What's New

•IMPORT Background Pictures from your photo library.
-Select the new 'Import' button from sub-menu 'BG'.
-JPG and PNG are supported, tested upto 8+ mega-pixels.
-Rarely will an image fail to import, please TRY AGAIN if this happens!
Note: the scene is saved to the *TEMP* file before importing starts.

•More RAM reserved for loading app, and stability.
-From 25MB (v1.2.2), to 35MB (v1.2.3).

•Minor 3G and General bug-fixes.
-Music fade.
-Palette and cropping fixes (3G).
-Small buttons shifted-out...

App Description

Sand falls through layers of bubbles forming pictures - With drawing and gravity control!

"You will find endless possibilities in your creations, which will bring you back time and time again." - AppAdvice.com
"New & Noteworthy" in 5 countries - iTunes


Features...

• Paint sand endlessly, with textures, shading, and lighting.
• 12 scenes/canvases.
• 35 sand textures each with 15 shades.
• Full 360° rotation (gravity) - just rotate your device, or press a button to flip!
• 168,000 smoothly colliding particles.
• Touch & swipe for more and more sand, bubbles, and walls - directly from your finger.
• Real-time lighting/shading, giving your scenes a realistic depth.
• Change light direction, effecting the highlights and shadows.
• Change brush with sliders: brightness/size/flow.
• "Sticky" slider to form tall piles of sand.
• 32x pinch-zoom...also pan around the details with parallax scrolling.
• Save scenes for next session (export/import also available - see below).
• ECO button - for those extra Zen moments...and to save power!
• Suspend / speed up / slow down gravity (speed up is 4G+ only).
• Save as photos.
• Custom Gallery and menu system.
• Import your own backgrounds from your device's photo library.
• Relaxing music throughout (or play your own background music - with music picker).

***** Universal App
***** Scenes and photos can be exported/imported via iTunes' built-in File Sharing interface.
***** Backgrounds can be imported in the app.
***** BubbleSand's music is best enjoyed with headphones or speakers.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • July 28, 2011 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • August 18, 2011 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • September 02, 2011 Price increase: FREE! -> $2.99
  • September 09, 2011 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • October 14, 2011 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • October 22, 2011 New version 1.2.2
  • October 27, 2011 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • November 09, 2011 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • December 22, 2011 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • December 29, 2011 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • January 06, 2012 New version 1.3.0
  • January 22, 2012 Price increase: FREE! -> $1.99
  • May 27, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • June 01, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • July 04, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> FREE!
  • July 05, 2012 Price increase: FREE! -> $1.99
  • October 12, 2012 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • October 17, 2012 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • January 11, 2013 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • May 28, 2013 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • June 08, 2013 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • December 08, 2013 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • December 12, 2013 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • October 26, 2014 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • November 03, 2014 Price decrease: $1.99 -> $0.99
  • July 29, 2015 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!
  • August 20, 2015 Price increase: FREE! -> $2.99
  • December 05, 2015 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • January 09, 2016 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • March 16, 2016 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $0.99
  • July 16, 2016 Price decrease: $0.99 -> FREE!

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