Hamster Town vs Tanghulu Sort Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hamster Town
Draw lines to guide candy to adorable hamsters in this charming puzzle game. Solve levels to earn stars, expand your hamster house, and collect various animal friends. Enjoy a relaxing experience with hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle.
- Draw lines to deliver candy
- Hundreds of puzzle solutions
- Collect stars
- Build and expand hamster house
- Invite animal friends
- Raise and play with hamsters
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Draw lines as you please to deliver sweet, sweet candy to the cute hamsters. A game where you deliver candy to adorable hamsters by drawing lines! Collect stars by finding the best ways to solve puzzles to build and expand your own hamster house, and invite all sorts of animal friends! ■ How to Play Deliver candy to the hamsters any way you like. There are hundreds of ways to solve each puzzle. Collect more stars by finding the best way to solve each puzzle. ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Game Features Though simple and fun to play, this puzzle game isn't short on challenges. The hamster life: just watching these cute little fluffballs will heal your mind. Collect stars to expand and decorate your hamster house. Earn sweet rewards by raising and playing with your hamsters! ※Extreme Cuteness Alert!※ Extreme hamster cuteness may cause some players to experience brain freeze ◝(・ω・)◟ ■ Ads and in-app products in-game. ■ Please note that data will be deleted when deleting games. Deleted data can not be recovered.
Tanghulu Sort Maker
Engage your mind with this addictive puzzle game where you sort colored Tanghulu into tubes. The goal is to have all Tanghulu of the same color on a single stick. It's a relaxing yet challenging experience designed for brain exercise.
- Color sorting gameplay
- Relaxing brain exercise
- One-finger control
- No time limits
- Restart levels anytime
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Tanghulu Sort Puzzle is a fun and addictive puzzle game! Try to sort the colored Tanghulu in the tubes until all Tanghulu with the same color stay in the same stick. A challenging yet relaxing game to exercise your brain! HOW TO PLAY: • Tap any stick to move the Tanghulu lying on top of the stick to another stick. • The rule is that you can only move a Tanghulu on top of another Tanghulu if both of them have the same color and the tube you want to move into has enough space. • Try not to get stuck - but don’t worry, you can always restart the level at any time. FEATURES: • One finger control. • FREE & EASY TO PLAY. • NO penalty & time limit; you can enjoy Ball Sort Puzzle at your own pace!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hamster Town at 4.7 against Tanghulu Sort Maker's 2.8. Hamster Town also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 6) and review sentiment (83% vs 67%). Tanghulu Sort Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hamster Town sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tanghulu Sort Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hamster Town holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hamster Town has 2.3K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Hamster Town's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tanghulu Sort Maker's.
Hamster Town ships an update fortnightly, Tanghulu Sort Maker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hamster Town | Tanghulu Sort Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super Awesome Inc. | ACTIONFIT |
Customer experience
Hamster Town
Tanghulu Sort Maker
Bugs and requests
Hamster Town
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game randomly switching to Korean language
- Certain levels becoming unbeatable due to glitches
Requested features
4 requests- Add more mini-games and levels
- Allow users to name or dress up their hamsters
- Implement a way to use excess acorns
- Provide an option to have multiple hamsters per room
Tanghulu Sort Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hamster Town
- Gems$0.99
- Starter Package$1.99
- Gem Pocket$4.99
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- Gem Bucket$9.99
- Gem Cask$19.99
- Gem Box$49.99
Tanghulu Sort Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hamster Town free?
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