Comparison

Pop Loop! vs Sand Up

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

Head to head
About

Pop Loop!

Features
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Pick a shooter, match the color, and pop them all! Pop Loop! is a bright, easygoing color puzzle. A wooden pit is packed with colorful balloons, and it is your job to clear every one. Choose a shooter in the matching color, fire away, and watch the balloons grow and pop until the pit is empty. HOW TO PLAY > Pick a shooter from the bottom lines. Each one comes in a color with its own capacity. > Shooters hit the balloons of the same color in the pit > Every hit makes those balloons grow and count down until they pop > Clear all the balloons in the pit to finish the level WHAT'S INSIDE > Bright colors and satisfying, chain-reaction pops > Easy to pick up, with levels that get more clever as you go > Hand-made levels to work through > A relaxing tropical vibe that is still a real challenge > No timers and no pressure, just popping at your own pace Every level is a small puzzle to figure out: read the pit, choose the right shooter, and pop your way to a clean board. Once you start, it is hard to stop. Think you can clear them all? Download Pop Loop! and give it a try.

About

Sand Up

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Pop Loop!4 screens
Sand Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pop Loop! and Sand Up are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Loop! ships an update every 4 days, Sand Up every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pop Loop! versus Sand Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop Loop!Sand Up
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size162 MB264 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIconic GamesFat Cat With a Hat

In-app purchases

None

Pop Loop!

No in-app purchases

None

Sand Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pop Loop! free?
Pop Loop! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sand Up free?
Sand Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pop Loop! or Sand Up have ads?
Both Pop Loop! and Sand Up show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Loop! or Sand Up?
Pop Loop! ships an update every 4 days, and Sand Up every 2 days. Most recently, Pop Loop! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sand Up on October 31, 2026.

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