Pop Island vs Sort & Settle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pop Island
Embark on a relaxing match-3 adventure to build and explore themed islands. Solve puzzles, break blockers, and combine power-ups to restore your island and attract guests. Your dream island vacation awaits in this ad-free, offline game.
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Island building and restoration
- Attract and assist guests
- Explore diverse themed islands
- Combine powerful boosters
- Ad-free experience
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Welcome to Pop Island, a relaxing match-3 game with island building! Break through obstacles, combine powerful boosters and solve tricky puzzles! Build and explore exciting themed islands by playing fun match-3 levels! Match, build, and unwind – your dream island vacation awaits! Join the fun now! - Embark on a thrilling match-3 adventure: Beat fun levels, break amusing obstacles, and use exciting boosters to win! Enjoy the satisfying splash effects of powerful item explosions! - Build your fantastic dream island: Restore your island, and fill it with amazing buildings and attractions! - Attract fun guests: Welcome guests to your island, and help them have a great vacation! Earn rewards for going the extra mile when a guest needs your help! - Explore diverse themed islands: Set sail for Pirate Island, Zombie Island, Candy Island, Fairytale Island, Paradise Island, and more... Your island getaway awaits! - Enjoy the lively atmosphere: Relax and immerse yourself in a lively island setting! - No ads: Immerse yourself in the world of Pop Island, free from any distractions or ads. Relax in a soothing game atmosphere, enjoy some brain-boosting fun, and find your zen! You can play anytime, anywhere without WI-FI Loving Pop Island? Stay up to date with the latest news and updates about the game! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopIslandGame/ Got questions or feedback? Join our official community to connect with other players and reach out to our team! Official Community: https://m.me/j/AbZhWo-hSckRlbBE/
Sort & Settle
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Sort & Settle is a sorting puzzle with nothing hurrying you. Tap a tube to lift a block. Tap another to pour it. Fill each tube with one colour and the level is done. You can learn it in about eight seconds, and there is no way to lose it. BUILT FOR BRAINS THAT NEED SOMETHING TO DO This was designed with ADHD, ADD and autistic players in mind. That shaped real decisions, not just the description: • No timers. Anywhere. Not on levels, not on menus. • No streaks, no lives, no daily targets. Nothing expires while you're away. Put it down for a month and nothing is lost. • Unlimited undo and unlimited hints, always, free. Nothing is counted and nothing runs out. • No ads. Not now, not later. • No notifications unless you turn them on. • Your music, podcast or noise app keeps playing. Sort & Settle mixes with it and never interrupts. IT WILL TELL YOU IF A BOARD CAN'T BE WON Sorting puzzles let you paint yourself into a corner — a position that's legal, still has moves, and cannot be finished. Most games leave you working at one until you give up and assume you're bad at it. This one checks after every move, and if the board really can't be won it says so and offers to step you back to where it still could be. You will never spend twenty minutes on something that was already lost. MADE TO BE SEEN • Three themes — Calm, Contrast and Playful — switchable instantly, all free. • Every colour was tested against simulated protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia, and adjusted until the hardest pair was comfortably distinguishable. • When a board has more colours than a theme can keep clearly apart, distinct shapes appear on the blocks automatically. You don't have to know that setting exists. • Full VoiceOver support, and the game names blocks by shape rather than colour, so the labels make sense whether or not you've seen the colours. • Larger Text, Bold Text, Reduce Motion and Differentiate Without Colour all respected. • Every action is a single tap on a large target. Nothing needs a drag. MORE ROOM WHEN YOU WANT IT Turn on Extra Spare Tube and every board in the game gets more forgiving. It isn't called easy mode, because it isn't one — it's just more room to think. WORKS ANYWHERE No account. No sign-up. No internet needed, ever. The app has no networking code in it at all. If you're signed into iCloud your place follows you between iPhone and iPad; if you're not, everything still works and stays on your device. FREE, THEN ONE PAYMENT Levels 1–25 are free. One purchase unlocks every level after that, forever, on all your devices. It's a single payment, not a subscription, and it buys levels — never hints, never themes, never accessibility settings. Hundreds of hand-paced levels before the board stops growing, then it keeps going.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pop Island at 15.0 against Sort & Settle's 17.0. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Pop Island sells 36 one-off in-app purchases and Sort & Settle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pop Island | Sort & Settle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 459 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HISTAR INTERACTIVE PTE. LTD. | Daniel Maldonado |
Bugs and requests
Pop Island
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing issues
- Game not loading
- Missing awards after winning contests
Requested features
2 requests- Add more levels
- Improve graphics and visuals
Sort & Settle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pop Island
- Revive Deal$0.99
- Sweet Special$0.99
- Revive Deal$1.99
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- Mini Offer$1.99
- 1000 coins2 variants$1.99
- Special Offer$1.99
- Shopping Deal$1.99
- SixEndLess$2.99
- ThreeEndLess$2.99
- ProgressSixEndLess$2.99
- Shopping Deal$2.99
- Pop Favor$2.99
- Mini Offer2 variants$2.99
- Hotel Deal$2.99
- Holiday Sale$3.99
- Revive Deal$3.99
- Guest's Bundle$3.99
- 3000 coins2 variants$4.99
- Guest's Bundle$4.99
- Small Offer$4.99
- Holiday Sale$4.99
- Guest's Bundle$5.99
- Revive Deal$5.99
- Pop Favor Ⅴ$6.99
- 5000 coins$6.99
- Max's Bundle$6.99
- 5000 coins$7.99
- Max's Bundle$9.99
- Golden Pass$9.99
- 7000 coins$9.99
- Una's Bundle$12.99
- Una's Bundle$19.99
- 15000 coins$19.99
- Bill's Bundle$24.99
- 25000 coins$29.99
- 45000 coins$49.99
Sort & Settle
- Full Version$3.99









