Zen Idle vs Magic Sort Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Upgrade balls and stages
- Collectible cards for bonuses
- Evolving perk system
- Prestige system for bonuses
- Strategic card and perk combinations
- Idle income generation
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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.
Magic Sort Now
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Zen Idle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Magic Sort Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Zen Idle | Magic Sort Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tech Tree Games LLC | Amol Srivastava |
In-app purchases
Zen Idle
- 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
Magic Sort Now
No in-app purchases
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