Comparison

Card Sort vs Icon Sort

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

Head to head
About

Card Sort

A relaxing puzzle game where you organize cards by color, type, or theme. It offers a "Zen" break with IQ-boosting challenges and stress-relieving visuals. Enjoy the full game for free, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Card categorization puzzles
  • IQ-boosting challenges
  • Stress relief gameplay
  • Offline play supported
  • Minimalist visuals
  • Free to play
Features
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Experience the pure satisfaction of bringing order to chaos. Card Sort is a beautifully designed puzzle game that challenges you to categorize, match, and organize cards by color, type, or theme. It’s the perfect "Zen" break for your busy day. Why you’ll love Card Sort: Pure Satisfaction: Feel that "click" of joy as you perfectly organize every deck. IQ-Boosting Puzzles: Challenge your spatial reasoning and organizational skills. 100% Free: No hidden costs, no pay-to-win. Enjoy the full game for free. Play Anywhere: No Wi-Fi? No problem! Play offline during your commute, on a flight, or in the park. Stress Relief: Calm, minimalist visuals and smooth animations designed to help you unwind. How to Play: Tap to move cards into the matching category. Follow the prompt to sort by theme, type, or color. Relax and enjoy the flow as the puzzles get more rewarding! Find your focus and start sorting today. Download Card Sort for FREE!

About

Icon Sort

Engage your pattern recognition and logic skills in this vibrant puzzle game. Rearrange assorted icons into matching groups to create harmony on the board. Hundreds of levels offer a relaxing yet challenging experience with clean visuals and a calming soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Pattern recognition challenges
  • Logic skill development
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Clean, minimalist visuals
  • Calming soundtrack
  • Unlockable themes
Features
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A sleek and engaging puzzle game that challenges your pattern recognition and logic skills! Dive into a vibrant grid filled with assorted icons—each with unique shapes, colors, and styles. Your goal is simple yet absorbing: carefully rearrange the icons into groups of similar designs, creating perfect harmony across the board. With hundreds of handcrafted levels, the puzzles evolve from cozy and intuitive to mind-bendingly intricate. Trace connections, spot subtle details, and sort smartly—but watch out! Moves are limited, and time may be ticking in special challenge modes. Clean, minimalist visuals and a calming soundtrack make Icon Sortthe perfect escape for quick mental refreshes or long immersive sessions. Whether you’re a casual player or a dedicated puzzle enthusiast, sort your way to satisfaction and unlock beautiful themes as you progress. Ready to sort, match, and relax?

Screenshots

Card Sort4 screens
Icon Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Icon Sort at 4.7 against Card Sort's 3.8. Icon Sort also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Card Sort sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Icon Sort sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Icon Sort holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Icon Sort has 1.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Card Sort versus Icon Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard SortIcon Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings41.3K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB275 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolarPlay GamesTalefun

Customer experience

Card Sort

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Icon Sort

All ratings1,147 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative46.2%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Card Sort

One-time7
  • Super Card Pack A$2.99
  • Card Pack B$7.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
Show 4 more
  • Card Pack C$14.99
  • Card Pack D$29.99
  • Card Pack E$54.99
  • Card Pack F$99.99
5 purchases

Icon Sort

One-time5
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Remove Ads 3$3.99
  • Coin Pack 2$7.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99

Questions

Is Card Sort free?
Card Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Icon Sort free?
Icon Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Sort or Icon Sort?
Icon Sort is rated higher. Card Sort averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Icon Sort averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Card Sort or Icon Sort have ads?
Both Card Sort and Icon Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Sort or Icon Sort?
Card Sort ships an update weekly, and Icon Sort weekly. Most recently, Card Sort was updated on October 31, 2026 and Icon Sort on October 31, 2026.

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