Pixel Sand vs Pixel Crowd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Sand
Engage in a relaxing puzzle game where you guide cute Dinos to absorb and match colored pixel sand. Strategically clear each level by planning your moves, managing limited space, and completing over 1000 unique pixel art artworks.
- Match Dino colors with pixel sand
- Clear pixel sand from artwork
- Complete pixel art levels
- Manage limited slots
- Use helpful boosters
- Over 1000 levels
- Daily rewards
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Pick a Dino. Match the color. Clear the pixel sand. Welcome to Pixel Sand, a satisfying brain puzzle where cute Dinos absorb colorful pixel sand and help you complete quick, relaxing levels. Each level starts as a colorful pixel artwork. Choose the right Dino, match its color with the sand on the board, and watch it clean the pixels one move at a time. Clear every particle, complete the artwork, and move on to the next challenge. It looks easy, but every move matters. Your slots are limited, and unfinished Dinos can block your queue. Plan your moves, manage your space, and avoid getting stuck before the board is clean. Relaxing to play, satisfying to master. Enjoy short puzzle levels, smooth color-matching gameplay, cute Dinos, tricky obstacles, helpful boosters, daily rewards, and over 1000 artworks to clear. Features: * Pick cute Dinos and match them with the right colors * Clear colorful pixel sand from the board * Complete pixel art levels one move at a time * Manage limited slots and avoid getting stuck * Use boosters to solve tricky situations * Discover over 1000 quick and satisfying levels * Collect daily rewards and keep coming back for more Choose the right Dino, clear the pixel sand, and complete every artwork.
Pixel Crowd
A puzzle game where you tap to deploy buses and transport passengers of matching colors. Strategically manage lanes and overcome obstacles to clear the station before it overflows. Enjoy a satisfying brain-teaser with connected bus mechanics.
- Tap to deploy buses
- Match passenger colors
- Clear crowded stations
- Overcome blocked lanes
- Solve brain-teaser levels
- Connected bus mechanics
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Tap to roll out buses and whisk away matching-color passengers before the station overflows! Watch out for blocked lanes, parking jams, and connected buses that turn every level into a satisfying brain-teaser.
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Verdict
Pixel Sand and Pixel Crowd both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Pixel Crowd's written reviews are positive against 26% of Pixel Sand's. Pixel Crowd also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Pixel Sand's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Pixel Sand sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Crowd sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pixel Crowd holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 426 and 695 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Pixel Sand's written reviews are positive against 60% of Pixel Crowd's.
Pixel Sand ships an update every 3 days, Pixel Crowd every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Pixel Sand | Pixel Crowd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (426 ratings) | 4.7 (695 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 426 | 695 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 476 MB | 453 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ganko | Estoty |
Customer experience
Pixel Sand
Pixel Crowd
In-app purchases
Pixel Sand
- 1,000 Coins$1.99
- Continue Pack$6.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
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- 5,000 Coins$8.99
- Season Pass 2026-04$9.99
- Season Pass 2026-03$9.99
- Season Pass 2026-02$9.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Season Pass 2026-01$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$12.99
- 10,000 Coins$17.99
- Value Pack$22.99
- 25,000 Coins$34.99
- Ultra Pack$39.99
Pixel Crowd
- Coins Pack 1$1.99
- Fail Offer$6.99
- Coins Pack 2$8.99
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- No ads offer$9.99
- Small Pack$9.99
- Coins Pack 3$17.99
- Medium Pack$22.99
- Coins Pack 4$34.99
- Coins Pack 5$59.99
- Coins Pack 6$99.99









