Sand Garden Downloads & RevenueSand Garden · App Store
Sand Garden is #86 in Entertainment Paid in South Korea and charting in 11 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 7 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Sand Garden entered the top 10Top Paid · Entertainment · NL
- 📈Sand Garden entered the top 100 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Entertainment · AR · Top Paid · Entertainment · PL · Top Paid · Entertainment · ZA
- 📈Sand Garden charting in a new country in 3 chartsArgentina · Poland · South Africa
- 📈Sand Garden entered the top 100Top Paid · Entertainment · ES
- 📈Sand Garden charting in a new country in 4 chartsGermany · France · Netherlands · Sweden
- 🆕Sand Garden first spotted by AppInsider#74 in Top Paid · Entertainment · Russia
- 🆕Sand Garden released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Sand Garden at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-29. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid mobile simulation app that allows users to create and customize virtual Zen gardens using 3D sand physics, targeting adults seeking relaxing creative entertainment. The app holds a strong #3 position in the Netherlands Entertainment Paid charts but shows limited traction elsewhere, ranking between #36 and #147 across other major markets like South Africa, Italy, and Germany.
Similar apps: Zen Garden, Sandspiel, Flow Free
Sand Garden on the App Store
App details
Sand Garden downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| EntertainmentPaid | #86 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #72 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #160 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #72 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #80 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #94 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #147 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #38 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #98 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #83 | |
| EntertainmentPaid | #156 |
Apps near Sand Garden on the chart
Entertainment Paid, around #86.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Sand Garden
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's relaxing visual aesthetic and intuitive sand-raking mechanics for stress relief. However, significant dissatisfaction arises from the lack of audio feedback, missing undo/clear functions, and perceived basic content compared to competitors.
Mixed but leaning positive (62% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and not being fun. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Relaxing and fun; great app”
- Features & content: “But I do love the lighting options!!!!”
- Ease of use: “Helpful in design very intuitive”
- Design: “Helpful in design very intuitive”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “This is a waste of my money!”
- Fun: “I will FINISH it by DELETING THIS ONCE FUN APP”
About Sand Garden
Features:
• 3D sand simulation
• 6 sand colors
• 4 light choices
• 6 tools (1 of which smooths the sand)
• Customizable rocks (size / rotation / type / shape / polish)
• Savable gardens
• Sharing options
Tips:
• Long press a rock to go directly into rock customization
• Tap a rock for rock options
• To delete a garden long press the image
• There is a tool for smoothing out the sand along with your rake and finger tools
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