Comparison

Sorting Puzzle vs Ball Sort Star

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

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About

Sorting Puzzle

A free, offline puzzle game where players neutralize liquids to save dinosaurs. It offers unlimited levels and hints with simple rules and a relaxing design.

Highlights
  • Unlimited levels and hints
  • Offline gameplay
  • Relaxing brain exercise
  • Undo and restart options
  • Simple, easy-to-understand rules
  • Dinosaur rescue story
Features
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- No ads, no in-app purchases, only FUN! - 100% free! UNLIMITED levels, UNLIMITED hints. - Carefully designed and sorted levels to help relax and exercise your brain at the same time. - Works completely offline. - Very simple and easy to understand rules. - Undo a step or restart the level whenever you feel necessary. - Get a hint whenever you’re stuck. ------------------ Story: Dr. Anonymous has captured millions of dinosaurs for his experiment. Neutralize liquid chemicals and free the dinos! Acidic liquids (marked with -) and Alkaline liquids (marked with +) are harmful to the dinos, but once they are combined, they become harmless. ------------------ Rules: Liquids of the same color and same property (acid, alkali, or neutral) can not be combined, but they can be added on top of each other. Liquids of the same color but opposite properties can be combined. Each container (stack) can store at most 4 blocks of liquids. Once it’s full, no more liquid blocks can be added. Once two liquid blocks of the same color but opposite properties are combined, they become one harmless liquid block. Goal: neutralize all liquids above all the dinos. ------------------ Controls: On the main screen: - Switch on/off sound. - Switch on/off vibration. - Read the game information. On the game screen: - Restart: restart the level from the beginning. - Undo: undo one or more steps. - Hint: Get a hint whenever you’re stuck. Note: hints are only available if the level can still be solved. ------------------ Info: Please note, the game is completely free with no ads or in-app purchases. You can also undo as many steps as you want and use as many hints as you need. Everything is free. To support the developer, please recommend the game to your family and friends. If you have any good suggestions, please don’t hesitate to let us know (sortingpuzzle@dong.digital). Thank you very much! Privacy Policy: https://www.dong.digital/sortingpuzzle/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.dong.digital/sortingpuzzle/tos/

About

Ball Sort Star

Engage in a challenging color-sorting puzzle game with adjustable difficulty and helpful tools. Enjoy a private, offline experience with various ball set options, including number and symbol modes for accessibility. This game offers a solvable puzzle experience with unlimited undo functionality.

Highlights
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multi-move single tap
  • Auto-move balls
  • Unlimited undo
  • Colorblind accessible ball sets
  • Offline play
  • Dark mode
Features
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Free, no in-app purchases, no money ever 100% ad-sponsored (and not too many) Beat moves target or solve without help -> no ads All puzzles guaranteed solvable User-selectable difficulty Multi-move same color balls with single tap Auto-move balls if destination obvious Hints, unlimited undo, undo until solvable Shows movable balls, receptive tubes, dead-ends Ball sets: colors, numbers (for colorblind), symbols Playable offline, supports dark mode for night play Maximum privacy, collects no data linked to you Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS): 3+

Screenshots

Sorting Puzzle4 screens
Ball Sort Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ball Sort Star at 5.0 against Sorting Puzzle's 4.8. Sorting Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ball Sort Star holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sorting Puzzle versus Ball Sort Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSorting PuzzleBall Sort Star
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiang DongWildcrest Associates

Customer experience

Sorting Puzzle

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ball Sort Star

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sorting Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Ball Sort Star

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sorting Puzzle free?
Sorting Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ball Sort Star free?
Ball Sort Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sorting Puzzle or Ball Sort Star?
Ball Sort Star is rated higher. Sorting Puzzle averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Ball Sort Star averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Sorting Puzzle or Ball Sort Star have ads?
Both Sorting Puzzle and Ball Sort Star show ads.

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