Comparison

Mine Tactics vs Crowd Sorter

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

Head to head
About

Mine Tactics

Deploy miners to break blocks and collect resources in this strategic puzzle game. Overcome obstacles and manage space with careful planning to complete hundreds of handcrafted levels. Experience unique mechanics and stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • Strategic puzzle mechanics
  • Resource collection
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Unlockable dock slots
  • Linked barracks
Features
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Welcome to Mine Tactics – the ultimate puzzle strategy game! Plan your moves carefully as you deploy miners to break blocks and collect valuable resources. Each level presents new challenges that require careful thinking and smart strategy. How to Play? Choose a Miner Barrack matching the front row blocks Place it on a Dock Slot to deploy miners Miners break the same-colored Mine Blocks Overcome tricky obstacles like Ice Blocks, Cages, and Mushrooms Avoid running out of space—strategic placement is key! Features: * Unique strategic puzzle mechanics * Challenging obstacles to keep gameplay exciting * Linked Barracks that must move together * Unlockable dock slots for better planning * Stunning visuals and smooth animations * Hundreds of handcrafted levels Are you ready to become a master strategist? Download Mine Tactics now and take on the ultimate mining challenge!

About

Crowd Sorter

Guide stickmen into a black hole by making strategic moves. Complete challenging levels with unique features, aiming to finish with the fewest moves possible. Lose if you run out of moves before clearing the stage.

Highlights
  • Guide stickmen into a black hole
  • Minimize moves to complete levels
  • Challenging levels with unique features
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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Suck all the stickmen into the black hole. Your task is to do it in as few moves as possible. If you run out of moves, you lose. Many different levels with a large number of different features are waiting for you. It's not as easy as it may seem at the beginning. Good luck.

Screenshots

Mine Tactics4 screens
Crowd Sorter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Tactics at none against Crowd Sorter's 10. Mine Tactics also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Crowd Sorter's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crowd Sorter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Tactics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mine Tactics against 5.0 for Crowd Sorter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mine Tactics has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Tactics ships an update monthly, Crowd Sorter weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Mine Tactics versus Crowd Sorter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine TacticsCrowd Sorter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB226 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperYASAR DALAKFiedosieiev Nikita

Customer experience

Mine Tactics

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crowd Sorter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mine Tactics

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Crowd Sorter

One-time10
  • STARTER PACK$1.99
  • REMOVE ADS$8.99
  • 4000$9.99
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  • REMOVE ADS BUNDLE$11.99
  • PROFESSIONAL PACK$11.99
  • 9000$19.99
  • 25000$49.99
  • MASTER PACK$49.99
  • 60000$99.99
  • MEGA PACK$119.99

Questions

Is Mine Tactics free?
Mine Tactics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crowd Sorter free?
Crowd Sorter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mine Tactics or Crowd Sorter?
Mine Tactics and Crowd Sorter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mine Tactics or Crowd Sorter have ads?
Mine Tactics shows ads; Crowd Sorter does not.
Which is updated more often, Mine Tactics or Crowd Sorter?
Mine Tactics ships an update monthly, and Crowd Sorter weekly. Most recently, Mine Tactics was updated on October 13, 2026 and Crowd Sorter on October 12, 2026.

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