Comparison

Melt It! vs Sand Away!

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

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About

Melt It!

Engage in a unique puzzle game where you fill cups with colorful ice cream to create beautiful art. Plan your moves carefully to melt each picture from the bottom up and unlock new challenges. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience with hundreds of levels.

Highlights
  • Unique ice cream puzzle gameplay
  • Relaxing and satisfying experience
  • Beautiful handcrafted artwork
  • Hundreds of colorful levels
  • Smooth animations and rewarding effects
  • New mechanics to discover
Features
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Discover a fresh puzzle experience where colorful ice cream becomes beautiful art. Fill cups with delicious ice cream, send them to the conveyor, and melt each picture from the bottom up. Every move matters as you plan the perfect sequence to complete each puzzle. Simple to learn, satisfying to master. How to Play - Fill cups with colorful ice cream - Tap cups to send them to the conveyor - Melt the picture from the bottom up - Plan ahead to solve every puzzle - Complete levels and unlock new challenges Features - Unique ice cream puzzle gameplay - Relaxing and satisfying experience - Beautiful handcrafted artwork - Easy to learn, challenging to master - Hundreds of colorful levels - Smooth animations and rewarding effects - New mechanics to discover Whether you're looking to relax or challenge yourself, Melt It! delivers a satisfying puzzle experience unlike anything you've played before. Download now and start melting!

About

Sand Away!

Features
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Break apart colorful sand figures, follow the arrows, and sort every cube into the matching bucket! Welcome to Sand Away!, a satisfying puzzle game where colorful figures are built entirely from tiny sand cubes — and every cube has a direction. Tap and dissolve the arrowed sand cubes in the correct order, clear the figure piece by piece, and guide the sand into matching colorful buckets. Think ahead, choose the right cubes, and make sure every color finds its place. It starts simple, but new obstacles quickly turn every figure into a clever puzzle. Discover unique obstacles: * Hidden Sand – Clear the sand blocking its path to reveal what’s underneath. * Linked Sand – Connected sand cubes move together, so plan your moves carefully. * Hidden Bucket – Clear the way to reveal the bucket and discover its color. * Ice – Break the required sand cubes to crack through the ice. * Cardboard – Clear the required sand and break through the cardboard barrier. Dissolve satisfying 3D figures, uncover hidden colors, manage your buckets, and find the perfect sequence of moves. With colorful visuals, satisfying sand effects, and increasingly challenging puzzles, Sand Away! is easy to learn and hard to put down. Can you clear every cube and send all the sand away?

Screenshots

Melt It!4 screens
Sand Away!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Melt It! at 4.7 against Sand Away!'s 4.5. Melt It! also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Melt It! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sand Away! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melt It! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 15 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melt It! ships an update every 9 days, Sand Away! every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Melt It! versus Sand Away!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelt It!Sand Away!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (50 ratings) — better4.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size435 MB197 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWingPlayEmirhan Cakar

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Melt It!

One-time10
  • Coin Pack$1.90
  • Coin Pack$7.90
  • Value Pack$9.90
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  • Coin Pack$14.90
  • Plus Pack$19.90
  • Coin Pack$29.90
  • Super Pack$39.90
  • Coin Pack$54.90
  • Mega Pack$79.90
  • Ultra Pack$99.90
9 purchases

Sand Away!

One-time9
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Fail Offer$5.99
  • No Ads$9.99
Show 6 more
  • Coin Pack 2$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • Coin Pack 3$19.99
  • Coin Pack 4$39.99
  • Coin Pack 5$74.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Melt It! free?
Melt It! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Away! free?
Sand Away! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Melt It! or Sand Away!?
Melt It! is rated higher. Melt It! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Sand Away! averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Melt It! or Sand Away! have ads?
Both Melt It! and Sand Away! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Melt It! or Sand Away!?
Melt It! ships an update every 9 days, and Sand Away! every 8 days. Most recently, Melt It! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sand Away! on October 25, 2026.

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