Comparison

Card Sort vs Category Topic

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 minimalist visuals. Play offline and enjoy the full game for free.

Highlights
  • Categorize and organize cards
  • Match by color, type, or theme
  • IQ-boosting spatial reasoning challenges
  • Minimalist visuals and smooth animations
  • Offline play supported
  • 100% 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

Category Topic

Engage in a cozy tile-sorting puzzle game where you match cute mahjong-style tiles to their correct categories. Explore diverse topics and categories, solve increasingly challenging puzzles, and train your brain with satisfying gameplay.

Highlights
  • Mahjong-inspired tile sorting
  • Diverse topics and categories
  • Hundreds of brain-training levels
  • Cute, colorful tile designs
  • Helpful boosters
  • Satisfying animations
Features
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Category Topic: Mahjong Sort is the cozy sort game where you sort cute tiles by category! Explore a colorful assortment of topics and categories, sort it into the right group, and become the ultimate sorter. Love mahjong and sort games? Start sorting now! Every tile belongs to a topic — animals, food, holidays, jobs, sports, vehicles, fantasy characters, and more. Look carefully, think ahead, and sort each mahjong tile into the matching category to clear the board one group at a time. It's a fresh mix of mahjong-style matching, category sorting, and brain-teasing puzzle fun. As you progress, the puzzles get trickier with new categories, limited spaces, and clever tile arrangements. If you can see a tile and instantly sort it where it belongs, the satisfying assortment of levels will keep you hooked. How To Play Tap a tile and sort it into the matching topic slot Group every tile in the same category to clear it Use empty spaces wisely to uncover hidden tiles Plan each move and sort smart before you run out of moves Clear all the categories to win the level! Features Relaxing mahjong-inspired tile sorting gameplay A huge assortment of topics, themes, and categories to master Hundreds of brain-training levels for every puzzle lover Cute, colorful tile designs and smooth, satisfying animations Helpful boosters to sort it out during tricky moments Become the fastest tile sorter with sharp eyes and smart planning Perfect for quick breaks or long, relaxing sort games sessions If you enjoy mahjong games, tile-matching games, sorting puzzles, or relaxing brain games, Category Topic: Mahjong Sort is made for you. Sort the tiles, match the topics, and become the #1 sorter in town. See a tile, sort it, and clear every category! Whether you're a casual player or a hardcore puzzle fan, this is one of the most satisfying sort games out there. Grab a colorful assortment of topics, train your brain, and start sorting today — download Category Topic: Mahjong Sort now!

Screenshots

Card Sort4 screens
Category Topic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Category Topic at 5.0 against Card Sort's 3.8. Category Topic also leads on ratings volume (191 vs 4). 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 Category Topic sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Category Topic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Category Topic has 191 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Sort ships an update weekly, Category Topic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Card Sort versus Category Topic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard SortCategory Topic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (191 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4191 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB409 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSolarPlay GamesSAMZU LIMITED

Customer experience

Card Sort

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

Category Topic

All ratings191 ratings
Positive99.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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
13 purchases

Category Topic

One-time13
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Revive$4.99
  • No Ads Package 1$7.99
Show 10 more
  • Coin Pack 2$7.99
  • No Ads Package 2$9.99
  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$14.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99
  • Mega Bundle$19.99
  • Ultra Bundle$29.99
  • Coin Pack 4$29.99
  • Coin Pack 5$54.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99

Questions

Is Card Sort free?
Card Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Category Topic free?
Category Topic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Sort or Category Topic?
Category Topic is rated higher. Card Sort averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Category Topic averages 5.0 from 191 ratings.
Do Card Sort or Category Topic have ads?
Both Card Sort and Category Topic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Sort or Category Topic?
Card Sort ships an update weekly, and Category Topic every 9 days. Most recently, Card Sort was updated on October 31, 2026 and Category Topic on November 1, 2026.

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