Comparison

Nut Sort vs EST

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

Head to head
About

Nut Sort

Engage in a relaxing and addictive puzzle game where you sort colorful nuts and bolts. With simple drag-and-drop mechanics and thousands of levels, it offers a visually pleasing and stress-free sorting experience for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Simple drag-and-drop controls
  • Thousands of colorful sorting levels
  • Increasing difficulty progression
  • High-quality graphics and animations
  • Daily and level-based gifts
  • Offline play supported
  • No time limits or penalties
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Nut Sort is an engaging and addictive puzzle game where you become a top sorting expert, taking on unique challenges in a joyful atmosphere. Nut Sort brings you endless colorful fun. Delve into the world of nuts and bolts, immerse yourself in the process of color matching, and experience unparalleled relaxation! Nut Sort offers exciting color matching challenges in every level! Players can find joy in each level. Game Features • No complex rules, simple drag-and-drop operations make the sorting game fun and easy! • Thousands of levels filled with colorful nuts and bolts, each level brings new challenges and fun! • Increasing difficulty levels provide satisfying progressive challenges! • Enjoy a visual feast with high-quality graphic design and smooth animation effects! • Smooth operation experience! • Daily gifts, mission gifts, and level gifts to motivate your progress! • No internet connection required, enjoy the game fun anytime, anywhere, the joy of sorting never stops! • No penalties, no time limits, enjoy a relaxed game! Nut Sort lets you enjoy the fun of the game anytime, anywhere! Download now to experience the perfect blend of challenge and leisure. Savor the satisfaction of perfect color sorting from every level you conquer! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bobodoo.com/privacy.html

About

EST

Features
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Twelve cards sit on the table. Three of them fit together. Your job is to see which three before the clock runs out. EST is a free card game about patterns. The deck has 81 cards, and every card combines a count, a color, a shape, and a fill. Three cards make a set when each trait is the same on all three or different on all three. If one trait splits two-and-one, they are not a set. THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Solo 81: clear the whole deck against the clock. Play a run without hints and your best time goes to the Game Center leaderboard. • Quick 27: the 27 solid cards, nine on the table, for a shorter round. • Duel: race someone on one phone, or on two devices. Play online over Game Center, or offline over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when you have no signal. On iPad and an open iPhone Duo, four players share one table. LEARN THE RULE A six-step tutorial walks you through the four traits, a set that works, a set that does not, and a practice board. Open it again any time from the rules screen. EXPLORE THE MATH Every card is a point in four-dimensional space and every set is a line. Build a card from its four base-3 coordinates, then see which card completes any pair you pick. MAKE IT YOURS Pick a color theme and a fill style. Turn sound and haptics off when you want quiet. EST has no ads and no subscription, and nothing in the game is locked. There is one optional support purchase. It pays for maintenance and gives you a supporter mark, the Dusk card colors, a warm background setting, and early TestFlight builds when they are available. EST is open source. It is inspired by SET, the card game created by Marsha Falco, but uses its own name, artwork, and code. EST is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the makers of SET. Made for iPhone and iPad by Michell Zappa at Centaur Labs.

Screenshots

Nut Sort4 screens
EST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: EST at none against Nut Sort's shown. EST also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Nut Sort's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Nut Sort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EST sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nut Sort ships an update monthly, EST every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nut Sort versus EST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNut SortEST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBobodooCENTAUR LABS OU

Bugs and requests

Nut Sort

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Nut sorting promotion shown even when game is already owned

Requested features

1 request
  • Option to get ad-free version

EST

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nut Sort

One-time1
  • Remove Optional Ad$5.99
1 purchases

EST

One-time1
  • Support EST$9.99

Questions

Is Nut Sort free?
Nut Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EST free?
EST is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nut Sort or EST have ads?
Nut Sort shows ads; EST does not.
Which is updated more often, Nut Sort or EST?
Nut Sort ships an update monthly, and EST every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nut Sort was updated on October 25, 2026 and EST on October 25, 2026.

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