Sortue vs Gradl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sortue
This game offers a peaceful escape by letting you arrange colored tiles into seamless gradients. Enjoy instant play with no ads or subscriptions, and an endless supply of procedurally generated levels. It's designed to help you relax and find your center.
- Seamless gradient puzzles
- Instant play, no loading
- Zero ads and no subscriptions
- Procedurally generated levels
- Adaptive difficulty
- Minimalist design
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Bring a little order to a world of color. Sortue is a relaxing color puzzle where you swap tiles to restore beautiful gradients. Look closely, compare neighboring shades, and watch the colors fall into place. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Casual Set your own pace. Choose a grid size from 4x4 to 12x12, preview the finished gradient, and use hints when you need a little guidance. Precision Make every move count. Complete each puzzle within a move limit as the grids grow with your progress. Pure Trust your eye for color. Solve without hints, solution previews, or marks that reveal correctly placed tiles. A NEW BLEND WITH EVERY PUZZLE Explore soft pastels, rich blues, warm sunset tones, and more. Generated gradients bring fresh color combinations to your next puzzle. SMALL DETAILS, SATISFYING MOMENTS • Swap tiles by tapping or dragging. • Use the fixed corners to guide your arrangement. • Enjoy ambient music and tactile feedback. • Play offline on iPhone and iPad. Whether you want a gentle color break or a closer test of your perception, there is a way to play that fits your mood. Find your flow. Restore the harmony.
Gradl
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If you like colors, puzzles and to take your time with no rush, this game is for you! Gradl has levels for each day starting from January 1, 2025 and a new level is published every day to make sure you always have a puzzle to solve. When you open the app with internet access all the published puzzles are downloaded and saved on your device and after that you can play OFFLINE! So if you're on a plane, in mountains or on an uninhabited island in the middle of the ocean, you can still fight your boredom by solving a couple of Gradl puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gradl at 15.1 against Sortue's 17.6. On price, update cadence, 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.
Sortue ships an update weekly, Gradl every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sortue | Gradl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AKINALP FIDAN | Tigran Sahakyan |
In-app purchases
Sortue
No in-app purchases
Gradl
No in-app purchases









