Comparison

Sand Up vs Gem Crush!

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

Head to head
About

Sand Up

Features
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Sand Up is a relaxing 3D sand sorting puzzle where colorful objects melt away piece by piece. Rotate the object, tap matching color pieces, and turn them into flowing sand. Fill bottles, complete sets of three, and clear each target as the sculpture slowly disappears. Plan your moves carefully. If a color has no matching target, its bottle moves into temporary storage. Keep enough space open, manage your colors, and finish the whole object before your slots fill up. Simple to play, satisfying to watch, and full of colorful sand-clearing fun.

About

Gem Crush!

Engage in a satisfying puzzle game where you slide a saw to cut colorful gems. Deliver crushed gems to matching gates to clear the board and advance through handcrafted levels. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers on regular levels.

Highlights
  • Slide saw to cut gems
  • Deliver gems to matching gates
  • Clear the board
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Powerful boosters
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Slide the saw. Cut the gems. Feed the gates. Clear the board. Gem Crush! is a satisfying puzzle game about a spinning saw and a board packed with colorful gems. Drag the saw across the board and it carves through every gem it touches, crushing them into pieces and sweeping them up as you go. Carry your load to a matching gate, feed it, and watch the gate vanish to open the way forward. Easy to pick up, hard to put down. Every level is a hand-designed puzzle. Walls block your path, gates stand in your way, and the order you cut matters. One wrong move and the board jams up. Find the right route and everything flows. HOW TO PLAY • Drag the saw to slide it around the board • Cut through gems to collect them • Deliver gems to gates of the same color • Feed every gate to clear the level POWERFUL BOOSTERS • Magnet: tap a cube group and send it straight to its gate • Infinite Saw: for 5 seconds, every cube you touch is yours, no capacity limit RELAXING AND SATISFYING Crisp cutting sounds, tactile haptics on every gem, and smooth animations make each move feel great. Play a quick level in a spare minute or settle in for a long session. FEATURES • Handcrafted levels with new ones added regularly • No timers on regular levels, play at your own pace • Bright, clean visuals that look great on every iPhone and iPad • Free to play Ready to carve your way through? Download Gem Crush! and start cutting.

Screenshots

Sand Up4 screens
Gem Crush!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sand Up at none against Gem Crush!'s 8. Gem Crush!'s advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gem Crush! sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Sand Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sand Up ships an update every 2 days, Gem Crush! daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sand Up versus Gem Crush!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSand UpGem Crush!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (8 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB218 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFat Cat With a HatWonder Games A.S.

In-app purchases

None

Sand Up

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Gem Crush!

One-time8
  • Mini Coin Pack$1.99
  • Fail Offer$5.99
  • Small Coin Pack$7.99
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  • No Ads$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$14.99
  • Big Coin Pack$29.99
  • Super Coin Pack$54.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Sand Up free?
Sand Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gem Crush! free?
Gem Crush! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sand Up or Gem Crush! have ads?
Both Sand Up and Gem Crush! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sand Up or Gem Crush!?
Sand Up ships an update every 2 days, and Gem Crush! daily. Most recently, Sand Up was updated on October 24, 2026 and Gem Crush! on October 29, 2026.

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