Boomshine Plus vs Gradient Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boomshine Plus
Engage in a puzzle game where you initiate chain reactions to catch moving dots. Strategically select starting points across 105 levels, encountering unique dot types that alter gameplay. Unlock a challenging hard mode after completing all levels.
- Chain reaction gameplay
- 105 varied levels
- Up to 1000 dots per level
- 6 special dot types
- Unlockable hard mode
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In each level you have the task to catch a certain amount of the moving dots by starting a chain reaction. Choose wisely where to start it! • 105 varied levels • up to 1000 dots per level 6 different types of special dots, each with special abilities for new fun: • white dots: you get an extra starting shot • blue dots: remain permanent and the other dots bounce off • orange dots: remain permanent and the other dots explode on them • green dots: you have to catch these dots to complete the level • purple dots: change the physics of the game • red dots: you must not catch these dots, because... you'll see :-) Additional content: finish all levels and unlock the ultimate hard mode!
Gradient Sort
Engage in a visually pleasing color sorting puzzle game. Arrange shades of colors in the correct order to achieve perfect color harmony and a relaxing, meditative experience. This game offers a unique take on coloring and shade sorting mechanics.
- Color sorting puzzle mechanic
- Visually pleasing gradients
- Relaxing gameplay
- Achieve color harmony
- Meditative experience
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Welcome to Gradient Sort! It’s a new color sorting game that is so visually pleasing, it will have you coming back for more. Coloring games have been one-upped with the shade sorting puzzle mechanic. Gradient Sort is quiet and simple. We invite you to play it while listening to your favorite music. Kick back, relax and see if you can solve the enigma that is achieving perfect color harmony with so many gradients. Meditate over a game play so smooth and satisfying. Arrange the shades of colors in the right order, achieve harmony and relax. We are visual creatures after all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gradient Sort at Free against Boomshine Plus's $1.99. Gradient Sort also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Boomshine Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Gradient Sort is free to download; Boomshine Plus costs $1.99 up front. Gradient Sort sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Boomshine Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gradient Sort holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gradient Sort has 4.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Boomshine Plus's written reviews are positive against 42% of Gradient Sort's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Boomshine Plus ships an update every 4 months, Gradient Sort weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boomshine Plus | Gradient Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 41.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.5 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 350 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jan Niklas Hasse | Popcore GmbH |
Customer experience
Boomshine Plus
Gradient Sort
Bugs and requests
Boomshine Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gradient Sort
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzle screen becomes zoomed in and unresponsive
- Hints not working as expected
- Puzzle pieces not registering correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Zoom in/out functionality
- Option to remove ads
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
In-app purchases
Boomshine Plus
No in-app purchases
Gradient Sort
- Bunch of cash$0.99
- Pack for Hint Booster$1.99
- Skip Tickets$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- 30 Days of Cash$3.99
- Permanent Worker$3.99
- Stack of Cash$3.99
- Pile of Cash$8.99
- Bag of Cash$17.99
- Regular pack of Hint Booster$19.99
- Big pack for Hint Booster$59.99
Questions
Is Boomshine Plus free?
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