Comparison

Shonen Breaker vs Valley Sort

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

Head to head
About

Shonen Breaker

Jump at the perfect moment to help characters pass waves of monsters. Be strategic with double jumps to avoid enemies with helmets and climb the leaderboard. This game is from the creators of a retro-lifestyle video podcast for gamers.

Highlights
  • Perfect moment jumping
  • Double jump mechanic
  • Monster evasion
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Retro gaming theme
Features
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Are you going to be able to help Shonenki and Ale pass every wave of monsters? • Jump at the perfect moment. • Be careful if you see monsters with helmets, double jump if you don't want to die! • Check the leaderboard and be the best of all. Shonen Breaker is a game from the creators of Shonen Games, a VIDEO PODCAST for gamers and not-so-gamers who enjoy the retro lifestyle.

About

Valley Sort

Guide travelers home in this serene sorting puzzle game. Arrange colored crowds onto matching platforms across visually stunning valleys. Discover new mechanics and challenges as you progress through themed chapters.

Highlights
  • Color-based sorting mechanics
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Themed valley chapters
  • Relaxing ambient music and visuals
  • Undo and hint system
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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A crowd of robed travellers waits at the top of the stairs. Tap to lift them, tap again to send them walking down — and watch a whole valley sort itself into colour. Valley Sort is a calm, beautiful sorting puzzle set among pastel towers, floating stones and long stairways. Gather every colour onto its own platform to finish the valley, then watch it crumble into the mist as the next one rises out of it. LEARNED IN TWO TAPS Travellers will only join a crowd of their own colour, or step onto an empty platform. That is the whole rule. Everything after it is you, looking at a beautiful little tangle and quietly working out the thread to pull first. A VALLEY THAT KEEPS SURPRISING YOU Just as you settle into a rhythm, the valley teaches you something new: - Veiled travellers who hide their colour until the crowd in front of them walks away - Caves that let crowds out one by one, and never let anyone back in - Frozen crowds that thaw only as you complete others - Wild travellers who belong to every colour at once - Burning lanterns counting down, worn stairs that crumble, carts that must move as one - Dyed stairs that recolour whoever crosses them - A harbour where completed crowds sail away and caravans bring new travellers to the gate IT NEVER RUNS OUT — AND IT IS NEVER UNFAIR Hand-built opening valleys give way to an endless supply of fresh ones, and every single puzzle is solved by the game before it ever reaches you. No impossible deals. No wasted evening. A JOURNEY WITH A SHAPE Climb through chapters of themed valleys, rise from Traveller to Valley Sage, fill your firefly jar, and meet a boss valley — the biggest of its chapter — at the end of each one. Your furthest valley goes to Game Center, if you want the company. MADE TO RELAX IN - Soft isometric architecture that dissolves into drifting mist - Skies that turn from dawn to lagoon to lilac to a starlit night - Gentle generative music and bell-like chimes that follow each level - Undo, hints, power-ups and a rewind for when you are truly stuck - Haptics on supported devices Take a breath, lift a crowd and guide the travellers home.

Screenshots

Shonen Breaker4 screens
Valley Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shonen Breaker at none against Valley Sort's 10. Valley Sort's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Valley Sort sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Shonen Breaker 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 Shonen Breaker against 5.0 for Valley Sort. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shonen Breaker ships an update every 2 months, Valley Sort every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shonen Breaker versus Valley Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShonen BreakerValley Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPJM LLCHE HE

Customer experience

Shonen Breaker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Valley Sort

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

In-app purchases

None

Shonen Breaker

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Valley Sort

One-time6
  • Hour of Hearts$0.99
  • Wayfarer’s Kit2 variants$1.99
  • Afternoon of Hearts2 variants$1.99
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  • Day of Hearts$4.99
  • Explorer’s Bundle2 variants$7.99
  • Legend of the Valley2 variants$19.99

Questions

Is Shonen Breaker free?
Shonen Breaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Valley Sort free?
Valley Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shonen Breaker or Valley Sort?
Shonen Breaker and Valley Sort are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Shonen Breaker or Valley Sort have ads?
Shonen Breaker shows ads; Valley Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Shonen Breaker or Valley Sort?
Shonen Breaker ships an update every 2 months, and Valley Sort every 2 days. Most recently, Shonen Breaker was updated on October 13, 2026 and Valley Sort on October 26, 2026.

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