# Pour Decisions: Tube Sort — Relaxing colour sort. No ads.

> Relaxing colour sort. No ads. (iPhone/iPad app by John MacFadyen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pour-decisions-tube-sort/id6779027901 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John MacFadyen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1821609120)
- Category: Games, Puzzle
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-15
- Data updated: 2026-07-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pour-decisions-tube-sort/id6779027901/reviews.md

## What is Pour Decisions?

Pour Decisions is the classic tube-sort puzzle, minus everything that
usually gets in the way. No ads. No paywalls. No timers. No "watch a video
to continue". Just pick up a tube, pour, and relax.

The rules take five seconds to learn: pour liquid onto a matching colour
(or into an empty tube) until every tube holds just one colour. Solving a
level takes a little longer.

ENDLESS PUZZLES
Every level is freshly generated and guaranteed solvable — no impossible
levels, ever. Things start gently with three colours, and quietly get
trickier until you're juggling twelve. There is no last level. Play
forever.

MYSTERY LEVELS
Every now and then a mystery level appears: only the top of each tube is
visible, and you discover what's underneath as you pour. What you've
revealed stays revealed — even if you undo.

STUCK? NO DRAMA
Unlimited undo, instant restarts, and one free spare tube per level when
things get tight. No ad to watch, no coins to buy. It's your puzzle.

THE LITTLE THINGS
• Soothing colours, gentle animations and confetti when you clear a level
• A soft ambient soundtrack and playful sound effects — both easy to mute
• Colour-blind friendly: switch on symbols so every colour has an icon
• Works completely offline, on iPhone and iPad
• Collects no data. None. Your puzzles are your business.

Made with love (and one too many pour decisions) for puzzle fans who just
want to sort some colours in peace.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-07-09

What's New in 1.3.1

• Beat par and it finally counts: solving a level in fewer moves than the
  reference solution now earns bonus points on top of the base 1000.

### 1.3 — 2026-07-07

What's New in 1.3

By popular request, plus fairer stars:

• Like a tidy board? A finished tube can now be poured into any empty tube to
  rearrange things just the way you like. Sorting is completely free — it
  doesn't count as a move or affect your score.

• Fairer stars: scoring no longer drops a whole star for one small slip. Stars
  now follow your points, so a single hint or a few undos can still earn all
  three — only the spare tube or heavier help costs a star.

• Picking the level you're already on from the level map no longer restarts
  your progress on it.

Also fixed:
• Sound and music now come back properly after a phone call or Siri.
• Tapping the hint button twice while it was thinking no longer charges you
  for two hints.
• Fixed a rare glitch where the spare tube could go missing if you pressed
  its button while the next level was still dealing.
• Later levels deal noticeably faster, and boards with many tubes fit the
  screen better.

Thanks for playing.

### 1.2 — 2026-06-19

What's New in 1.2
A big update with hints, scoring, and a way to revisit any level:

• Stuck? Tap the new lightbulb for a hint — it gently highlights a helpful
  move without making it for you. Prefer a nudge only when you pause? Turn on
  automatic hints in Settings.
• New scoring mode (off by default, switch it on in Settings): earn points and
  1–3 stars for each level, with your score updating live as you play. Solve in
  fewer moves, with no hints, undos or spare tubes, to top your best.
• Replay any level — tap the level name to open the new level map, see your
  best stars and score for each one, and jump back in to beat them.
• Mystery levels are now a tougher challenge, with extra colours to sort.
• Tidied things up with a new Settings menu for sound, music, hints and
  scoring.

Also fixed:
• Much better battery use — the game no longer heats up your phone during
  long sessions.
• The screen stays awake while you're puzzling instead of dimming.

Thanks for playing, and keep the feedback coming.

### 1.1 — 2026-06-16

What's New in 1.1
Thanks for playing Pour Decisions! This update polishes things based on your feedback:
• Changed your mind about a spare tube? You can now remove it again (as long as it's still empty) and get your spare back.
• The music button now clearly shows when music is on or off.
• Bigger, better-spaced tubes on iPad, in both portrait and landscape.
• Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-16

No release notes.

## Related topics

[pour decisions](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pour-decisions)

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