Hoop Sort vs Water Sorter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoop Sort
A logic puzzle game where you sort colored hoops into their correct places. With over 5000 levels, you'll need to use strategy and limited moves to solve each challenge. Hints and skips are available for difficult stages.
- Color hoop sorting gameplay
- Limited moves per level
- Over 5000 challenging levels
- Hint system for assistance
- Level skipping option
- Restart levels anytime
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These hoops are everywhere! Sort them by color and fix the mess! To make things a bit more challenging, you have a limited number of moves to accomplish the mission. You can restart a level whenever you want and use hints to get back on the right track. And if a level is too complicated, you can skip it. There are more than 5000 levels to test and improve your sorting skills.
Water Sorter
Engage in a soothing puzzle experience by sorting colored water into matching glasses. Tap to pour and strategically fill each container to complete levels in this charmingly challenging game.
- Color water sorting
- Challenging yet soothing puzzles
- Simple tap-to-pour mechanics
- Level completion goals
- Charming visual style
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Sort the water into the glasses in this charmingly challenging yet soothing puzzle game. The rules are simple, simply tap the glass of your choice and then tap again on a glass with a matching color at the top to begin sorting. Once each glass is filled with one color only you've completed the level!
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Verdict
Hoop Sort and Water Sorter both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Water Sorter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hoop Sort's. Water Sorter also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 21) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Hoop Sort's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Hoop Sort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Water Sorter sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hoop Sort against 4.7 for Water Sorter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Water Sorter has 30K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Hoop Sort's written reviews are positive against 80% of Water Sorter's.
| Parameter | Hoop Sort | Water Sorter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) | 4.7 (30K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 80.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #124 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 308 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tapotap | Gimica GmbH |
Customer experience
Hoop Sort
Water Sorter
Bugs and requests
Hoop Sort
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Water Sorter
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 48 on Easy mode is reportedly impossible to complete
- VPN detection issues preventing gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- Faster gameplay and ability to move multiple tubes at once
- More challenging and varied levels, especially at higher difficulties
- Customization options for colors and tube shapes
- Background audio playback support
In-app purchases
Hoop Sort
- Remove Ads$1.99
Water Sorter
- Small Glass Pack$0.99
- Small Undo Pack$0.99
- Medium Undo Pack$1.99
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- Medium Glass Pack$1.99
- Large Undo Pack$2.99
- Large Glass Pack$2.99
