Comparison

Gradient Sort vs Summa

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Color sorting puzzle mechanic
  • Visually pleasing gradients
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Achieve color harmony
  • Meditative experience
Features
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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.

About

Summa

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Summa is a calm, elegant number puzzle: a quiet game of placing the right numbers in the right order. Each level gives you a target and a template, a row of empty slots joined by fixed math operations. From a small pool of numbers, you drop one into each slot so the whole expression lands exactly on the target. The trick is working out which number goes where. Easy to pick up, satisfying to solve. A challenge every day: • Daily Puzzle: one fresh, hand-picked puzzle to solve each day. • Daily Rush: race the clock, chase a high score, and see where your run lands. • Keep a daily streak going by coming back each day. Features: • Multiple difficulty tiers, from gentle warm-ups to expert head-scratchers • Hints for when you want a nudge, so you are never truly stuck • Fully offline: play on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere with no signal • A minimalist, distraction-free design built for focus • Progress syncs across your devices with iCloud A gentle brain workout for every age: a playful way for kids to build number sense, a rewarding daily exercise for older minds that love to stay sharp, and a genuinely clever challenge for anyone who enjoys mental math. Five minutes or fifty, Summa is a relaxing way to spend them.

Screenshots

Gradient Sort4 screens
Summa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Summa at none against Gradient Sort's 11. Summa also leads on ads (none vs shown). Gradient Sort's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). On price 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. Gradient Sort sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Summa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gradient Sort ships an update weekly, Summa every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gradient Sort versus Summa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradient SortSumma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size350 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPopcore GmbHBarak Bukra

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

Summa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Gradient Sort

One-time11
  • Bunch of cash$0.99
  • Pack for Hint Booster$1.99
  • Skip Tickets$1.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
None

Summa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gradient Sort free?
Gradient Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Summa free?
Summa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gradient Sort or Summa have ads?
Gradient Sort shows ads; Summa does not.
Which is updated more often, Gradient Sort or Summa?
Gradient Sort ships an update weekly, and Summa every 2 months. Most recently, Gradient Sort was updated on October 12, 2026 and Summa on October 4, 2026.

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