Comparison

Marathon Game vs Sand Clear

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

Head to head
About

Marathon Game

A fast-paced game of strategy and luck where players connect like squares with the longest line possible to achieve high scores. It challenges your skill and quick thinking.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Strategy and skill elements
  • Luck-based scoring
  • Connect like squares
  • Longest line scoring
Features
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Marathon is a fast-paced game of strategy, skill, and plain-old luck. Connect like squares with the longest line possible to score big!

About

Sand Clear

A relaxing puzzle game where you strategically collect colored sand to reveal beautiful sand art. Plan your moves carefully to avoid filling your collection belt and unlock special items to overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Satisfying sand physics and ASMR-like visuals
  • Hundreds of sand art levels
  • Strategic bucket queue planning
  • Unlockable buckets and boosters
  • Offline play
Features
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Experience the most satisfying sand-clearing puzzle game! Welcome to Sand Clear:Color Match, an addictive casual game where you collect vibrant falling sand to reveal the empty canvas behind beautiful sand art. Look at the magnificent sand art at the top of your screen. Your goal? Clear it completely! Tap the colored buckets at the bottom to send them to the collection belt. Watch in awe as the matching colored sand elegantly cascades down and fills your buckets. But be careful—your collection belt has limited space! You must plan your moves strategically to catch all the sand without running out of slots. Features: Satisfying Sand Physics: Tap a bucket and watch the colored sand beautifully flow down into it. The visual effect of the sand art slowly dissolving is incredibly relaxing and ASMR-like! Hundreds of Sand Art Levels: Endless challenges with various sand art designs. Clear them all, layer by layer! Brain-Teasing Strategy: Plan your bucket queue carefully! Make sure your collection belt doesn't fill up with mismatched buckets. Unlock Hidden Buckets & Boosters: Collect keys to unlock special mystery buckets and use powerful boosters to clear difficult levels with huge combos. Play Anywhere, Anytime: No Wi-Fi required! Enjoy the satisfying sand-catching fun offline whenever you want. Download Sand Catch: Color Match now and enjoy the ultimate sand-clearing puzzle experience!

Screenshots

Marathon Game4 screens
Sand Clear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marathon Game at 100% against Sand Clear's 14%. Marathon Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sand Clear's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (243 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Marathon Game sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sand Clear sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marathon Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sand Clear has 243 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Marathon Game's written reviews are positive against 14% of Sand Clear's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marathon Game ships an update every 7 months, Sand Clear weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Marathon Game versus Sand Clear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarathon GameSand Clear
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (243 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better14.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2243 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSlowinski Solutions Inc.EASY HESY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

Marathon Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sand Clear

All ratings154 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive14.0%
Neutral18.6%
Negative67.4%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Marathon Game

One-time3
  • Appreciation Tip – Small$0.99
  • Appreciation Tip – Medium$2.99
  • Appreciation Tip – Large$8.99
12 purchases

Sand Clear

One-time12
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Coins Tier 1$1.99
  • Speedup Pack$3.99
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  • Comeback Pack$5.99
  • Coins Tier 2$7.99
  • No Ads Permanent$7.99
  • Small Pack$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • Coins Tier 3$14.99
  • Coins Tier 4$32.99
  • Coins Tier 5$57.99
  • Coins Tier 6$99.99

Questions

Is Marathon Game free?
Marathon Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sand Clear free?
Sand Clear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marathon Game or Sand Clear?
Marathon Game is rated higher. Marathon Game averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sand Clear averages 4.7 from 243 ratings.
Do Marathon Game or Sand Clear have ads?
Sand Clear shows ads; Marathon Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Marathon Game or Sand Clear?
Marathon Game ships an update every 7 months, and Sand Clear weekly. Most recently, Marathon Game was updated on October 3, 2026 and Sand Clear on October 21, 2026.

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