Category Sort vs Bubble Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Category Sort
A relaxing emoji puzzle game where you sort memojis into their correct categories. Progress through increasingly challenging levels that test your logic and decision-making skills with colorful visuals and smooth gameplay.
- Match memojis by category
- Intuitive sorting mechanics
- Increasing puzzle difficulty
- Colorful visuals
- Relaxing yet challenging gameplay
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Category Sort is a fun and relaxing Solitaire-style emoji puzzle game where you match memojis based on their categories. Carefully observe each memoji and place it in the correct group to create perfect matches. As you progress, levels become more challenging with new categories, limited space, and tricky arrangements that test your logic and decision-making skills. The gameplay is simple to learn but offers increasing depth, making it enjoyable for both casual players and puzzle lovers. With colorful memojis, smooth interactions, and satisfying matches, Category Sort delivers a rewarding and brain-teasing experience. Features: Match memojis according to their categories Easy-to-learn, intuitive sorting mechanics Increasing difficulty with smarter puzzles Colorful visuals and smooth gameplay Relaxing yet challenging puzzle experience Sort smart, match right, and clear every level!
Bubble Match
A relaxing connect puzzle game where you group cute characters by their hidden associations. Test your observation and logic skills across hundreds of levels. Perfect for quick, brain-training sessions.
- Cute character bubbles
- Smart association puzzles
- Hundreds of unique levels
- Relaxing brain training
- Logic and sorting challenges
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Bubble Match is a fresh connect puzzle game where every bubble hides a cute and unique character. Look closely, find the shared traits, and group characters by their hidden associations. Some groups are easy to spot. Others will test your observation skills, logic, and attention to detail. Each level gives you a new board of colorful bubble characters. Tap, think, connect, and clear the puzzle by finding the right categories. Why you’ll love Bubble Match: • Cute and unique character bubbles • Smart association puzzles • Simple to play, challenging to master • Hundreds of unique levels • A relaxing brain puzzle for quick sessions • Great for fans of logic, sorting, matching, and category games Train your brain, sharpen your eyes, and discover the hidden links in every bubble.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bubble Match at 47% against Category Sort's 32%. Bubble Match also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Category Sort's advantage is chart position (#54 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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. Category Sort sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Bubble Match sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubble Match holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10K and 7.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Category Sort's written reviews are positive against 47% of Bubble Match's.
Category Sort ships an update fortnightly, Bubble Match weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Category Sort | Bubble Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10K ratings) | 4.9 (7.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews | 47.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | 7.7K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #54 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 809 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lion Studios Plus | MagicLab |
Customer experience
Category Sort
Bubble Match
In-app purchases
Category Sort
- Pack 1$1.99
- Starter Bundle$2.99
- Revive Bundle$4.99
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- Pack 2$7.99
- No Ads$9.99
- Small Pack$9.99
- No Ads Bundle$9.99
- Battle Pass VIP$9.99
- Pack 3$14.99
- Medium Pack$19.99
- Large Pack$29.99
Bubble Match
- Welcome Pack$1.99
- Handful of Coins$1.99
- Scout Pack$2.99
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- Inspector Pack$4.99
- Special Seasonal Offer!$6.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
- Pocket of Coins$7.99
- Detective Pack$9.99
- Pouch of Coins$14.99
- Agent Pack$19.99
- Master Pack$39.99
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