Shonen Breaker vs Valley Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Perfect moment jumping
- Double jump mechanic
- Monster evasion
- Leaderboard competition
- Retro gaming theme
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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.
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.
- Color-based sorting mechanics
- Procedurally generated levels
- Themed valley chapters
- Relaxing ambient music and visuals
- Undo and hint system
- Haptic feedback
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Valley Sort sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Shonen Breaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Shonen Breaker | Valley Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPJM LLC | HE HE |
Customer experience
Shonen Breaker
Valley Sort
In-app purchases
Shonen Breaker
No in-app purchases
Valley Sort
- 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









