Comparison

Sand Arrow Out vs TickLock

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

Head to head
About

Sand Arrow Out

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Tap arrows and turn them into flowing sand! Easy to play, but every move matters. Choose the right arrows, solve tricky mazes, and guide colorful sand into matching boxes. Game Features: • Simple one-tap controls • Clever arrow maze puzzles • Satisfying sand flow and ASMR sounds • Relaxing color matching gameplay • Easy to learn, challenging to master Can you clear every puzzle?

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TickLock

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TickLock is a tactile puzzle about a brass padlock, a chain of enamel rings and the clips that hold them together. Every turn clicks into place like a dial, and every solved level ends with the padlock snapping open. HOW TO PLAY • Rings hang from the padlock, linked by clips. • Turn a ring until its gap sits on a clip, then let go: the clip springs open. • A ring with no clips left drops away. Drop every ring and the padlock opens. • Geared rings turn together, in opposite directions. • Bolted steel rings can't be grabbed. Turn them through the rings they're geared to. • Each 15° click costs one tick, and every level has a tick budget. Hard levels leave little room, so think before you turn. MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Detents that hold, then snap to the next notch, with layered haptics on iPhone. • 3D mechanical-keyboard keycaps that tilt toward your finger, bottom out and spring back. • Every sound is synthesized: ticks, gear chatter, clip snaps and the final unlock. • Most iPads have no haptic engine, so on iPad the sound and visual detents carry the feel. 60 LEVELS, ALL SOLVABLE • Every level is verified solvable by a solver. • Each level has a par: the fewest ticks the solver found. Can you open the lock at par? • Undo any move, hold Restart to start over, and ask for a hint when you're stuck. ADS AND REMOVE ADS TickLock is free to play and supported by ads. • Occasional full-screen ads: after every few cleared levels and after a long run of undos, with a cooldown in between. • Rewarded ads are always your choice: watch one for another hint (the first hint in each level is free) or for +10 ticks when you run out. • A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns off full-screen ads. Rewarded ads stay available as an optional bonus. • Already bought it? Tap Restore in Settings. ALSO • English and Korean • iPhone and iPad, with a layout made for iPad • No account and no sign-in. Progress and settings stay on your device. • Plays offline. Ads need an internet connection.

Screenshots

Sand Arrow Out4 screens
TickLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Arrow Out at none against TickLock's 1. Sand Arrow Out also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. TickLock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sand Arrow Out asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Sand Arrow Out versus TickLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand Arrow OutTickLock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerē»å‹‹ 擪Jehyung Lee

In-app purchases

None

Sand Arrow Out

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TickLock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Sand Arrow Out free?
Sand Arrow Out is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TickLock free?
TickLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sand Arrow Out or TickLock have ads?
Both Sand Arrow Out and TickLock show ads.

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