Comparison

Shopping Quest vs Vending Sort

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

Head to head
About

Shopping Quest

Navigate grocery stores to find and collect items from your shopping list. Locate the correct shelves for each product and proceed to checkout efficiently.

Highlights
  • Create shopping lists
  • Navigate virtual store aisles
  • Locate specific products
  • Collect items from shelves
  • Simulate checkout process
Features
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You have a list of products to buy. Walk around the store and look for the right shelves with the right products, take them and run to the checkout.

About

Vending Sort

Engage in a fun and addictive puzzle game where you organize items within a virtual vending machine. Exercise your brain with challenging yet relaxing levels, sorting items into their correct slots with simple one-finger controls.

Highlights
  • Sort items into vending machine slots
  • One-finger control
  • Multiple unique levels
  • Challenging yet relaxing gameplay
  • Restart levels anytime
Features
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Vending Sort is a fun and addictive puzzle game! Try to sort the items inside of a vending machine. A challenging yet relaxing game to exercise your brain! HOW TO PLAY: • Tap any item to put it to another slot. • Sort items into groups. • The rule is that you can only put the item to another slot if it is start with the same item and there’re enough space on the slot. • Try not to get stuck - but don’t worry, you can always restart the level at any time. • Make the vending machine perfectly organized! FEATURES: • One finger control. • Multiple unique levels • FREE & EASY TO PLAY.

Screenshots

Shopping Quest4 screens
Vending Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shopping Quest and Vending Sort both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 45% of Shopping Quest's written reviews are positive against 22% of Vending Sort's. Shopping Quest also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Shopping Quest sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Vending Sort sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shopping Quest against 4.7 for Vending Sort. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.5K and 9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Shopping Quest's written reviews are positive against 22% of Vending Sort's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shopping Quest ships an update every 5 days, Vending Sort fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shopping Quest versus Vending Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShopping QuestVending Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings)4.7 (9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews — better22.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size516 MB228 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVoodooRollic Games

Customer experience

Shopping Quest

All ratings4,183 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral22.6%
Negative32.1%

Vending Sort

All ratings8,981 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral19.0%
Negative58.5%

User reviews

Shopping Quest

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and interactive
  • 👍 Minimal ads
  • 💡 Ability to go offline for no ads
  • 🤩 Amazing and interesting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • 🤖 Lack of sound effects and music
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🤷‍♀️ Confusing and hard to navigate

Vending Sort

From 9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🍪 Cool and easy to play cookies
  • 🕹️ Fun game
  • 🎨 The colors are cool
  • ⭐ This is the best game I have ever had

Room to improve

  • 💰 Rigged to make you spend more money
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection
  • 🛑 Impossible levels without paying
  • 🕰️ Limited moves on every level
  • 🤖 Annoying ads in the middle of gameplay

Bugs and requests

Shopping Quest

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to progress past certain levels
  • Inconsistent item descriptions and directions
  • Unresponsive controls and swiping
  • Crashing and freezing issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • More store options and variety
  • Ability to change skin color and hair texture
  • More customization options for avatar
  • Ability to go back to previous stores
  • Easier navigation and controls
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  • Improved graphics and visual clarity

Vending Sort

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game stuck on certain levels
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Lost progress and unlocks after update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Use earned cash to buy extra moves or slots
  • Auto-restock vending machines
  • More challenging levels
  • Bring back the city feature

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Shopping Quest

One-time8
  • Money Pack 1$0.99
  • Fashion Starter Pack$1.99
  • Money Pack 2$2.99
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  • Money Pack 3$4.99
  • Money Pack 4$6.99
  • Money Pack 5$8.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Fashion Super Pack$11.99
10 purchases

Vending Sort

One-time10
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Shuffle Pack Advanced$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
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  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • Starter Offer Limited$2.99
  • Mayor Offer Limited$4.99
  • Fun Pack$7.99
  • Big Bundle$8.99
  • Advanced Pack$9.99
  • Mega Bundle$14.99

Questions

Is Shopping Quest free?
Shopping Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vending Sort free?
Vending Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shopping Quest or Vending Sort?
Vending Sort is rated higher. Shopping Quest averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Vending Sort averages 4.7 from 9K ratings.
Do Shopping Quest or Vending Sort have ads?
Both Shopping Quest and Vending Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shopping Quest or Vending Sort?
Shopping Quest ships an update every 5 days, and Vending Sort fortnightly. Most recently, Shopping Quest was updated on November 7, 2026 and Vending Sort on November 8, 2026.

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