Comparison

Color Shape Sort Puzzle vs QuadClue

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

Head to head
About

Color Shape Sort Puzzle

Engage in a captivating puzzle adventure where you sort colorful shapes into their correct containers. This game offers a simple one-finger control mechanism for an intuitive and enjoyable experience.

Highlights
  • Sort colorful shapes
  • Match shapes to targeting board
  • One finger control
  • Unlimited unique levels
Features
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Embark on an exciting journey of shape mastery with our captivating puzzle adventure - Color Shape Sort Puzzle! HOW TO PLAY: • Tap any top color shape to move it to another container. • You must sort all shapes in the right container as similar as the targeting board. FEATURES: • One finger control. • Unlimited unique levels. Discover the joy of sliding puzzles and embark on a journey with Color Shape Sort Puzzle!

About

QuadClue

Features
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Sixteen squares. Four colors. Every color appears exactly four times. The clues sit along the top and left edges. Each one names a single color and tells you how many of it belong in that line. Nothing is hidden and nothing is random — every puzzle is built to have exactly one answer, and every answer can be reached by reasoning alone. HOW IT WORKS Tap a square to cycle through the colors. Press and hold to pick one straight from the palette. An inner clue points at one row or one column. An outer clue is twice as long, because it covers two rows or two columns at once — and that extra reach is what makes the hardest levels solvable. When a clue is satisfied, its border turns to a dashed line so you can see at a glance what is already accounted for. FIVE DIFFICULTIES Easy, Normal and Hard give you eight clues: one for every row and every column. That is enough to finish on its own. Expert and Master add four outer clues for twelve in total, and they are built so the rows and columns alone leave more than one possibility. You cannot finish without reading the outer clues. WHEN YOU ARE STUCK The hint button does not fill the square for you. It tells you which clue proves the answer, lights up both that clue and the square it points at, and names the color. Press it again and it moves on to the next one. There is no limit, and if you have put a color in the wrong place it will bring you back to it. Undo steps back one move at a time. Clear empties the board without starting a new puzzle. BUILT TO BE READ Every color is a cut gem with its own weight and depth, set on a black onyx tray so the four are easy to tell apart. If you would rather not rely on color, turn on the symbol overlay and each one carries a distinct shape — square, circle, triangle, diamond — outlined so it stays legible on every gem. ALSO INSIDE A timer and a best time for each difficulty, kept separately. Twenty achievements, from your first solved puzzle to clearing every level. Optional daily reminders, morning and evening. Sound and haptics, each with its own switch. Full support for iPhone and iPad. Your records live on your device. No account, no sign-in, and the puzzles are generated on the spot, so you can play with no connection at all.

Screenshots

Color Shape Sort Puzzle4 screens
QuadClue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QuadClue at none against Color Shape Sort Puzzle's 17. QuadClue also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Color Shape Sort Puzzle's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. Color Shape Sort Puzzle sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. QuadClue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Shape Sort Puzzle ships an update every 2 weeks, QuadClue every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Color Shape Sort Puzzle versus QuadClue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Shape Sort PuzzleQuadClue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInternational Education and Communication Investment Corporationryuya matsuo

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Color Shape Sort Puzzle

One-time17
  • Small Offer$0.99
  • Gold Pack 1$1.99
  • Ticket Pack 1$1.99
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  • Bonus Offer$2.99
  • Beginner Pack$2.99
  • Ticket Pack 2$2.99
  • Goodbye Ads!$2.99
  • Piggy Bank$3.99
  • Medium Offer$4.99
  • Ticket Pack 3$7.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Master Pack$10.99
  • Starter Pack$11.99
  • Large Offer$13.99
  • Gold Pack 3$14.99
  • Ticket Pack 4$14.99
  • Mega Pack$19.99
None

QuadClue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Shape Sort Puzzle free?
Color Shape Sort Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuadClue free?
QuadClue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Color Shape Sort Puzzle or QuadClue have ads?
Both Color Shape Sort Puzzle and QuadClue show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Shape Sort Puzzle or QuadClue?
Color Shape Sort Puzzle ships an update every 2 weeks, and QuadClue every 3 days. Most recently, Color Shape Sort Puzzle was updated on September 19, 2026 and QuadClue on September 15, 2026.

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