Chromatic vs Gradient Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chromatic
Unwind with a calming color-based puzzle game. Arrange hues into harmonious gradients by swapping colors. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no time limits or high scores, perfect for artistic expression and relaxation.
- Color swapping puzzles
- Arrange satisfying gradients
- Reduce negative emotions
- Challenge perceptual skills
- Create harmony from chaos
- Ambient music
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Today’s world is too stressful, too demanding, and too chaotic. Take some time to de-stress! Chromatic is a colors-based puzzle game ideal for rest and relaxation. The concept is refreshingly simple: just tap colors to swap them until harmony is restored. You will find puzzles with the perfect hues and level of challenge for you. Express your artistic side by organizing colors into satisfyingly beautiful arrangements. Explore the endless number of multidimensional gradients that can be stretched across your screen. Get lost in captivating colors and ambient music. Chromatic allows you to: + Reduce negative emotions with relaxing puzzles + Challenge your perceptual skills + Create harmony from chaos Chromatic is: + Based on color theory and visual perception + Invigorating, yet relaxing + Satisfying and rewarding Chromatic has: + A clean interface and a simple design + Featured puzzles based on the time of year + Endless puzzles using every color imaginable Chromatic does not have: - Time limits - too stressful! - High scores - too much pressure! - Third-party ads - too annoying!
Gradient Sort
Engage in a visually pleasing color sorting puzzle game. Arrange shades of colors in the correct order to achieve perfect color harmony and a relaxing, meditative experience. This game offers a unique take on coloring and shade sorting mechanics.
- Color sorting puzzle mechanic
- Visually pleasing gradients
- Relaxing gameplay
- Achieve color harmony
- Meditative experience
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Welcome to Gradient Sort! It’s a new color sorting game that is so visually pleasing, it will have you coming back for more. Coloring games have been one-upped with the shade sorting puzzle mechanic. Gradient Sort is quiet and simple. We invite you to play it while listening to your favorite music. Kick back, relax and see if you can solve the enigma that is achieving perfect color harmony with so many gradients. Meditate over a game play so smooth and satisfying. Arrange the shades of colors in the right order, achieve harmony and relax. We are visual creatures after all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chromatic at 95% against Gradient Sort's 42%. Chromatic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Gradient Sort's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Chromatic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gradient Sort sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chromatic holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.6K and 4.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Chromatic's written reviews are positive against 42% of Gradient Sort's.
Chromatic ships an update every 5 months, Gradient Sort weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chromatic | Gradient Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.4% of reviews — better | 41.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 4.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 350 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ryan Schalk | Popcore GmbH |
Customer experience
Chromatic
Gradient Sort
User reviews
Chromatic
From 4.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and calming
- 🎨 Beautiful color gradients
- 🎶 Soothing background music
- 🔒 No ads or in-app purchases
- 💡 Ability to create custom puzzles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Limited number of preset puzzles
- 🔢 Lack of scoring/timing features
Gradient Sort
From 4.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Relaxing color sorting
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
- 💡 Unique puzzle concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🔍 Small puzzle pieces difficult to interact with
Bugs and requests
Chromatic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tiles not registering as correctly placed
- Progress lost when app is closed
- Purchase validation errors
Requested features
4 requests- More themed and seasonal puzzles
- Ability to save custom puzzles
- Option to add a timer or scoring system
- Wider color palette selection
Gradient Sort
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzle screen becomes zoomed in and unresponsive
- Hints not working as expected
- Puzzle pieces not registering correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Zoom in/out functionality
- Option to remove ads
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
In-app purchases
Chromatic
- Unlock Infinite Puzzles$1.99
Gradient Sort
- Bunch of cash$0.99
- Pack for Hint Booster$1.99
- Skip Tickets$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- 30 Days of Cash$3.99
- Permanent Worker$3.99
- Stack of Cash$3.99
- Pile of Cash$8.99
- Bag of Cash$17.99
- Regular pack of Hint Booster$19.99
- Big pack for Hint Booster$59.99
