and extinguishes fire. Lava melts ice and hardens into stone. Acid corrodes nearly everything. Lightning electrifies water in a spreading chain. Oil floats on water and burns with thick smoke. Plants grow toward water and catch fire easily. Discover every interaction through experimentation. PIXEL-ART WORLD Watch your creations come alive in a crisp, retro-style pixel grid. Every grain of sand, every drop of water, and every spark of fire is simulated individually for a satisfying, tactile experience. PRESET SCENES Jump right in with 5 handcrafted scenes: - Volcano: Watch lava flow and interact with water - Rain: Peaceful rainfall on a landscape - Acid Rain: Destructive downpour that corrodes everything - Forest Fire: A blazing wildfire spreading through trees - Aquarium: A tranquil underwater scene SAVE, RECORD, SHARE - Save and load your creations anytime - Record MP4 videos of your simulations - Take screenshots to share your pixel-art worlds - Works on both iPhone and iPad with responsive layout Download Sand Trace today and start experimenting with physics.
Candy Crawl
Engage in a cute arena survival game where you dodge waves of candy monsters and battle giant bosses. Recruit blaster buddies, unlock cosmetic skins, and master various game modes to climb the leaderboards. Enjoy quick, offline play with simple one-thumb controls.
- Arena survival gameplay
- Recruit blaster buddies
- Battle giant candy bosses
- Unlockable hero skins
- Six unique game modes
- Offline play
- One-thumb controls
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Welcome to Candy Crawl — the sweetest arena survival game on iPhone! Drag your finger to glide your adorable cotton-candy hero around the arena while waves of grumpy-but-lovable candy monsters close in. Your blaster auto-aims, so you focus on the fun part: dodging, weaving, and surviving the sugar rush. Pick-up-and-play in seconds, impossible to put down. SURVIVE THE SWEET ONSLAUGHT Wave after wave of gummy bats, jelly slimes, jawbreaker brutes, taffy mages, and marshmallow ghosts swarm in faster and tougher. How long can you last before the sugar high crashes? BUILD YOUR SQUAD You're not alone out there. Recruit little blaster buddies — Shotgun, SMG, Railgun, and Rocket — and watch your firepower bloom into a candy-coated storm. BATTLE GIANT CANDY BOSSES Face off against the King Jawbreaker, Gummy Goliath, Sugar Baron, and the dazzling Lollipop Queen. Each boss is a deliciously chaotic showdown. DRESS UP YOUR HERO Unlock a wardrobe of cotton-candy skins — Strawberry, Blueberry, Grape, Lemon, Mint, Orange Soda, S'mores, Galaxy, Birthday, and more. Same sweet hero, infinite flavors. PICK YOUR FLAVOR OF CHAOS Six game modes change everything: Sweet Crawl — the classic candy survival run Bosses Only — every single wave is a boss! Sugar Rush — everything moves 1.5× faster Glass Candy — fragile, but triple sprinkles Candy Horde — double the enemies, double the loot Sprinkle Storm — every enemy rains sprinkles COLLECT, UPGRADE, REPEAT Earn Sprinkles to power up your health, pickup magnet, extra recruits, and a clutch revive. Fill out your CandyDex bestiary, chase achievements, and climb the Game Center leaderboard against players worldwide. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Gorgeous glossy kawaii art — every monster is adorable • One-thumb controls anyone can pick up instantly • Auto-aim combat — pure dodge-and-survive fun • Tons to unlock: skins, recruits, modes, achievements • Quick runs that fit any coffee break • Play offline, anywhere Free to play. Download Candy Crawl and find out how long you can survive the sweetest swarm on the App Store!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Trace at none against Candy Crawl's 5. Sand Trace also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Candy Crawl's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Candy Crawl sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Trace asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sand Trace | Candy Crawl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | HSIANG-YU HUANG | Dan Machado |
In-app purchases
Sand Trace
No in-app purchases
Candy Crawl
- Sprinkles Handful$0.99
- Rainbow Sherbet Skin$1.99
- Galaxy Gobstopper Skin$2.99
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- Sprinkles Bag$2.99
- Sprinkles Jar$5.99









