Comparison

BubblePop Max vs Sorted

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

Head to head
About

BubblePop Max

Experience the satisfying sensation of popping bubble wrap with advanced haptic feedback. Engage in various game modes, build combos for score multipliers, and compete on leaderboards. Unlock achievements and enjoy a visually rich popping experience.

Highlights
  • Precision haptic feedback
  • 50 unique stage shapes
  • 7 timed round types
  • Endless popping mode
  • Overdrive combo system
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • 8 unlockable achievements
Features
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That satisfying snap when bubble wrap pops under your thumb — now on your iPhone with precision haptics you can actually feel. Press and hold. Feel the tension build. Release. Pop. Pop! turns your screen into the most satisfying bubble wrap experience ever made. Every single bubble responds with real-time haptic feedback powered by Core Haptics — not a generic vibration, but a crisp, tactile snap that matches the moment of release. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Stage Mode — 50 hand-crafted stages shaped like hearts, skulls, rockets, cats, trophies, Bitcoin, Pac-Man, and more. Earn up to 3 stars per stage and track your mastery across every shape. Random Mode — Bubbles spawn in random sizes and colors across 3 timed rounds. Seven round types keep you guessing: Classic, Bouncing, Auto-Pop, Shrinking, Color Match, Cascade, and Gravity. Chase your personal best. Endless Mode — No timer. No pressure. Just infinite, pure popping bliss. Build combos, trigger Overdrive, and zone out for as long as you want. OVERDRIVE SYSTEM Chain pops together to climb through 5 Overdrive levels — Spark, Blaze, Inferno, Supernova, and the legendary God Mode. Each level cranks up your score multiplier (up to 5x) and at the highest tiers, your pops explode outward and burst nearby bubbles in a chain reaction. COMPETE & COLLECT Climb Game Center leaderboards for Random Mode, Endless Mode, and Lifetime Pops. Unlock 8 achievements — including hidden ones you won't see coming. Every achievement triggers an animated banner with haptics and sound, right in the game. WHAT'S INSIDE - 50 pixel-art stages with iconic pop culture shapes - 7 bubble rarities including Golden and Rare - 7 round types with unique mechanics - 5 Overdrive levels with escalating multipliers and splash pops - Precision haptic feedback on every single interaction - Particle effects, pop animations, and chain-reaction explosions - Game Center leaderboards and 8 achievements - A hidden Easter egg for the curious - Light and dark mode support - Clean, native iOS design — no clutter, no gimmicks - One-time purchase to remove ads forever Built for iPhone. Designed to feel real. Download BubblePop Max and start popping.

About

Sorted

A fast-paced arcade game where players swipe trash into the correct bins to score points and prevent overflow. Master levels with unique power-ups and challenge yourself in survival mode. Quick sessions make it ideal for short breaks.

Highlights
  • One-swipe controls
  • Combo multipliers
  • Unique power-ups
  • Survival mode
  • World travel progression
  • 3-star level mastery
Features
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Swipe left to recycle. Swipe right to trash. Sort your way around the world! Sorted! is a cozy, quick-play puzzle game about keeping the pile under control. Trash keeps coming, the pile keeps growing, and every swipe counts. Chain matching items into combos, pop dangerous batteries, and clean up cities from New York to Bali. TRAVEL THE WORLD Clean up five countries: the USA, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. Every country has its own cities, hand-painted backdrops, music and local trash. Sort onigiri wrappers in Tokyo, krathongs in Bangkok and phin coffee filters in Hanoi. HOW YOU PLAY • One-swipe controls: left for recycling, right for trash. Easy to learn, hard to master. • Combos: tap 3 or more matching items to clear them all at once. • Hazards: scratch batteries to pop them for bonus points, and sort fast before the pile turns into a bomb. • Three-star levels: short levels made for quick breaks. Replay any level to perfect your score. • Survival mode: endless waves that keep speeding up. Every run earns stars that unlock new countries. • Postcards and stamps: finish a city to stamp it on your board. FREE TO PLAY, FAIR TO PLAY No account needed. Lives refill every 20 minutes, and a story level only costs a life if you lose it. Download Sorted! and start your world tour.

Screenshots

BubblePop Max4 screens
Sorted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sorted at none against BubblePop Max's 1. Sorted also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BubblePop Max sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sorted asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BubblePop Max against 5.0 for Sorted. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BubblePop Max ships an update every 2 weeks, Sorted every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BubblePop Max versus Sorted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblePop MaxSorted
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB257 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKledio MetolliMatthew Sparks

Customer experience

BubblePop Max

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sorted

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BubblePop Max

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Sorted

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BubblePop Max free?
BubblePop Max is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sorted free?
Sorted is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BubblePop Max or Sorted?
BubblePop Max and Sorted are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do BubblePop Max or Sorted have ads?
Both BubblePop Max and Sorted show ads.
Which is updated more often, BubblePop Max or Sorted?
BubblePop Max ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sorted every 6 days. Most recently, BubblePop Max was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sorted on November 6, 2026.

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