Comparison

Ball Sort Star vs Blocky Buds

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

Head to head
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+

About

Blocky Buds

Features
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Test your reaction skills by jumping over blocks. Try to improve your high score.

Screenshots

Ball Sort Star4 screens
Blocky Buds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blocky Buds at none against Ball Sort Star's shown. Ball Sort Star's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ball Sort Star ships an update monthly, Blocky Buds every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Ball Sort Star versus Blocky Buds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall Sort StarBlocky Buds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildcrest AssociatesSander van der Wel

In-app purchases

None

Ball Sort Star

No in-app purchases

None

Blocky Buds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ball Sort Star free?
Ball Sort Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blocky Buds free?
Blocky Buds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ball Sort Star or Blocky Buds have ads?
Ball Sort Star shows ads; Blocky Buds does not.
Which is updated more often, Ball Sort Star or Blocky Buds?
Ball Sort Star ships an update monthly, and Blocky Buds every 4 months. Most recently, Ball Sort Star was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blocky Buds on October 19, 2026.

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