Comparison

Zen Idle vs Magic Sort Now

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

Head to head
About

Zen Idle

Engage in a relaxing physics-based puzzle game where you can choose to play actively or passively. Upgrade your game elements, collect powerful cards, and strategize to maximize your progress. Earn idle income even when you're away.

Highlights
  • Upgrade balls and stages
  • Collectible cards for bonuses
  • Evolving perk system
  • Prestige system for bonuses
  • Strategic card and perk combinations
  • Idle income generation
Features
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Play passively or actively. Plenty of deep strategy to try or simply sit back and relax. Some main features include - Upgrading balls and stages to increase income - Collectible cards - provides massive permanent bonuses to your game - Perk system - evolves every playthrough - Prestige - reset and begin again with massive bonuses to push further - Strategize - test strategies to see which cards and perks work best together - Game progresses while away, earn idle income See how far you can progress in this physics based, relaxing idle game. Choose to idle and take the zen path. Or develop a strategy and maximize productivity. 1000's of upgrades to buy! The game will continue to evolve and receive updates based on user feedback. From the creator of Idle Planet Miner and Idle Tap Zoo.

About

Magic Sort Now

Features
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Magic Sort Now is a pour-and-sort potion puzzle: untangle stacks of colored liquid into matching flasks, one pour at a time. 120 LEVELS, GUARANTEED SOLVABLE Every level is built backward from a solved board, so there's always a path to clear it. Levels ramp from 3 colors up to a full 12-color palette across chapters, with the occasional tighter expert layout. EARN STARS, NOT JUST CLEARS Clear a level at or near the solver's par move count for three stars. Using a hint, an extra flask, or a shuffle still clears the level, but costs you a star. A DAILY CHALLENGE, SHARED BY EVERYONE A new puzzle every day, generated from that day's date, so your streak and everyone else's daily puzzle match. HEARTS AND COINS, NO REAL MONEY Hearts regenerate over time or refill instantly for coins you earn by clearing levels and keeping your daily streak. There is no real-money purchase of any kind anywhere in the app. PLAY YOUR WAY Colorblind-friendly symbols, a reduce-motion setting, and toggles for sound and haptics. Cast your game to a TV over AirPlay, or check your streak and next level from the Home Screen widget.

Screenshots

Zen Idle4 screens
Magic Sort Now2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Sort Now at none against Zen Idle's 10. Magic Sort Now also leads on ads (none vs shown). Zen Idle's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zen Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Sort Now asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Idle ships an update every 10 days, Magic Sort Now every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zen Idle versus Magic Sort Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen IdleMagic Sort Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech Tree Games LLCAmol Srivastava

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Zen Idle

One-time10
  • Gem Pack 1$4.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
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  • Gem Pack 2$9.99
  • Gem Pack 3$19.99
  • Epic Pack$29.99
  • Gem Pack 4$29.99
  • Card Pack 1$29.99
  • Prestige Pack$29.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99
None

Magic Sort Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen Idle free?
Zen Idle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Sort Now free?
Magic Sort Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zen Idle or Magic Sort Now have ads?
Zen Idle shows ads; Magic Sort Now does not.
Which is updated more often, Zen Idle or Magic Sort Now?
Zen Idle ships an update every 10 days, and Magic Sort Now every 6 weeks. Most recently, Zen Idle was updated on November 11, 2026 and Magic Sort Now on October 31, 2026.

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