MagicSandSorter vs Trace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicSandSorter
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A fun sand sorting game where you have to sort the sand by color into bottles. Least number of turns wins!
Trace
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Steer a dot with one finger — direction only. In 30 to 60 seconds of gathering light and dodging obstacles, the path you travel becomes a single abstract artwork. · Move fast for sharp brush strokes, slow for soft lines of light · Graze an obstacle for a gold accent; hit one for a smear · End with Focus / Boldness / Balance scores and a poetic line on a vertical image · Share to Instagram Stories in one tap One Daily Trace every day — everyone worldwide plays the same map on the same date, yet each person’s result is a completely different picture. Play and share for free. Lifetime Pro unlocks watermark-free export, extra palettes, replaying past daily traces, and the full gallery. Fully on-device · no account · no data collected. Everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
MagicSandSorter and Trace are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | MagicSandSorter | Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doug Goldstein | Byoungho Kim |
In-app purchases
MagicSandSorter
No in-app purchases
Trace
No in-app purchases
