Comparison

Sortue vs Gradl

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Seamless gradient puzzles
  • Instant play, no loading
  • Zero ads and no subscriptions
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Minimalist design
Features
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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.

About

Gradl

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sortue4 screens
Gradl4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Sortue ships an update weekly, Gradl every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sortue versus Gradl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSortueGradl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAKINALP FIDANTigran Sahakyan

In-app purchases

None

Sortue

No in-app purchases

None

Gradl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sortue free?
Sortue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gradl free?
Gradl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sortue or Gradl have ads?
Neither Sortue nor Gradl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sortue or Gradl?
Sortue ships an update weekly, and Gradl every 4 days. Most recently, Sortue was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gradl on October 31, 2026.

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