Comparison

One Line vs Ball Sort

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

Head to head
About

One Line

Recreate intricate line patterns by strategically moving connected dots on a grid. This puzzle game challenges your spatial reasoning and planning skills as you match target designs. Utilize undo, reset, and hint features to navigate increasingly complex arrangements.

Highlights
  • Move connected dots on a grid
  • Recreate target patterns
  • Solve spatial puzzles
  • Undo and reset moves
  • Use in-game hints
  • Progress through complex designs
Features
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Recreate line patterns by moving connected dots into the correct positions. Each level presents a target design and a set of connected points on a grid. Drag the dots to change the arrangement of the lines, then compare your result with the pattern shown above the board. Finding the solution requires careful observation and an understanding of how each movement affects the complete shape. The puzzles begin with straightforward arrangements before introducing more detailed designs that require additional planning. If a move does not work as expected, use the undo or reset controls to try a different approach. Hints are also available when you need some guidance. Features: • Move connected dots across a grid • Recreate the target shown in each level • Solve a sequence of spatial pattern puzzles • Undo individual moves or reset the board • Use hints when you need assistance • Progress through increasingly detailed arrangements • Play with simple drag controls Examine the connections, consider each position, and discover how to form every pattern.

About

Ball Sort

A brain-training puzzle game where players sort colored balls into tubes. It offers hundreds of challenging levels that require strategy and focus, with simple tap controls and relaxing visuals.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of challenging puzzles
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Simple tap controls
  • Relaxing visuals and animations
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Your goal is simple: sort the colored balls into tubes so that each tube contains only one color. But don’t be fooled—levels quickly become more challenging and require strategy, focus, and smart moves. *Train your brain with hundreds of increasingly difficult puzzles *Simple controls – just tap to move balls between tubes *Relaxing gameplay with satisfying visuals and smooth animations *Multiple difficulty levels from easy to expert Can you solve them all?

Screenshots

One Line4 screens
Ball Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: One Line at 4.7 against Ball Sort's 4.1. One Line also leads on ratings volume (296 vs 28). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

One Line holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Line has 296 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Line ships an update monthly, Ball Sort every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
One Line versus Ball Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne LineBall Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (296 ratings) — better4.1 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews—45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings296 — better28
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size341 MB195 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGimica GmbHApperfun

Customer experience

One Line

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ball Sort

All ratings27 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral18.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

One Line

No in-app purchases

None

Ball Sort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Line free?
One Line is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ball Sort free?
Ball Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, One Line or Ball Sort?
One Line is rated higher. One Line averages 4.7 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while Ball Sort averages 4.1 from 28 ratings.
Do One Line or Ball Sort have ads?
Both One Line and Ball Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, One Line or Ball Sort?
One Line ships an update monthly, and Ball Sort every 3 weeks. Most recently, One Line was updated on November 9, 2026 and Ball Sort on November 9, 2026.

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