Comparison

Magic Sort vs Root Drop

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

Head to head
About

Magic Sort

Engage your mind with a unique water sorting puzzle experience. Help a wizard sort magical potions by color to solve challenging levels and find stress relief.

Highlights
  • Water sort puzzle gameplay
  • Color sorting challenges
  • Brain training
  • Stress relief
  • Mystical potion theme
Features
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Magic Sort offers a delightful blend of challenging puzzles and satisfying water sorting experience! Train your brain and get a stress relief at the same time. Magic Sort introduces a unique twist to the classic water sort puzzle concept! Help Wizard George sort the magic potions! Can you solve the puzzles? Welcome to the Enchanted Realm of Magic Sort: A Mystical Water Sort Adventure!

About

Root Drop

Features
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A fresh take on falling-block puzzles: every block that drops is a √ (square root). Drop a √ onto another √ to multiply them. When an integer can be extracted, the result splits into an integer below and the remaining √ above. Matching integers connected horizontally or vertically merge into a power block. Two 3s make 3²; add another 3 to make 3³… Keep the chain going to grow bigger numbers. FEATURES • Simple rules built around √, with deep number strategy • Your score is revealed at game over, with a breakdown of how many points each number earned • Share your results with an image of the board • A Collection of all the powers you’ve made • Choose your difficulty (Easy / Normal / Hard) and controls in Settings • Game Center leaderboards for each difficulty, plus achievements • Light and dark themes • Available in Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Spanish, French, and German Discover the satisfaction of watching your numbers grow.

Screenshots

Magic Sort4 screens
Root Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Sort at none against Root Drop's shown. Magic Sort also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Magic Sort sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Root Drop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Sort ships an update every 9 days, Root Drop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Magic Sort versus Root Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic SortRoot Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBluebookNaoki Chiba

Bugs and requests

Magic Sort

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Improve in-app purchase reliability

Root Drop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Sort

One-time10
  • Travel Deal!$0.99
  • Mini Coin Package$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
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  • Desert Treasure 01$2.99
  • Jungle Treasure 01$2.99
  • Apprentice Bundle$4.99
  • Small Coin Package$7.99
  • Magic Pass$9.99
  • Magician's Bundle$9.99
  • Witch's Bundle$19.99
1 purchases

Root Drop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Magic Sort free?
Magic Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Drop free?
Root Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magic Sort or Root Drop have ads?
Root Drop shows ads; Magic Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Sort or Root Drop?
Magic Sort ships an update every 9 days, and Root Drop fortnightly. Most recently, Magic Sort was updated on November 4, 2026 and Root Drop on October 31, 2026.

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