Comparison

Hotpot Go vs Fish Sort Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Hotpot Go

Engage your brain with a delicious 3D puzzle game that combines food sorting with cooking game elements. Pick and serve various ingredients from a boiling hot pot into matching plates, strategizing your moves to avoid filling temporary slots. Enjoy realistic visuals and satisfying gameplay.

Highlights
  • Food sorting gameplay
  • 3D puzzle mechanics
  • Cooking game inspiration
  • Realistic food ingredients
  • Match 3 elements
  • Satisfying puzzle effects
Features
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Welcome to Hot Pot Go, the tasty way to test your brain with logic, flavor, and fast-paced fun! If you're a foodie who loves cooking games, match puzzles, and free food games, you're in for a delicious treat. Pick up and serve everything, including all kinds of seafood, veggie, meat and fish cake, from the boiling jam hotpot in this juicy 3D puzzle game. Inspired by hit cooking games, Hot Pot Go brings the perfect blend of addictive food sorting game mechanics and satisfying taste match action — all in one delicious game! Gameplay Overview: You’ll need to collect tasty pieces of food from a mix in the hot pot and place them into matching plates. Think carefully before picking up pieces into temporary slots, or you’ll use up those slots quickly and lose the game! Let's sort all out of the jam! Juicy 3D Puzzle Game Style: Immerse yourself in realistic hot pot scenes and beautifully designed ingredients. You’ll feel like you’re right there at your favorite hot pot restaurant! Enjoy the tasty looking food and satisfying realistic 3D puzzle effects as you tap and sort foods into plates Match Game Meets Cooking Game: Mix the best of match 3 and food jam mechanics with the strategy of a food sorting game! You’ll enjoy a perfect blend of relaxation, satisfaction and mental challenge in a delicious food world. What’s on the Menu? Let's find out the most flavorful ingredients! Seafood delights Fresh veggie stacks Savory meat dishes Tasty fish cakes of all kinds. Various experiences of hotpot Ready for a cozy hot pot meal?

About

Fish Sort Puzzle

Organize a vibrant aquarium by tapping fish to guide them to their designated homes. Clear bubbles to make space and advance through levels. Manage a temporary holding area carefully to avoid game over.

Highlights
  • Tap fish to sort into aquariums
  • Clear bubbles to advance levels
  • Manage temporary holding area
  • Collect required fish types
  • Underwater adventure theme
Features
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Dive into an underwater adventure! Tap the fish and watch them swim into their new homes. Each aquarium displays the number of fish it needs. Collect the required amount of each type to complete the collection! Clear the bubbles below to make way for new ones from above. Eliminate all the bubbles to advance to the next level. Keep an eye on the temporary holding area! Any fish that don’t match the target types will go there. But beware, if it fills up, it’s all over! Ready to test your skills and sort all the aquatic creatures? Join the fun and see how far you can go!

Screenshots

Hotpot Go4 screens
Fish Sort Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fish Sort Puzzle at 4.9 against Hotpot Go's 4.5. Fish Sort Puzzle also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (28% vs 16%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Hotpot Go sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Fish Sort Puzzle sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fish Sort Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 19K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Hotpot Go's written reviews are positive against 28% of Fish Sort Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hotpot Go ships an update every 9 days, Fish Sort Puzzle fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hotpot Go versus Fish Sort Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotpot GoFish Sort Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12K ratings)4.9 (19K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews28.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K19K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#20 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size433 MB309 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZego Global Pte LtdShycheese

Customer experience

Hotpot Go

All ratings11,914 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews958 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral20.8%
Negative63.3%

Fish Sort Puzzle

All ratings16,082 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews435 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral11.5%
Negative60.5%

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Hotpot Go

One-time17
  • Travel Deal 1$0.99
  • Piggy Bank 2$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
Show 14 more
  • Coin Package 1$1.99
  • Travel Deal 2$2.99
  • Lucky Charm 2$2.99
  • Life Offer$3.99
  • Santa Surprise$4.99
  • Revive Package$4.99
  • Lucky Charm 3$5.99
  • Coin Package 2$7.99
  • Remove Ads Package$7.99
  • Battle Pass Package$9.99
  • Beginner Bundle$9.99
  • Remove Ads Package 2$11.99
  • Coin Package 3$14.99
  • Great Bundle$19.99
13 purchases

Fish Sort Puzzle

One-time13
  • Gold Pack 1$1.99
  • New Player Gift Pack$2.99
  • Pass Pack$4.99
Show 10 more
  • Bundle 1$4.99
  • Ad-free forever$7.99
  • Gold Pack 2$7.99
  • Bundle 2$9.99
  • Gold Pack 3$14.99
  • Bundle 3$24.99
  • Gold Pack 4$29.99
  • Bundle 4$49.99
  • Gold Pack 5$54.99
  • Gold Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Hotpot Go free?
Hotpot Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fish Sort Puzzle free?
Fish Sort Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hotpot Go or Fish Sort Puzzle?
Fish Sort Puzzle is rated higher. Hotpot Go averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Fish Sort Puzzle averages 4.9 from 19K ratings.
Do Hotpot Go or Fish Sort Puzzle have ads?
Both Hotpot Go and Fish Sort Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hotpot Go or Fish Sort Puzzle?
Hotpot Go ships an update every 9 days, and Fish Sort Puzzle fortnightly. Most recently, Hotpot Go was updated on October 28, 2026 and Fish Sort Puzzle on October 28, 2026.

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