Comparison

Puzzle Drop Master vs Sand Clear

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

Head to head
About

Puzzle Drop Master

Guide falling pixels into their designated baskets by strategically moving a hole. Match colors and avoid overflow to succeed in this visually engaging puzzle game. Master the flow and keep colors organized for satisfying combos.

Highlights
  • Catch falling pixels
  • Guide pixels into baskets
  • Match colors
  • Avoid basket overflow
  • Strategic planning
  • Smooth animations
  • Playful visuals
Features
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Dive into the colorful world of Puzzle Drop Master! Move your hole to catch falling pixels and guide them into your basket. Each basket has a limit, so plan carefully and keep the colors organized! Match pixels into their glass jars before the basket fills up—strategic thinking is the key. Enjoy smooth animations, playful visuals, and satisfying pixel combos. Can you master the flow and keep every color in its place? Challenge yourself now!

About

Sand Clear

A relaxing puzzle game where you strategically collect colored sand to reveal beautiful sand art. Plan your moves carefully to avoid filling your collection belt and unlock special items to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Satisfying sand physics and ASMR-like visuals
  • Hundreds of sand art levels
  • Strategic bucket queue planning
  • Unlockable buckets and boosters
  • Offline play
Features
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Experience the most satisfying sand-clearing puzzle game! Welcome to Sand Clear:Color Match, an addictive casual game where you collect vibrant falling sand to reveal the empty canvas behind beautiful sand art. Look at the magnificent sand art at the top of your screen. Your goal? Clear it completely! Tap the colored buckets at the bottom to send them to the collection belt. Watch in awe as the matching colored sand elegantly cascades down and fills your buckets. But be careful—your collection belt has limited space! You must plan your moves strategically to catch all the sand without running out of slots. Features: Satisfying Sand Physics: Tap a bucket and watch the colored sand beautifully flow down into it. The visual effect of the sand art slowly dissolving is incredibly relaxing and ASMR-like! Hundreds of Sand Art Levels: Endless challenges with various sand art designs. Clear them all, layer by layer! Brain-Teasing Strategy: Plan your bucket queue carefully! Make sure your collection belt doesn't fill up with mismatched buckets. Unlock Hidden Buckets & Boosters: Collect keys to unlock special mystery buckets and use powerful boosters to clear difficult levels with huge combos. Play Anywhere, Anytime: No Wi-Fi required! Enjoy the satisfying sand-catching fun offline whenever you want. Download Sand Catch: Color Match now and enjoy the ultimate sand-clearing puzzle experience!

Screenshots

Puzzle Drop Master4 screens
Sand Clear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Puzzle Drop Master at daily against Sand Clear's weekly. Sand Clear's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Puzzle Drop Master sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Sand Clear sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Puzzle Drop Master against 4.7 for Sand Clear. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 377 and 243 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Puzzle Drop Master's written reviews are positive against 14% of Sand Clear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Drop Master ships an update daily, Sand Clear weekly. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Puzzle Drop Master versus Sand Clear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle Drop MasterSand Clear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (377 ratings)4.7 (243 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews — better14.0% of reviews
Number of ratings377 — better243
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB189 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFUNFINITY PTE. LTDEASY HESY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

Puzzle Drop Master

All ratings375 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative73.7%

Sand Clear

All ratings154 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive14.0%
Neutral18.6%
Negative67.4%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Puzzle Drop Master

One-time14
  • Lil Coins$1.99
  • Special Offer$4.99
  • Premium Offer$6.99
Show 11 more
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Pile Of Coins$7.99
  • Ultimate Offer$9.99
  • Quick Boost$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • Heap Of Coins$13.99
  • Master Offer$15.99
  • Infinity Offer$29.99
  • Small Bag Of Coins$34.99
  • Big Bag Of Coins$55.99
  • Chest Of Coins$89.99
12 purchases

Sand Clear

One-time12
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Coins Tier 1$1.99
  • Speedup Pack$3.99
Show 9 more
  • Comeback Pack$5.99
  • Coins Tier 2$7.99
  • No Ads Permanent$7.99
  • Small Pack$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • Coins Tier 3$14.99
  • Coins Tier 4$32.99
  • Coins Tier 5$57.99
  • Coins Tier 6$99.99

Questions

Is Puzzle Drop Master free?
Puzzle Drop Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Clear free?
Sand Clear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Puzzle Drop Master or Sand Clear?
Sand Clear is rated higher. Puzzle Drop Master averages 4.6 out of 5 from 377 ratings, while Sand Clear averages 4.7 from 243 ratings.
Do Puzzle Drop Master or Sand Clear have ads?
Both Puzzle Drop Master and Sand Clear show ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Drop Master or Sand Clear?
Puzzle Drop Master ships an update daily, and Sand Clear weekly. Most recently, Puzzle Drop Master was updated on October 21, 2026 and Sand Clear on October 21, 2026.

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