Comparison

Pipe Jam vs Crate Sort!

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Jam

Features
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Solve the shape puzzle. Slide the colorful pieces to connect them to the matching holes. Build the right path and watch the balls roll out to clear the board. Plan your moves carefully. You slide shapes to open new paths. The puzzles change as you play. You break open iced holes and navigate around screwed-in pieces. New obstacles appear to test your logic as you advance. What you will enjoy playing: Build paths to guide balls into matching holes Solve puzzles by sliding and connecting pieces Overcome obstacles like iced holes and screwed pieces Play levels that get harder as you advance From simple starts to tangled pipes, every level brings a new puzzle. Enjoy!

About

Crate Sort!

Engage in a 3D color sorting puzzle where you unpack crates and pour balls onto a conveyor. Balls are automatically sorted into matching colored boxes. Strategically arrange crates to prevent the conveyor from overflowing.

Highlights
  • 3D color sorting gameplay
  • Automatic ball sorting
  • Conveyor belt mechanics
  • Strategic crate arrangement
  • Intuitive puzzle solving
Features
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Welcome to the ultimate 3D color sorting game! Unpack the crates and pour the balls inside it to the conveyor. Balls get sorted automatically to the Sorting boxes that are matching their color. Choose the crates order wisely, make sure the conveyor is not overflowing!

Screenshots

Pipe Jam4 screens
Crate Sort!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pipe Jam at none against Crate Sort!'s shown. Crate Sort!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 18 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pipe Jam against 5.0 for Crate Sort!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Jam ships an update every 18 months, Crate Sort! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pipe Jam versus Crate Sort!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe JamCrate Sort!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahadir YerdelenCan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

Pipe Jam

No in-app purchases

None

Crate Sort!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipe Jam free?
Pipe Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crate Sort! free?
Crate Sort! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipe Jam or Crate Sort!?
Pipe Jam and Crate Sort! are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Pipe Jam or Crate Sort! have ads?
Crate Sort! shows ads; Pipe Jam does not.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Jam or Crate Sort!?
Pipe Jam ships an update every 18 months, and Crate Sort! every 4 days. Most recently, Pipe Jam was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crate Sort! on October 18, 2026.

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