SortFlow vs Chroma Dunes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
SortFlow
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SortFlow is a relaxing water-sort puzzle. Pour colored liquids between tubes until each tube holds a single color. โข Four ways to play: Standard, Classic (the traditional rules), Time Attack and Zen โข Hundreds of handcrafted puzzles across eight difficulty tiers, up to Legendary โข A new Daily Challenge every day, with streaks and trophy celebrations โข Weekly Leagues: earn XP in any mode, climb from Bronze to Diamond, and claim coins every Monday โข Leaderboards in the app for every mode and difficulty, Global or Friends, plus Game Center achievements โข Daily and weekly quests with coins to claim โข Challenge a friend: share a puzzle and see who scores higher on the same board โข Level up, earn coins, and unlock themes, tube skins, sound packs and win celebrations โข Leave any puzzle and resume right where you left off โ all modes save automatically โข Build combo streaks with a burning combo counter and sound effects โข Play offline, anytime No pressure, no clutter โ just satisfying, colorful logic.
Chroma Dunes
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Chroma Dunes is a falling-block color arcade powered by real cellular-automata sand physics. A single-color piece drops, hits the floor, and shatters into thousands of loose grains that pile, flow, and settle like real sand. THE CORE MOVE Bridge one color from the left wall to the right wall. The entire bridge bursts, the grains above it collapse, and the chain reaction sets up your next combo. Stack smart, plan your bridges, and ride the cascade. THREE DIFFICULTIES - Easy: big, slow, forgiving pieces and 4 colors. A relaxed place to learn the bridge. - Medium: smaller, faster pieces, 5 colors, and the occasional mud block to clear. - Hard: small, fast pieces, mud, and 3 colors that MIX. Touch red and yellow and the grains turn orange; yellow and blue make green; red and blue make purple. Mixed-color bridges pay a bonus multiplier, but a careless mix can wreck your plan. Color mixing is Hard mode's signature layer. MODES - Endless / Arcade: chase your high score as the pace climbs. - Sprint: clear or die. Burst a bridge before the timer runs out, and the window keeps shrinking. - Daily: one shared target for everyone, every day, with a streak to protect. PROGRESS AND COSMETICS Earn coins from games, daily missions, and achievements, then spend them in the shop. 16 cosmetics across four axes: burst effects, board frames, backgrounds, and grain styles (one free in each axis). Plus 10 color themes, including pastel, galaxy, mono, spectrum, CMY, earth, two flag themes, and a colorblind-friendly palette. ALSO INSIDE - 3 daily missions and a set of achievements - Per-difficulty local leaderboards - Hold piece and a next-piece preview PLAYER-RESPECTFUL No mid-game ads. No banners. After a game over you can choose an optional rewarded continue, but it is never forced. A one-time Remove Ads purchase is available if you want it. ACCESSIBILITY Colorblind-friendly palette and a reduce-motion option. Full English and Turkish. From Birkin Apps, makers of Zen Dunes. Chroma Dunes reuses the same falling-sand engine, tuned for fast, satisfying, combo-driven play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SortFlow at none against Chroma Dunes's shown. Chroma Dunes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. SortFlow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Chroma Dunes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SortFlow ships an update every 5 days, Chroma Dunes every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SortFlow | Chroma Dunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac Cocar | suleyman gokhan birkin |
In-app purchases
SortFlow
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 1,800 Coins$2.99
- 4,000 Coins$4.99
Chroma Dunes
- Remove Ads$1.99









