Pencil Mania vs Color Shape Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Mania
Engage in a satisfying sharpening frenzy by dropping sharpeners into moving slots to sharpen falling pencils. Clear lines before the next wave arrives in this fast-paced, fun game.
- Satisfying sharpening gameplay
- Drop sharpeners into moving slots
- Sharpen falling pencils
- Clear lines before waves hit
- Fast-paced action
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Slide it, load it, SHARPEN it! Welcome to Pencil Rush — a super-satisfying sharpening frenzy! Drop sharpeners into the moving slots and watch pencils fall in from above. Fill them up, sharpen them all, and clear the line before the next wave hits. Fast hands, sharp minds, endless fun!
Color Shape Sort
Engage in a satisfying puzzle experience where you swap colorful shapes to match and merge blocks. Strategically clear the board within a limited number of moves, overcoming challenges like icy blocks. This game offers pure brain-teasing fun with no distractions.
- Smart swap mechanic
- Strategic slots and merge system
- Satisfying visual feedback
- Ice-blocks and stoppers
- Pure brain puzzle gameplay
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Welcome to Color Shape Sort – the most satisfying puzzle you'll play this week. Swap colorful shapes across stacked blocks and turn them into solid colors. When all shapes in a block match, it transforms and moves to the slot. Pair two matching slots to merge them and clear the space. But think twice – you only get a limited number of moves. And beware of icy blocks that can’t be touched until they thaw. Key Features: • Smart swap mechanic – match by color and shape • Strategic slots and merge system • Satisfying visual feedback with stacking and clearing • Ice-blocks and other stoppers for added challenge • No boosters, no distractions – pure brain puzzle Can you clear all blocks before time and moves run out? Download now and prove your sorting skills!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Color Shape Sort at every 4 days against Pencil Mania's every 9 days. Pencil Mania's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 8). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Pencil Mania against 4.8 for Color Shape Sort. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 8 respectively.
Pencil Mania ships an update every 9 days, Color Shape Sort every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Mania | Color Shape Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Holago Games | Ela Game |
Customer experience
Pencil Mania
Color Shape Sort
In-app purchases
Pencil Mania
No in-app purchases
Color Shape Sort
No in-app purchases
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