Comparison

Sorting Stacks vs Hole Balls!

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

Head to head
About

Sorting Stacks

A fast-paced color-matching puzzle game where players launch colored characters to smash matching blocks. Strategize your launches to clear the grid before the timer runs out and avoid filling the board.

Highlights
  • Color-coded character launching
  • Matching block-smashing
  • Timed gameplay
  • Strategy-based challenges
  • Fast-paced action
Features
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Clear the blocks. Master the chaos. Welcome to Sorting Stacks!, a fast-paced color-matching puzzle where reflexes and strategy collide. Your mission is simple—yet addictively challenging: Load & Launch Vibrant character lines wait at the bottom. Tap and hold to send each color-coded character onto the moving conveyor. Time your release so they shoot through the correct launcher and smash matching blocks above. Shatter Every Block The top grid is packed with multicolored cubes. Match colors perfectly to blast them away before the timer runs out. One wrong move and the board fills up fast!

About

Hole Balls!

Features
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Hole Balls: The Satisfying Color Drop! Dive into a swirl of color and satisfying physics with Hole Balls! This puzzle experience is easy to pick up but hard to put down. Get ready to launch vibrant marble balls into a spinning funnel and watch them race towards their matching-colored holes! Simple to Play, Visually Mesmerizing Tap to launch your colored balls into the swirling funnel. Your goal is simple: strategically drop each ball so it rolls down and finds its corresponding colored pocket in the center. It’s a beautiful, mesmerizing cascade of color and motion! Key Features: Satisfying Swirl: Enjoy realistic physics as your balls spin, accelerate, and drop into the hole with a delightful ‘plop.’ Color-Matching Challenge: Keep your focus sharp! The funnel is constantly rotating, making the timing of your drops crucial. Bright & Casual Fun: Featuring a vibrant, 3D art style that makes every level a feast for the eyes. Perfect for a quick, relaxing break. Endless Levels: Discover new patterns and increasingly complex funnels as you progress. The matching challenge never ends! Download Hole Balls now and start your swirl! Can you achieve a perfect drop streak?

Screenshots

Sorting Stacks4 screens
Hole Balls!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sorting Stacks at fortnightly against Hole Balls!'s every 6 weeks. Hole Balls!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sorting Stacks ships an update fortnightly, Hole Balls! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sorting Stacks versus Hole Balls!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSorting StacksHole Balls!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB434 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEla GameKerim Bayindir

In-app purchases

None

Sorting Stacks

No in-app purchases

None

Hole Balls!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sorting Stacks free?
Sorting Stacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hole Balls! free?
Hole Balls! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sorting Stacks or Hole Balls! have ads?
Both Sorting Stacks and Hole Balls! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sorting Stacks or Hole Balls!?
Sorting Stacks ships an update fortnightly, and Hole Balls! every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sorting Stacks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hole Balls! on October 3, 2026.

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