Sorting Stacks vs Bead Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Color-coded character launching
- Matching block-smashing
- Timed gameplay
- Strategy-based challenges
- Fast-paced action
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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!
Bead Factory
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Tap to throw the beads onto the conveyor belt... but make sure you do it in the right order! ... and don't put too many on at once! Relaxing and fun! Fill the containers to beat the levels. Can you reach Level 33?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bead Factory at weekly against Sorting Stacks's fortnightly. Bead Factory also leads on 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sorting Stacks ships an update fortnightly, Bead Factory weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sorting Stacks | Bead Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 228 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ela Game | Carlton Forrester |
In-app purchases
Sorting Stacks
No in-app purchases
Bead Factory
No in-app purchases
