Comparison

Shapely vs Valley Sort

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

Head to head
About

Shapely

Features
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New fun and unique 2D brain training shapes game is here! Immerse yourself in a world of captivating 2D shape puzzles where rotation and matching reign supreme. Shapely is a fun brain-teasing challenge that will test your spatial reasoning, problem-solving skills, and overall cognitive prowess. With its ever-evolving puzzles and rewarding gameplay, Shapely is the ultimate app to enhance your mental agility, and brain training and sharpen your mind. Fun and relaxation in your pocket Features: * Master the art of rotating 2D shapes to match the original pattern * Discover a world of endless puzzle possibilities with Shapely's ever-expanding library of custom levels. * Enhance your problem-solving and cognitive skills with engaging and challenging puzzles. * Relax, unwind, and stimulate your mind with Shapely's calming and satisfying brain teaser puzzle gameplay. * Conquer puzzles with the least number of steps to earn 3 stars and become a Shapely master! Feedback: Stay in touch, reach out via: play.shapely@gmail.com Download Shapely today and embark on a mind-bending shapes adventure!

About

Valley Sort

Guide travelers home in this serene sorting puzzle game. Arrange colored crowds onto matching platforms across visually stunning valleys. Discover new mechanics and challenges as you progress through themed chapters.

Highlights
  • Color-based sorting mechanics
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Themed valley chapters
  • Relaxing ambient music and visuals
  • Undo and hint system
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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A crowd of robed travellers waits at the top of the stairs. Tap to lift them, tap again to send them walking down — and watch a whole valley sort itself into colour. Valley Sort is a calm, beautiful sorting puzzle set among pastel towers, floating stones and long stairways. Gather every colour onto its own platform to finish the valley, then watch it crumble into the mist as the next one rises out of it. LEARNED IN TWO TAPS Travellers will only join a crowd of their own colour, or step onto an empty platform. That is the whole rule. Everything after it is you, looking at a beautiful little tangle and quietly working out the thread to pull first. A VALLEY THAT KEEPS SURPRISING YOU Just as you settle into a rhythm, the valley teaches you something new: - Veiled travellers who hide their colour until the crowd in front of them walks away - Caves that let crowds out one by one, and never let anyone back in - Frozen crowds that thaw only as you complete others - Wild travellers who belong to every colour at once - Burning lanterns counting down, worn stairs that crumble, carts that must move as one - Dyed stairs that recolour whoever crosses them - A harbour where completed crowds sail away and caravans bring new travellers to the gate IT NEVER RUNS OUT — AND IT IS NEVER UNFAIR Hand-built opening valleys give way to an endless supply of fresh ones, and every single puzzle is solved by the game before it ever reaches you. No impossible deals. No wasted evening. A JOURNEY WITH A SHAPE Climb through chapters of themed valleys, rise from Traveller to Valley Sage, fill your firefly jar, and meet a boss valley — the biggest of its chapter — at the end of each one. Your furthest valley goes to Game Center, if you want the company. MADE TO RELAX IN - Soft isometric architecture that dissolves into drifting mist - Skies that turn from dawn to lagoon to lilac to a starlit night - Gentle generative music and bell-like chimes that follow each level - Undo, hints, power-ups and a rewind for when you are truly stuck - Haptics on supported devices Take a breath, lift a crowd and guide the travellers home.

Screenshots

Shapely3 screens
Valley Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shapely at none against Valley Sort's 10. Shapely also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Valley Sort's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Valley Sort sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Shapely asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shapely ships an update every 2 weeks, Valley Sort every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shapely versus Valley Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapelyValley Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin SchroderHE HE

In-app purchases

None

Shapely

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Valley Sort

One-time6
  • Hour of Hearts$0.99
  • Wayfarer’s Kit2 variants$1.99
  • Afternoon of Hearts2 variants$1.99
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  • Day of Hearts$4.99
  • Explorer’s Bundle2 variants$7.99
  • Legend of the Valley2 variants$19.99

Questions

Is Shapely free?
Shapely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Valley Sort free?
Valley Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shapely or Valley Sort have ads?
Neither Shapely nor Valley Sort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shapely or Valley Sort?
Shapely ships an update every 2 weeks, and Valley Sort every 2 days. Most recently, Shapely was updated on October 18, 2026 and Valley Sort on October 21, 2026.

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