Comparison

Cube Flow vs Sandy Trails

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

Head to head
About

Cube Flow

Features
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Tap a block. Watch it break into cubes and ride the belt. Cube Flow is a color-sorting puzzle built on a factory line. Stacked blocks wait on the feeders. Every tap sends one of them onto the conveyor, cube by cube, and the belt carries it toward the crates waiting at the top of the line. Match the color, fill the crate, ship it out. Clear every crate to finish the level. HOW IT PLAYS - Tap a feeder to release its front block onto the belt. - Cubes ride the branch line, merge into the loop and roll past three crates. - A crate only accepts its own color. Send the wrong one and it keeps circling. - Crates fill as one solid growing block, then pop and slide away. - Clear all crates to win. THINK BEFORE YOU TAP The belt only holds so much. Flood it with colors nothing is waiting for and the line stalls: no room to feed, nothing that can be delivered, level over. Every level is a small logistics problem. Which block goes first? Which color can wait a lap? Which feeder do you keep in reserve? There is no timer breathing down your neck, but there is always an order that works and plenty that do not. FEATURES - Simple one-tap control, no dragging, no fiddly aiming - tap anywhere on a feeder. - Hand-built levels, each one a different belt layout to read. - Blocks in every size, from thin slivers to wide slabs that eat half the line. - Iced blocks that only thaw once you get a delivery through. - Linked blocks that will not move unless both halves are ready at once. - Deeply satisfying flow: cubes leap into the crate, merge and grow, and the finished block jumps off the line. - Plays in portrait, one hand, anywhere. Gameplay works offline. - Free to play, with ads. Cozy enough for a queue, tight enough that you will restart a level to get the order right. Get the line moving.

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Sandy Trails

Features
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Sandy Trails โ€” Relaxing Sand Art Puzzle Watch beautiful pixel artwork dissolve into flowing sand, then guide it home. Sandy Trails is a calming sand-collection puzzle where every grain falls with real physics and every level ends in a satisfying finish. Draw a line across the artwork to split it into separate sections, send colored buckets along the conveyor, and let each one pull in the sand that matches it. Watch the picture come apart grain by grain in a smooth cascade of motion. How to Play: Tap a bucket to send it onto the conveyor Each bucket collects only its own color of sand Buckets that reach the end park in your slots โ€” tap again to send them back around Keep your slots free: fill them all and the run is over Empty every section to clear the level What Makes It Different: Split the artwork. Your line cuts the picture into multiple sections, and sand flows from each one independently Linked buckets. Connected buckets travel together, so plan which one you tap first Frozen sections. Some areas are locked under ice โ€” keep collecting to break through Mystery buckets. Their color is hidden until they reach the front of the line Limited slots. The real puzzle is deciding what to send and what to hold back Game Features: Satisfying grain-by-grain sand physics Hundreds of handcrafted pixel artworks Multi-section levels with growing complexity Ice blockers, linked buckets, and mystery colors Soothing sounds and smooth, tactile feedback Play one level or a hundred โ€” at your own pace No pressure, no timer Easy to pick up, deeper than it looks. Let the sand flow, clear every section, and enjoy a truly relaxing puzzle experience. Download Sandy Trails and start your journey.

Screenshots

Cube Flow4 screens
Sandy Trails4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cube Flow and Sandy Trails 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

Cube Flow ships an update every 3 days, Sandy Trails every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Cube Flow versus Sandy Trails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCube FlowSandy Trails
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size180 MB152 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBackpack GamesSincapp Games

In-app purchases

None

Cube Flow

No in-app purchases

None

Sandy Trails

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cube Flow free?
Cube Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandy Trails free?
Sandy Trails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cube Flow or Sandy Trails have ads?
Both Cube Flow and Sandy Trails show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cube Flow or Sandy Trails?
Cube Flow ships an update every 3 days, and Sandy Trails every 2 days. Most recently, Cube Flow was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sandy Trails on November 6, 2026.

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