Gradient Sort vs The Way
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
The Way
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Minimalist, bright and light. TheWay is a new generation of games, featuring dozens of unique and fun puzzles. To succeed, you must slide through the correct route to reach the red dot. Each stage is well-designed with multiple functions. As the progress reaches 80%, the difficulty tests your problem-solving skills. Game Features • 80 thought-provoking levels • Diverse mechanics • 11 languages • Flat design with smooth visual effects • Challenges and exquisite brain skills
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gradient Sort at Free against The Way's $0.99. The Way's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Gradient Sort is free to download; The Way costs $0.99 up front. Gradient Sort sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. The Way asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gradient Sort | The Way |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 350 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Popcore GmbH | Hangzhou jingtu network technology co., LTD |
Bugs and 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
The Way
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
The Way
No in-app purchases
