Color Sort Zen vs Sortlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Color Sort Zen
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Your brain deserves better than doom-scrolling. BallSort is the beautifully simple colour-sorting puzzle that keeps your mind gently engaged while your body completely relaxes. No timers. No pressure. No ads. No subscriptions. Just pure, satisfying puzzle play ā anytime, anywhere, even offline. HOW TO PLAY ⢠Tap a tube to pick up the top ball ⢠Tap another tube to place it ⢠Sort until each tube holds only one colour ⢠That's it ā simple to learn, delightful to master WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT ⢠100+ handcrafted levels from easy to mind-bending ⢠100% offline ā perfect for flights, road trips, and commutes ⢠No ads, no in-app purchases ā pay once, play forever ⢠Calming, beautiful design that feels like a meditation ⢠The magical Chameleon Ball ā a wildcard that transforms to match any colour GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN Research shows that light puzzle play builds cognitive reserve, exercises working memory, and induces a restorative flow state ā all while feeling like pure relaxation. BallSort lives in that sweet spot between rest and stimulation. ONE PRICE. NO TRICKS. $1.99. That's it. Less than a coffee, more zen than a spa day. No subscriptions. No hidden costs. Yours forever. Download BallSort and turn every quiet moment into something wonderful.
Sortlock
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Sortlock is a colour-sort puzzle with a brain. Pour balls between flasks until each flask holds a single colour ā the satisfying sort you already love. The twist: some balls are hidden under a "?", and you have to DEDUCE their colour before you move. No guessing, no luck ā just clean logic. Every board is built by a solver that guarantees exactly one logical solution, so a hidden ball can always be worked out from the clues: colour counts, flask rules and the balls you've already revealed. Think Sort Ć Minesweeper Ć Mastermind, in one calm puzzle. HOW TO PLAY ⢠Tap a flask, then another, to pour the top ball across. ⢠Make every flask a single colour to solve the board. ⢠Some balls are hidden ("?") ā read the clues and deduce their colour. ⢠Every level is guaranteed solvable by logic alone. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT ⢠A real deduction layer ā not another mindless tap-sorter. ⢠Adaptive difficulty keeps you in the zone: the engine learns your pace and tunes colours, hidden balls and empty flasks to you. ⢠Endless, always-solvable content ā boards are generated on the fly, never a dead end. ⢠Colour-blind friendly: every colour also shows a letter (R/B/G/Yā¦); hidden is "?". A BOARD FOR THE WHOLE WORLD ⢠One shared Daily Board every day ā the exact same puzzle for everyone. ⢠Climb the daily ranking: fewest moves, then fastest time. ⢠No spoilers ā share a clean result card and a unique link to your run. ECHO DUELS ā DEDUCTION, HEAD TO HEAD ⢠Race a rival's "echo": an asynchronous replay of how someone else cracked today's board. ⢠Get matched to your skill, or challenge a friend with a 6-character code. ⢠Win on fewer moves and tighter reasoning ā no real-time servers needed. CALM BY DESIGN ⢠No timers on normal play, no pressure, no dark patterns. ⢠Plays fully offline ā the daily board and duels are the only online extras. ⢠Free to play: no ads and no in-app purchases in this version. Sortlock is made for quiet, thoughtful moments: a coffee break, a commute, or winding down before bed. Sort blind, think it through, and find your flow. Privacy Policy: https://sortlock.shurco.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://sortlock.shurco.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sortlock at Free against Color Sort Zen's $0.99. Sortlock also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Color Sort Zen's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Sortlock is free to download; Color Sort Zen costs $0.99 up front. Color Sort Zen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sortlock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Color Sort Zen | Sortlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free ā better |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac ā better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | VINICIUS RIEGO SILVA | Dmitry Shurco |
In-app purchases
Color Sort Zen
- 10 Hint Credits$0.99
Sortlock
- Pack Small$0.99
- Pack Medium$2.99
- Pack Large$4.99
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