Comparison

Paint the grid 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

Paint the grid

Features
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Tap paint shooters, manage the conveyor, fill pixels, and reveal satisfying artwork, Conveyor’s ready, paint shooters are on standby. Tap to send a paint shooter onto the conveyor so it shoots paint balls into unfilled pixel cubes of its own color. The number above it is its ammo: that’s how many pixels it can fill. Run out and it leaves the stage; if not, it slips into one of the 5 waiting slots and, when you tap again, it jumps back on the conveyor to fire another round. The conveyor has a capacity — push past the limit and you’ll need to wait. Send them in the right order, manage the flow, and fill the pixel cubes to create the artwork piece by piece. Simple mechanic, sticky loop: tap → shoot → fill → reveal → repeat.

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

Paint the grid4 screens
Sand Clear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint the grid at none against Sand Clear's 12. Sand Clear's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Sand Clear sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Paint the grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint the grid ships an update every 11 days, Sand Clear weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paint the grid versus Sand Clear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint the gridSand Clear
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (244 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—14.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—244 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDhilip kumarEASY HESY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Paint the grid

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Sand Clear

One-time12
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Coins Tier 1$1.99
  • Speedup Pack$3.99
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  • 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 Paint the grid free?
Paint the grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sand Clear free?
Sand Clear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paint the grid or Sand Clear have ads?
Both Paint the grid and Sand Clear show ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint the grid or Sand Clear?
Paint the grid ships an update every 11 days, and Sand Clear weekly. Most recently, Paint the grid was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sand Clear on October 31, 2026.

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