Thing Sorter vs Ranking Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thing Sorter
This app helps you make decisions by ranking options through a series of binary choices. It presents pairs of items, allowing you to select your preference, and then reveals a fully ranked list based on your selections. Discover your hidden biases and make choices with confidence.
- Create custom lists of options
- Rank items through binary choices
- View fully sorted lists
- Discover subliminal biases
- Easy to use interface
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There are lots of good reasons to have a list. Maybe you'd like to decide what movie to watch, or rank job offers. You have lots of decisions ranging from the essential to the mundane. This app can help you. When you create a list, you can add some options to it. once you have list options, you're ready to sort. This app shows you two items at a time. You decide which one you like best. You will be showed every possible combination of each item against each other in your list. When you have ranked them all, you will see the list ranked in the order you chose, and the number of times you voted for each item. You will be surprised and delighted to see your subliminal bias exposed by the ranking of items. It turns out that making binary decisions is far easier than sorting in abstract, but the result is just as satisfying.
Ranking Maker
Easily create custom rankings for anything you can imagine, from favorite foods to top songs. Organize items with simple drag-and-drop gestures and customize the look with themes and fonts. Share your creations on social media or save them for later use.
- Create multiple rankings
- Reorder items with drag and drop
- Delete items by swiping
- Set trimmed images
- Text only mode
- Various themes and fonts
- Twitter sharing
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Ranking maker is an app that allows you to easily create various rankings yourself. The purpose of this app is various. Let's enjoy making various rankings! Why not share it on Twitter or Line or use it on your blog? [e.g.] ・Favorite food ranking ・Favorite drink ranking ・Favorite song Top 100 ・Favorite place ranking ・Masterpiece films Top 10 ・Funny animation Top 10 ・My favorite cafe ranking ・My favorite brand ranking ・Ranking of my photos ・Top sellers Ranking ・Result of tournaments 【Functions】 ・Reorder item by Long tap & drag ・Delete item by swiping ・Can create multiple rankings ・Can set trimmed image ・Text only mode ・Various themes & fonts ・Decorations ON/OFF ・Twitter share & save camera roll 〈copyright〉 Freepik - jp.freepik.com https://icons8.jp https://icooon-mono.com https://www.photo-ac.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ranking Maker at Free against Thing Sorter's $0.99. Ranking Maker also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 45 months) and ratings volume (165 vs 11). Thing Sorter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment and device support 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
Ranking Maker is free to download; Thing Sorter costs $0.99 up front. Ranking Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thing Sorter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ranking Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ranking Maker has 165 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Thing Sorter's written reviews are positive against 89% of Ranking Maker's.
Thing Sorter ships an update every 45 months, Ranking Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thing Sorter | Ranking Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (165 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 165 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 45 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jesse Ditson | Ryusuke Uchida |
Customer experience
Thing Sorter
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In-app purchases
Thing Sorter
No in-app purchases
Ranking Maker
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