Comparison

Cynical Sally Extension vs Samon 砂紋

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

Head to head
About

Cynical Sally Extension

Features
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Meet Cynical Sally, your brutally honest digital critic. Drop any webpage and Sally will roast it with a sharp eye and zero filter. She delivers her verdict as beautifully savage burn cards, complete with voice notes. FEATURES: • Quick Roast. One tap, instant review with a sarcasm rating • Burn Cards. Shareable visual scorecards for each category • Voice Notes. Sally reads her roast out loud (yes, really) • 10 Languages. Sally roasts internationally • 3 roasts per day. No account needed. Sally doesn't care about your feelings. She cares about quality, even if it costs your ego.

About

Samon 砂紋

Experience tactile textures on your screen that respond to your touch with haptic feedback. Explore a variety of black and white patterns, from simple grids to complex mazes, each with unique sound and vibration responses.

Highlights
  • Generate on-demand black and white textures
  • Haptic feedback for tactile sensations
  • Unique sound and vibration responses
  • Directional texture interaction
  • No ads, tracking, or accounts
Features
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Samon (砂紋) are the patterns raked into the gravel of Japanese stone gardens. Samon turns your screen into a surface you can feel. Every texture is generated in black and white on the spot: checkers, corduroy, wire grid, domes, vinyl grooves, rubber, waves, sand, bricks, a maze, zigzags, a rasp, a fingerprint, dry mud, bubble wrap, a music-box comb and a gradient. Drag your finger across it and the Taptic Engine plays back what is under it. Edges click as you cross them, and the rhythm follows your speed. Domes swell under your fingertip instead of clicking. Metal rings, stone knocks, felt is soft. Rubber grips and judders, and squeals when you go fast. Mud cracks and bubbles pop the first time you touch them, and stay broken. Each tine of the comb rings at its own pitch. Direction matters too: the rasp is smooth one way and catches the other. Tap NEW TEXTURE for another surface. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves your phone. Best on an iPhone with a Taptic Engine.

Screenshots

Cynical Sally Extension2 screens
Samon 砂紋4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cynical Sally Extension at 15.0 against Samon 砂紋's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cynical Sally Extension versus Samon 砂紋: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCynical Sally ExtensionSamon 砂紋
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB0 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperLifthill StudioThe Cyan Zenith SL

In-app purchases

None

Cynical Sally Extension

No in-app purchases

None

Samon 砂紋

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cynical Sally Extension free?
Cynical Sally Extension is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Samon 砂紋 free?
Samon 砂紋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cynical Sally Extension or Samon 砂紋 have ads?
Neither Cynical Sally Extension nor Samon 砂紋 shows ads.

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