Comparison

Patterned vs Water Sort Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Patterned

A unique puzzle game where you reassemble scrambled, repeating patterns. Solve intricate designs inspired by global art and enjoy a relaxing soundtrack. Download solved patterns as wallpapers for your device.

Highlights
  • Reassemble repeating patterns
  • Visual clue-based gameplay
  • Relaxing music soundtrack
  • Thousands of handcrafted designs
  • Real-time multiplayer
  • Downloadable wallpapers
  • Cross-device progress saving
Features
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Patterned is a unique puzzle game that immerses you in the beauty and joy of seamless, repeating patterns. Each pattern begins as a sketch and you must use visual clues to reassemble its scrambled pieces. Piece by piece, each pattern begins to come alive in increasing amounts of color and structure. When the final piece is placed, the pattern fills the screen in full color. Inspired by jigsaw puzzles, but with a unique twist… In Patterned, your objective is to rebuild a scrambled pattern tile that is seamlessly repeating across the screen. As you place pieces you’ll quickly discover that the puzzle’s edges are repeated on the other side. Use these visual clues to help solve each puzzle! Beautiful music… Relax, zone out and play at your own pace as a peaceful music soundtrack accompanies gameplay. Patterned features well over 6 hours of music in both piano and ambient styles, by over 10 well-known musicial composers including Dear Gravity, Be Still the Earth, Antarctic Wastelands and many more. Inspired by design from around the world… Patterned features thousands of beautiful, handcrafted patterns created by dozens of the best pattern designers from around the world. Made for adults and kids alike… From flowers to watercolor paintings, or from dinosaurs to kung fu sushi, Patterned is full of fun designs made for absolutely everyone! Real-time multiplayer... Assemble patterns with anyone else, from anywhere in the world, in real time! Wallpapers galore... With each pattern that you solve, you can download a beautiful wallpaper to your device! Available for iOS and macOS only. Take your time… Easily start a puzzle on a device and finish it later. Even begin on one device and continue on a different device! Constantly updated... We are obsessed with not only keeping our game running smoothly, but constantly adding new patterns and regularly adding new features!

About

Water Sort Puzzle

This game offers a relaxing and stress-relieving experience with thousands of colorful puzzles. It's designed to help expel negative thoughts and worries, providing a personal coloring therapy session anytime you need it.

Highlights
  • Stress and anxiety relief
  • Thousands of colorful puzzles
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Personal coloring therapy
  • Rainbow puzzle challenges
Features
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Need personal coloring therapy? Get Color - Water Sort Puzzle+ is a great stress and anxiety relief. Thousands of colorful and inspiring color puzzle, designed to relax, expel negative thoughts and take away all the worries. Download Get Color - Water Sort Puzzle+ and get a personal relaxing colores puzzle with a broad range of levels. Find the most interesting rainbow puzzles and sort them any time, whenever you feel down. Get Color - Water Sort Puzzle+ is always here to help!

Screenshots

Patterned4 screens
Water Sort Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patterned at 71% against Water Sort Puzzle's 24%. Patterned also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (39K vs 7.3K). Water Sort Puzzle's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patterned holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patterned has 39K ratings behind it against 7.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Patterned's written reviews are positive against 24% of Water Sort Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patterned ships an update every 3 weeks, Water Sort Puzzle monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Patterned versus Water Sort Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternedWater Sort Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39K ratings) — better4.5 (7.3K ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better24.4% of reviews
Number of ratings39K — better7.3K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size764 MB401 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBorderLeapTripledot Studios

Customer experience

Patterned

All ratings38,453 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews1,030 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral12.0%
Negative17.1%

Water Sort Puzzle

All ratings6,999 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews513 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral24.2%
Negative51.5%

Bugs and requests

Patterned

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tutorial puzzle missing final piece
  • Some puzzles appear incomplete or have missing pieces
  • Multiplayer mode has connectivity issues
  • App gets stuck on loading screen for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to view only incomplete puzzles
  • Improve contrast and visibility of puzzle pieces
  • Allow pieces to be placed anywhere, not just in central grid
  • Provide more diverse and representative artwork
  • Add ability to download completed puzzles as wallpapers

Water Sort Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Patterned

No in-app purchases

None

Water Sort Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patterned free?
Patterned is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Water Sort Puzzle free?
Water Sort Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Patterned or Water Sort Puzzle?
Patterned is rated higher. Patterned averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Water Sort Puzzle averages 4.5 from 7.3K ratings.
Do Patterned or Water Sort Puzzle have ads?
Neither Patterned nor Water Sort Puzzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patterned or Water Sort Puzzle?
Patterned ships an update every 3 weeks, and Water Sort Puzzle monthly. Most recently, Patterned was updated on October 29, 2026 and Water Sort Puzzle on October 29, 2026.

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