Comparison

Pencil Quest vs Sharpener Jam

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

Head to head
About

Pencil Quest

Features
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Welcome to Pencil Quest, a vibrant sorting puzzle that challenges your logic and space management skills! Tap to move pencil-filled boxes into limited slots and sort them by color to complete each challenge. Gameplay: Tap to Move: Send boxes to top slots with a simple tap—be strategic with limited space. Swap and Sort: Rearrange pencils between boxes to match colors and fill each box correctly. Clear the Board: Once a box is filled with a single color, it disappears to make room for more. Stacking Mechanic: Boxes overlap and stack—plan your sorting carefully! Features: Bright and Satisfying: Enjoy eye-catching colors and smooth animations. Space Puzzle Twist: Limited top slots and stacking keep the challenge fresh. One-Tap Controls: Easy to learn, hard to master. Progressive Levels: New patterns, tighter spaces, and trickier layouts as you go! Download Pencil Box Sort now and master the art of color sorting and space control!

About

Sharpener Jam

Features
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Sharpener Jam is a fun and addictive puzzle game where you try to clear the board by matching colored pencils with the correct sharpeners. Each sharpener can only shave pencils of its own color. Sharpeners can only move when the path in front of them is clear and can reach the pencils. As you shave pencil pieces, the board gets cleaner — but be careful! One wrong move can block the holder.

Screenshots

Pencil Quest4 screens
Sharpener Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pencil Quest and Sharpener Jam are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pencil Quest versus Sharpener Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPencil QuestSharpener Jam
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTINKERBOX YAZILIM SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI3A YAPIM VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Pencil Quest

No in-app purchases

None

Sharpener Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pencil Quest free?
Pencil Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sharpener Jam free?
Sharpener Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pencil Quest or Sharpener Jam have ads?
Both Pencil Quest and Sharpener Jam show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pencil Quest or Sharpener Jam?
Pencil Quest ships an update every 3 days, and Sharpener Jam every 3 days. Most recently, Pencil Quest was updated on September 19, 2026 and Sharpener Jam on September 9, 2026.

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