Comparison

Bao Buddies vs GrainGlass

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

Head to head
About

Bao Buddies

Features
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Welcome to Bao Buddiesโ€”a cozy collecting game filled with adorable dumpling friends! Open your daily Buddy Box, meet a new little friend, and watch your buddies roam around an illustrated garden. Keep your favorites, sell extras for coins, and grow your collection. FEATURES โ€ข Open a free Buddy Box every day โ€ข Use 250 coins to open another standard box โ€ข Discover 30 unique standard buddies across six rarity levels โ€ข Watch your buddies stroll, wave, and blink in a lively garden โ€ข Explore your collection in the Buddy Album โ€ข Sell extra buddies for coins โ€ข List and purchase buddies in the live marketplace โ€ข Find limited-edition buddies during special events โ€ข Watch optional rewarded ads to earn extra coins โ€ข Purchase optional coin packs STANDARD BOX ODDS Common: 50% Uncommon: 28% Rare: 14% Super Rare: 5.5% Legendary: 2% Mythic: 0.5% All marketplace trades and inventory changes are securely controlled by the game server. Buddies and virtual currency have no real-world monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash.

About

GrainGlass

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Sort. Settle. Unwind. GrainGlass is the sand-sorting puzzle for anyone who loves water sort, ball sort, and tube-sorting games โ€” but wants to actually watch the sand move. Every pour is a real granular simulation: individual grains fall, pile up, and settle into place, not a flat color filling a glass. Pour colored sand between glass tubes until each one holds a single color, and feel the whole board go still and satisfying at the finish. WHY GRAINGLASS FEELS DIFFERENT - Real sand physics โ€” grains fall, jitter, and settle with a visible shake-to-level finish, not a liquid animation reused from every other sort game. - Apple Liquid Glass tubes and UI โ€” a genuinely modern look built for the newest iPhones, not a dated flat-color skin. - Sound designed for sand โ€” pour, trickle, and settle audio built specifically for this game, not stock water-splash effects. - One-tap controls โ€” tap a tube to pick it up, tap again to pour. No tutorials required. CALM ON THE SURFACE, SHARP UNDERNEATH Early levels ease you in. Later ones test real planning โ€” more tubes, more colors, tighter capacity, and pours that only work if you've thought two moves ahead. Undo freely, restart with no penalty, and use a hint if you're stuck. There's no timer and no one to lose to โ€” just you, the grains, and a board that wants to be solved. FEATURES - Hundreds of hand-checked levels with a genuine rising difficulty curve โ€” every level is solvable, no dead ends. - Unlockable sand and tube themes โ€” Sunset Dunes, Midnight Glass, and more, each with its own palette and feel. - Auto-saved progress โ€” pick up exactly where you left off, every time. - Fully offline โ€” play anywhere, no connection required. - Play with sound on. This one's built for headphones. WHO IT'S FOR If you've burned through water sort, ball sort, or color sort puzzle games and want the same addictive one-mechanic loop with a satisfying new texture, GrainGlass is the next one to try. It's a calm, no-pressure puzzle for a commute, a waiting room, or unwinding before bed โ€” pick it up for two minutes or two hours. Pour. Sort. Watch it settle. Privacy Policy: https://www.losfelizmedia.com/docs/GrainGlass-Privacy-Policy.html Terms and Conditions & EULA: https://www.losfelizmedia.com/docs/GrainGlass-EULA.html

Screenshots

Bao Buddies3 screens
GrainGlass4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bao Buddies and GrainGlass are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Bao Buddies sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and GrainGlass sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bao Buddies versus GrainGlass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBao BuddiesGrainGlass
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size149 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan Hopkins IncLos Feliz Media

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bao Buddies

One-time2
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,400 Coins$1.99
2 purchases

GrainGlass

One-time2
  • Midnight Glass$2.99
  • Desert Bloom$2.99

Questions

Is Bao Buddies free?
Bao Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GrainGlass free?
GrainGlass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bao Buddies or GrainGlass have ads?
Both Bao Buddies and GrainGlass show ads.

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