Comparison

Sort Stack vs Hoop Stack Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Sort Stack

Engage your mind with a colorful ring stacking puzzle game. Strategically move rings to sort them by color, with over 2000 puzzles and unlimited gameplay. Enjoy this free, offline challenge that's easy to learn but difficult to master.

Highlights
  • Ring classification puzzles
  • Sort rings by color
  • Move one ring at a time
  • 2000+ puzzles
  • Unlimited gameplay
  • Offline play
Features
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Ring classification of many colors in which you need to create a stack using rings of different colors. Have fun creating stacks with hoops by playing this game for free! Challenge your brain. - Only one ring can be moved at a time. - Moves consist of taking the upper ring from one of the stacks and placing it on top of another stack. - Put rings of the same color on a stack. This is a completely new addictive game that is easy to play and hard to master with unlimited gameplay. Featured: - 2000 Puzzles and more to be added. - Lots of selection of ring types and backgrounds. - The game does not limit time and does not require a network connection. - Hoop Stack will keep you hooked for hours!

About

Hoop Stack Puzzle

Engage your mind with a collection of 3D sorting and sliding puzzles. Solve hundreds of levels across multiple game modes, including color hoop stacking, arrow escape, car unblocking, and water sorting. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience with unique themes and intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • 3D color hoop stacking
  • Arrow escape maze puzzles
  • Car unblocking puzzles
  • Water color sorting puzzles
  • Over 1600 levels across games
  • Unique themes and backgrounds
  • No time limits
Features
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About Game —————— Color Hoop Stack is 3D sorting puzzle game. Sorting the 3D ring in stack with same color ring. Sorting colorful hoops and improve your strategic skills. 1600+ levels. Highly addictive game for fun! How to play ? —————— Pick a ring and put on stack which contain same color ring on the top, or empty tube. Each stack contain Maximum 4 rings. When all the rings match with same color rings level done. You can undo the step. MINI GAME - Arrow Escape Puzzle ———————————————— 1000+ levels. Guide arrows, clear the maze, and escape. The game starts easy and gradually becomes more thoughtful as patterns grow more complex, it’s perfect for quick puzzle breaks or long, relaxing sessions. Enjoy a refreshing flow of puzzles designed to keep your mind sharp and your mood relaxed. MINI GAME - Unblock Car Puzzle / Unblock Me / Move the block —————————————————————————————— 1000+ levels. Slide car horizontally or vertically. Move red car out of the puzzle area. Easy to play, hard to master. Vertical car move up and down. Horizontal car move side by side. Getting stuck!!! You can remove the car. Solved the puzzle minimum cars move and match the best score. MINI GAME - Water Sort Puzzle ——————————————— Water sort puzzle is a water color sorting puzzle game for free. Color sort water pour puzzle has more than unique 1600 levels. 9+ different themes. Tap on any bottle to pour another one. You can pour, Only if it is same color as you pick. You can pour empty bottle with any color water. Undo will help you to reverse the move. Features ———— Unique Themes and Backgrounds. Easy to play hard the master. No time limits. Qualitative Graphics and sound. Simple & User friendly controls. Good particles & effects. Best Animation. Download the Hoop Stack Puzzle - Sort Color now and improve your strategic and logical ability.

Screenshots

Sort Stack4 screens
Hoop Stack Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sort Stack at none against Hoop Stack Puzzle's shown. Sort Stack also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Stack sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Hoop Stack Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sort Stack against 4.6 for Hoop Stack Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sort Stack has 516 ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Sort Stack's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hoop Stack Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sort Stack ships an update monthly, Hoop Stack Puzzle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sort Stack versus Hoop Stack Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSort StackHoop Stack Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (516 ratings)4.6 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings516 — better82
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVnstart LLCBhavana Ponkiya

Customer experience

Sort Stack

All ratings516 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Hoop Stack Puzzle

All ratings82 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Sort Stack

One-time6
  • +50 Undo$0.99
  • +120 Undo$1.99
  • Remove ads$2.99
Show 3 more
  • +250 Undo$2.99
  • Unlimited Undo$5.99
  • Unlock All$5.99
1 purchases

Hoop Stack Puzzle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Sort Stack free?
Sort Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoop Stack Puzzle free?
Hoop Stack Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sort Stack or Hoop Stack Puzzle?
Hoop Stack Puzzle is rated higher. Sort Stack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 516 ratings, while Hoop Stack Puzzle averages 4.6 from 82 ratings.
Do Sort Stack or Hoop Stack Puzzle have ads?
Hoop Stack Puzzle shows ads; Sort Stack does not.
Which is updated more often, Sort Stack or Hoop Stack Puzzle?
Sort Stack ships an update monthly, and Hoop Stack Puzzle every 2 months. Most recently, Sort Stack was updated on August 11, 2026 and Hoop Stack Puzzle on September 15, 2026.

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