Comparison

Sort Ball vs Stack Merge

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

Head to head
About

Sort Ball

Engage in a relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where you sort colored balls into their matching tubes. Progress through increasingly difficult levels that test your brain and memory. Enjoy a simple, one-finger control gameplay experience with no time limits.

Highlights
  • Color ball sorting puzzle
  • Train brain and memory
  • One-finger control
  • No time limits
  • Offline play
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Ball Sort 3D is a new relaxing and challenging sorting puzzle game with colored balls! This colorful game seems easy yet challenging as well. The higher level you reach, the harder it gets since there are more tubes to arrange colors. Sort the colored balls in the tubes with right color combinations until all balls with the same color stay in the same tube. A challenging yet but relaxing game to train your brain and memory! How to play: • Tap any tube to move the ball on top • Tap another tube to place the ball on top of another ball • Stack all the balls with the same color into a single tube. • If you get stuck restart or skip the level at any time. Features: • Free & easy to play. • One finger control. • No time limits! • No level limits! • Offline games, play offline without Wifi. • Easy and addictive gameplay! • Great time killer for all family! Enjoy Ball Sort Puzzle 3D - Color Sorting Game now - pouring balls never gets such exciting! Play Now!

About

Stack Merge

Features
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Stack Merge is a fast-paced puzzle game where players stack and merge numbered tiles. Combine tiles of the same number to create higher numbers and clear the board. The game ends when there are no more moves left. Aim for the highest score!

Screenshots

Sort Ball4 screens
Stack Merge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stack Merge at none against Sort Ball's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Sort Ball sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Stack Merge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sort Ball ships an update monthly, Stack Merge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sort Ball versus Stack Merge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSort BallStack Merge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (158 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings158 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVadim GladkikhRasel Hossain

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sort Ball

One-time4
  • Starter Bundle$0.99
  • Master Bundle$1.99
  • Legendary Bundle$2.99
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  • No Ads$4.99
None

Stack Merge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sort Ball free?
Sort Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stack Merge free?
Stack Merge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sort Ball or Stack Merge have ads?
Both Sort Ball and Stack Merge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sort Ball or Stack Merge?
Sort Ball ships an update monthly, and Stack Merge every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sort Ball was updated on October 16, 2026 and Stack Merge on October 10, 2026.

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