Comparison

Marble Sort Stories vs Sort Ball

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

Head to head
About

Marble Sort Stories

Engage your mind with a classic bubble sort puzzle game. The objective is to group balls of the same color into single piles, offering a brain-training experience with varying difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Bubble sort gameplay
  • Color ball sorting
  • Brain training puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Hanoi tower variant
Features
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Marble Sort Stories is a relaxing color sorting puzzle. Tap a tube to pick up the top marble, tap another tube to drop it, and keep going until every tube holds marbles of a single color. Easy to learn, surprisingly deep to master. HOW TO PLAY - Tap a tube to lift its top marble - Tap another tube to drop it in - A marble can only go on top of a marble of the same color, or into an empty tube - Fill every tube with one color to complete the level 400 HAND-CRAFTED LEVELS - Four difficulty tiers: Beginner, Advanced, Master and Expert, 100 levels each - Start with 3 colors and 5 tubes, work your way up to 12 colors and 14 tubes - Every level is solvable with the two free tubes you are given - Your progress is saved automatically PLAY YOUR WAY - Undo your last moves when you paint yourself into a corner - Restart a level at any time - Stuck? Skip a level and come back to it later - Separate music and sound effect toggles RELAX AND TRAIN YOUR BRAIN Marble Sort Stories is a variant of the classic ball sort and Tower of Hanoi puzzles. Each level trains logic, planning and pattern recognition, without pressure: there are no timers, no lives and no move limits. Perfect for a short break, a long commute or winding down before bed. FREE, OFFLINE, EVERYWHERE - Free to download and play - No internet connection needed to play - Designed for both iPhone and iPad - Soothing space-themed backgrounds and satisfying marble sounds If you enjoy ball sort, water sort, color sort or bubble sort puzzles, Marble Sort Stories is made for you. Download now and start sorting!

About

Sort Ball

A relaxing puzzle game featuring cute cats and simple ball-sorting mechanics. Enjoy a stress-free experience with no time limits or penalties, designed to bring joy and healing to your day.

Highlights
  • Cute cat companions
  • Simple ball sorting gameplay
  • Clean and cute graphics
  • No time limits or penalties
  • Relaxing and healing experience
  • Multiple language support
Features
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A healing game with your own cats! A cute game that will heal your hard day! End the day happily with simple play and cute cats! Main Function • You can always play with the cat next to you. • Enjoy clean and cute graphics. • Free & Easy & Cute game to enjoy at the same time • A game you can enjoy without time limit Enjoy healing with your own cat in Sort Ball! How to play • Admire cute cats. • Choose balls from a cup. • Collect balls of the same color in a cup. • Healing while watching the cute cat appearing on the finished cup! • Healing game with unlimited challenges without penalty! Feel the healing of Sort Ball that can only be enjoyed in Sort Ball!! This game supports 'Korean', 'Indonesian', 'Bahasa malay', 'English', '日本語', '中文简体', '中文繁体', 'Deutsch', 'français', 'Español', 'ไทย' , 'Русский', 'Arabic', 'Portuguese', 'Turkish', 'Italian'. Official Website: http://superbox.kr Official Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/superbox01 Customer Center (E-Mail) : help@superbox.kr

Screenshots

Marble Sort Stories4 screens
Sort Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marble Sort Stories at none against Sort Ball's 7. Sort Ball's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 79 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sort Ball sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Marble Sort Stories asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Marble Sort Stories against 5.0 for Sort Ball. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marble Sort Stories ships an update every 79 months, Sort Ball every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Marble Sort Stories versus Sort Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarble Sort StoriesSort Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 79 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThang VuSUPERBOX. Inc

Customer experience

Marble Sort Stories

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sort Ball

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Marble Sort Stories

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Sort Ball

One-time7
  • Gemstone 110$0.99
  • Starter$0.99
  • Simple Pack$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Gemstone 450$2.99
  • AD Remove$2.99
  • Gemstone 2000$7.99
  • Crazy Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Marble Sort Stories free?
Marble Sort Stories is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sort Ball free?
Sort Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marble Sort Stories or Sort Ball?
Marble Sort Stories and Sort Ball are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Marble Sort Stories or Sort Ball have ads?
Both Marble Sort Stories and Sort Ball show ads.
Which is updated more often, Marble Sort Stories or Sort Ball?
Marble Sort Stories ships an update every 79 months, and Sort Ball every 2 months. Most recently, Marble Sort Stories was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sort Ball on November 3, 2026.

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