Comparison

HexBind vs Sand Unblock

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

Head to head
About

HexBind

Features
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Link hexes, match target totals, and complete the board. Easy to learn, deeply strategic. • Connect adjacent hexes • Match every target sum • Complete the full grid • Enjoy daily challenges Find the perfect solution in Hexbind!

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Sand Unblock

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Every level starts as a picture made of sand. One move later, it is a waterfall. Sand Unblock is a sliding-block puzzle with real falling sand. A drawing made of thousands of coloured grains rests on a wall of blocks. Drag the blocks out of the way, open a clear path, and the whole picture pours down through a steel funnel that sorts every grain by colour into its own glass bottle. Fill the bottles to the last grain and the level is yours. HOW IT PLAYS - Drag any block in any direction. Blocks never overlap and never leave the board. - Sand cannot pass through a block, and it never rests on one: it slides to the nearest edge and falls. - Open a full column from top to bottom and the whole picture rushes through at once. - The funnel sorts the grains by colour. One bottle per colour, filled perfectly flat. - A level is won only when 100% of the sand is bottled. 50 LEVELS, 50 PICTURES Flags, a rainbow, a heart, a rocket, a smiley, a goldfish: each level has its own sand painting, and each one ends up neatly sorted into bottles. The first levels take a single move. Later boards pack up to ten blocks and ask for a little planning, but never more than a handful of moves. It is a game for unwinding, not for getting stuck. NO STRINGS - No ads. Not one. - No purchases, nothing locked behind a paywall. - No account, no sign-in, no e-mail. - Plays offline, on the underground, on a plane, in a tunnel. Made for one hand and short sittings. Every level fits in a minute or two, and watching the sand fall is half the fun.

Screenshots

HexBind4 screens
Sand Unblock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Unblock at none against HexBind's 5. HexBind's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. HexBind sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Unblock asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
HexBind versus Sand Unblock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexBindSand Unblock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkadir ozdenThibault Leduc

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HexBind

One-time5
  • 10 hints$0.99
  • 30 hints$1.99
  • 100 hints$4.99
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  • 1001-2000 level$4.99
  • 1000 level pack$4.99
None

Sand Unblock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HexBind free?
HexBind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Unblock free?
Sand Unblock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HexBind or Sand Unblock have ads?
Neither HexBind nor Sand Unblock shows ads.

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