Comparison

Magic Sorting Hat vs HelloBlink

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

Head to head
About

Magic Sorting Hat

This app randomly selects an item from a user-provided list. It's designed to help with decision-making for everyday choices like meals, movies, or chores.

Highlights
  • Add items to a list
  • Random item selection
  • Decision-making aid
  • Choose meals
  • Select movies
  • Assign chores
Features
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Add some items to the hat and and ask the hat to choose you one at random! Great for helping you decide on things like what to eat, what movie to watch, or who in the family has to take the garbage out! The magic sorting hat never disappoints.

About

HelloBlink

Easily print your favorite photos, drawings, and images directly from your device to a sticker maker. Select your desired pictures and send them to the printer for instant sticker creation.

Highlights
  • Print photographs
  • Print drawings
  • Print images
  • Image library access
  • Select images for printing
  • Send images to sticker printer
Features
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This app is for use with the Hello Blink sticker maker and can be used to assist in printing photographs, drawings and images from the apps image library. It will allow the user to choose which images they want to print and then send that image to the sticker printer and have it printed on a sticker.

Screenshots

Magic Sorting Hat4 screens
HelloBlink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HelloBlink at 4.7 against Magic Sorting Hat's 2.7. HelloBlink also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Magic Sorting Hat's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). 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. Magic Sorting Hat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HelloBlink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HelloBlink holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloBlink has 11K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Magic Sorting Hat's written reviews are positive against 64% of HelloBlink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Sorting Hat ships an update every 5 months, HelloBlink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Magic Sorting Hat versus HelloBlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic Sorting HatHelloBlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (23 ratings)4.7 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2311K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB27 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGagandip SinghShenzhen Yihengke Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Magic Sorting Hat

All ratings23 ratings
Positive39.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative52.2%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative52.4%

HelloBlink

All ratings10,270 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1,022 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.4%

Bugs and requests

Magic Sorting Hat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HelloBlink

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Printer not connecting
  • App freezing on print screen
  • Gallery not loading
  • Unresponsive buttons

Requested features

3 requests
  • More design options
  • Improved app stability
  • Better troubleshooting steps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Sorting Hat

One-time1
  • Magic Hat Unlimited$0.99
None

HelloBlink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Sorting Hat free?
Magic Sorting Hat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HelloBlink free?
HelloBlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magic Sorting Hat or HelloBlink?
HelloBlink is rated higher. Magic Sorting Hat averages 2.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while HelloBlink averages 4.7 from 11K ratings.
Do Magic Sorting Hat or HelloBlink have ads?
Neither Magic Sorting Hat nor HelloBlink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Sorting Hat or HelloBlink?
Magic Sorting Hat ships an update every 5 months, and HelloBlink fortnightly. Most recently, Magic Sorting Hat was updated on October 8, 2026 and HelloBlink on October 13, 2026.

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