Sandboxx vs Plainview First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sandboxx
Easily send digital letters, photos, and gift cards to service members in basic training and beyond. Receive weekly training updates and access military news and products. Developed by veterans to support the military community.
- Digital letter writing
- Overnight shipping
- Letter tracking
- Weekly training updates
- Military news
- Gift card options
- Veteran support staff
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Developed by veterans with decades of service, our mission is to support service members and their supporters throughout their military journey. Sending letters to basic training and beyond has never been easier. With over 6 million letters sent to date, we have revolutionized the way you think of supporting your service member. A fully digital letter writing experience, overnight shipping, tracking and the option to add gift cards makes Sandboxx the ultimate supporter tool. With a growing community of over 1 million Sandboxx users, we are continuing to build more products to help. Get access to base specific training updates from within the app as your recruit progresses through basic training. Refer friends and family to earn free Letters and ensure your service member can receive even more mail. Check out Sandboxx News to stay up to date with all that’s going on in the military space. Grab some additional stamps, newsletters or motivation to mail your recruit in the Sandboxx Shop. With Sandboxx, we’ve got you covered for all your basic training needs. SEND LETTERS TO BASIC TRAINING AND BEYOND The easiest way to send letters to basic training or overseas. Send a letter, anytime, anywhere. We physically print your mail, include return stationery, provide tracking and overnight it to your recruit at any recruiting base. GET WEEKLY TRAINING UPDATES Stay up to date on your recruit as they progress through basic training. Learn about what they are going through on a weekly basis, all accessible within the Sandboxx app. LEARN MORE WITH SANDBOXX NEWS Your essential source of news from within the military space, Sandboxx News brings you a wealth of information to stay up to date on the ever evolving world of military life. Covering news to lifestyle to military affairs, the Sandboxx Editorial team brings decades of real life experience and education straight to your phone. GET EXCLUSIVE SANDBOXX PRODUCTS Whether you want to purchase military apparel for yourself or set up a daily mail send for your recruit, the Sandboxx Shop stocks a wide variety of recruit and supporter centric products that are sure to delight your recruit’s entire support system. OPSEC and PERSEC compliant Automatically connect with your service member to easily send letters Write your letter, add a photo and gift card and send within minutes Track your letter from Sandboxx HQ to the base mailroom Access to customer support fully staffed by veterans and military spouses Earn badges and become your recruit’s ultimate supporter No Federal or DoD Endorsement Implied. Love the app? Rate us! Have a question or need help? Email us at happiness@sandboxx.us, we'd love to hear from you.
Plainview First
Access powerful content and resources to foster personal growth and community connection. Engage with past messages, follow a Bible reading plan, and sign up for events. Stay informed with notifications and share content easily.
- Watch/listen to past messages
- Bible reading plan
- Event sign-ups
- Push notifications
- Share messages
- Offline message listening
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This app is packed with powerful content and resources to help you grow and stay connected. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Follow along with our Bible reading plan - Sign up for events - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Download messages for offline listening
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sandboxx at every 2 weeks against Plainview First's every 5 months. Sandboxx also leads on ratings volume (176K vs 7) and chart position (#87 vs unranked). Plainview First's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sandboxx against 5.0 for Plainview First. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandboxx has 176K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sandboxx ships an update every 2 weeks, Plainview First every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sandboxx | Plainview First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (176K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 176K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandboxx, Inc. | First Assembly of God Church Plainview |
Customer experience
Sandboxx
Plainview First
Bugs and requests
Sandboxx
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and password reset problems
- Inconsistent letter delivery tracking
- Incorrect recruit information entered by Sandboxx
Requested features
5 requests- Allow editing of letters before sending
- Increase photo upload limit
- Provide refund or credit expiration policy
- Improve in-app search and address management
- Sync weekly updates with recruit's actual schedule
Plainview First
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sandboxx
No in-app purchases
Plainview First
No in-app purchases
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