Comparison

Sand Away! vs Pop Jam

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

Head to head
About

Sand Away!

Features
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Break apart colorful sand figures, follow the arrows, and sort every cube into the matching bucket! Welcome to Sand Away!, a satisfying puzzle game where colorful figures are built entirely from tiny sand cubes — and every cube has a direction. Tap and dissolve the arrowed sand cubes in the correct order, clear the figure piece by piece, and guide the sand into matching colorful buckets. Think ahead, choose the right cubes, and make sure every color finds its place. It starts simple, but new obstacles quickly turn every figure into a clever puzzle. Discover unique obstacles: * Hidden Sand – Clear the sand blocking its path to reveal what’s underneath. * Linked Sand – Connected sand cubes move together, so plan your moves carefully. * Hidden Bucket – Clear the way to reveal the bucket and discover its color. * Ice – Break the required sand cubes to crack through the ice. * Cardboard – Clear the required sand and break through the cardboard barrier. Dissolve satisfying 3D figures, uncover hidden colors, manage your buckets, and find the perfect sequence of moves. With colorful visuals, satisfying sand effects, and increasingly challenging puzzles, Sand Away! is easy to learn and hard to put down. Can you clear every cube and send all the sand away?

About

Pop Jam

Disassemble colorful 3D figures by tapping free-moving pieces. Each piece bursts into 27 balls that fill boxes of matching colors. Avoid jams by strategically clearing pieces to keep the production line moving.

Highlights
  • Disassemble 3D figures made of colored balls
  • Tap free pieces to burst into 27 balls
  • Sort balls into matching colored boxes
  • Avoid jams by strategic piece removal
  • Satisfying physics and sound design
  • Bite-sized levels with increasing difficulty
Features
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Every level hands you something you can't wait to take apart. Each Pop Jam puzzle is a 3D figure built entirely from colored balls: animals, snacks, objects, shapes of every kind. Tap a piece that's free to move and it bursts into exactly 27 balls that tumble down, roll along the conveyor, and hop into the boxes waiting up front. Nine balls fill a box, the box snaps shut and ships out, and the next one slides in. Every piece you clear is worth three full boxes. The catch? A box only takes its own color. Tap pieces in the wrong order and the belt crowds up with balls that have nowhere to go. That's a jam, and a jam ends your run. The smartest moves happen before you touch the screen: check which boxes are open, read the figure, and pick the piece the line is hungry for. Fresh pieces hide underneath the ones you clear, so every tap can change the whole picture. The deeper you go, the trickier it gets: bigger builds, more colors in play, sneakier layering, and those perfect moments when three boxes slam shut in a row. Along the way you'll find: • Figures with personality: animals, snacks, and seasonal surprises to take apart • Real physics on all 27 balls of every piece as they tumble, bounce, and roll • Crunchy, satisfying sound design that makes every packed box land just right • Bite-sized levels that fit a coffee break, with a difficulty curve that sneaks up on you • Helpful boosters for the moments the line gets crowded You'll understand it in one tap. Getting good at it is another story. Keep the line moving, and don't let it jam.

Screenshots

Sand Away!4 screens
Pop Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pop Jam at none against Sand Away!'s 9. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sand Away! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Pop Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sand Away! ships an update every 8 days, Pop Jam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sand Away! versus Pop Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand Away!Pop Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB373 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEmirhan CakarLoop Games Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sand Away!

One-time9
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Fail Offer$5.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • Coin Pack 2$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • Coin Pack 3$19.99
  • Coin Pack 4$39.99
  • Coin Pack 5$74.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99
None

Pop Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sand Away! free?
Sand Away! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Jam free?
Pop Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sand Away! or Pop Jam have ads?
Both Sand Away! and Pop Jam show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sand Away! or Pop Jam?
Sand Away! ships an update every 8 days, and Pop Jam every 5 days. Most recently, Sand Away! was updated on October 11, 2026 and Pop Jam on October 7, 2026.

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