Button Drop vs Sand Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Button Drop
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Release cascading piles of craft pieces from glass storage bins onto matching target pins. In Button Drop, your goal is to slide bottom pin lanes into position, catching falling colored discs to stack them neatly and clear the board. Strategic lane management is vital for every drop. Positioning a pin beneath an incorrect color pile clutters your holding slots, leading to immediate gridlock. Work around ice obstacles, mystery box gates, and linked track belts that alter how pieces cascade. Fill every pin stack to capacity to complete the stage.
Sand Up
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Sand Up is a relaxing 3D sand sorting puzzle where colorful objects melt away piece by piece. Rotate the object, tap matching color pieces, and turn them into flowing sand. Fill bottles, complete sets of three, and clear each target as the sculpture slowly disappears. Plan your moves carefully. If a color has no matching target, its bottle moves into temporary storage. Keep enough space open, manage your colors, and finish the whole object before your slots fill up. Simple to play, satisfying to watch, and full of colorful sand-clearing fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Up at none against Button Drop's 4. Sand Up also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Button Drop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Button Drop ships an update every 2 months, Sand Up every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Button Drop | Sand Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dogukan Cakici | Fat Cat With a Hat |
In-app purchases
Button Drop
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- 5000 Coins$5.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
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- 10000 Coins$8.99
Sand Up
No in-app purchases









