Comparison

Sand Fill Jam 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 Fill Jam

Engage in a tactile puzzle experience where you drag color-matched boxes to fill flowing sand and clear blocked paths. Race against the clock to solve increasingly complex levels featuring unique mechanics and spatial challenges.

Highlights
  • Satisfying sand-flow physics
  • Color-match puzzle logic
  • Multi-cell polyomino boxes
  • Challenging level mechanics
  • Fast, bite-sized levels
  • Tactile 3D visuals
Features
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Sand Fill Jam is a satisfying drag-and-fill puzzle where every grain counts. Drag color-matched boxes into flowing sand, clear the jam, and race the clock before time runs out! Each level is a single tricky puzzle screen: static piles of colored sand sit at the top, middle, or scattered across the grid, while blocked boxes jam the space around them. Your job? Drag the right box to the right sand, watch it fill up, and clear the way to the boxes trapped behind it. It looks simple. It isn't. Every pile of sand only reacts to its own color, boxes come in tricky Tetris-like shapes, and one wrong move can cost you the level. Plan your order, clear the jam, and beat the timer. WHY YOU'LL SAND FILL JAM: • Deeply satisfying sand-flow physics — watch it pour, settle, and collapse realistically • Color-match puzzle logic that's easy to learn, hard to master • Multi-cell polyomino boxes add real spatial puzzle depth • Frozen boxes, one-direction sliders, and nested boxes keep every level fresh • Fast, bite-sized levels perfect for quick sessions or long play • Gorgeous 3D sand art with soft, warm, tactile visuals

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 Fill Jam4 screens
Pop Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pop Jam at none against Sand Fill Jam's 13. Pop Jam also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Sand Fill Jam's advantage is review sentiment (11% vs 0%) and ratings volume (124 vs 29). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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 Fill Jam sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Pop Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sand Fill Jam against 4.7 for Pop Jam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of Sand Fill Jam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pop Jam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sand Fill Jam ships an update every 2 weeks, Pop Jam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sand Fill Jam versus Pop Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand Fill JamPop Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124 ratings)4.7 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB373 MB
Age rating+1212+
DeveloperROCKET OYUN TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETILoop Games Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

Sand Fill Jam

All ratings124 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Pop Jam

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Sand Fill Jam

One-time13
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 02$1.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 06$5.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 08$7.99
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  • Sand Fill Jam Pack NoAds$7.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack NoAds Offer$7.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack Basic Bundle$9.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack NoAds Bundle$11.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 15$14.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack Boost Bundle$19.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack Pro Bundle$29.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 30$29.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 55$54.99
  • Sand Fill Jam Pack 100$99.99
None

Pop Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sand Fill Jam free?
Sand Fill Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Jam free?
Pop Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sand Fill Jam or Pop Jam?
Pop Jam is rated higher. Sand Fill Jam averages 4.6 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Pop Jam averages 4.7 from 29 ratings.
Do Sand Fill Jam or Pop Jam have ads?
Both Sand Fill Jam and Pop Jam show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sand Fill Jam or Pop Jam?
Sand Fill Jam ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pop Jam every 5 days. Most recently, Sand Fill Jam was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pop Jam on October 7, 2026.

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