Cup Flow vs Sharp Pencils
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cup Flow
Engage in a color-matching and sorting puzzle where you tap cups to send them to their correct targets. As levels advance, face increasing challenges with new obstacles, limited space, and time constraints to test your strategic thinking.
- Color matching and sorting
- Tap and send cup mechanics
- Progressive level difficulty
- Obstacles and time pressure
- Logic and strategy testing
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Welcome to Cup Flow, the ultimate color-matching and sorting puzzle challenge! Tap and send cups to their correct targets. Sounds easy? Think again! As the levels progress, new obstacles, tighter spaces, and time pressure will test your logic and strategy skills.
Sharp Pencils
This is a puzzle game where players tap sharpeners in a specific order to sharpen pencils. Players must clear sharpeners before the holder fills up and overcome various obstacles. Strategic tapping is key to solving the puzzles.
- Tap sharpeners in correct order
- Sharpen pencils by matching colors
- Clear sharpeners before holder fills
- Overcome obstacles
- Solve tied sharpeners
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Sharp Pencils; Tap the sharpeners on the board in the correct order, send them to the holder, and sharpen the pencils piece by piece by matching colors. Every move matters. Clear all sharpeners before the holder fills up, overcome obstacles, and solve mysterious and tied sharpeners. One tap in the wrong order… and everything can change.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cup Flow at none against Sharp Pencils's shown. Cup Flow also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
Cup Flow ships an update every 2 days, Sharp Pencils every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cup Flow | Sharp Pencils |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 304 MB | 284 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZiNKY OYUN YAZILIM ANONiM SiRKETi | 3A YAPIM VE YAZILIM DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI |
In-app purchases
Cup Flow
No in-app purchases
Sharp Pencils
No in-app purchases
