Comparison

Step Escape vs Chroma Sort

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

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Step Escape

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Run. Think fast. Survive. Step Escape is a fast-paced adventure runner where every step matters. Navigate dangerous paths, avoid deadly traps, and stay one move ahead of the unstoppable rolling boulder chasing you. In a mysterious ancient temple filled with lava, puzzles, and collapsing platforms, your reflexes and timing are the only way out. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://lexifyedu.net/privacy

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Chroma Sort

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Pour one color onto a DIFFERENT color and the two blend into a new one โ€” permanently. Every one of Chroma Sort's 240 levels is built on that single irreversible rule. THE ORDER IS THE GOAL Every level names an order along the top: how many tubes of each color it wants. Two blue, one orange, one purple. Fill exactly that and the level is won. The goal is not "tidy the rack", it is "fill the order". THREE COLORS MAKE SIX Red, yellow and blue are what you are dealt. Orange, green and purple can only be made: โ€ข red + yellow = orange โ€ข yellow + blue = green โ€ข red + blue = purple A blend is final โ€” a blended color never blends again โ€” so the moment you make one, that tube is committed. Make three greens when the order wanted two and the level can no longer be won. The game says so the moment it happens instead of letting you play on for twenty moves. EVERY LEVEL HAS A SOLUTION, AND IT WAS PROVEN 240 handcrafted levels. Each one was built backwards from a solution the solver found and checked, and its order is read off that same path โ€” so what a level asks for is always reachable. Boards are seeded from the level number: level 88 is the same board on every device. THE RAMP Level 1: five tubes, four units each, one blend to make. Level 240: twelve tubes, six units, three blends and a single spare tube to work in. Space is what you run out of, not colors โ€” a blend eats free space while it happens. SIX STATIONS OF ONE WORKSHOP Mixing Bench, Wash Room, Pigment Cellar, Drying Loft, Night Studio, Conservatory. Each has its own backdrop and its own music, and the map cycles through them every 18 levels. Past 240 an endless tail keeps generating fresh boards. A HINT THAT SAYS WHY Hint does not just point at a pour, it tells you what the pour is for: "this finishes a tube", "you need green โ€” this board cannot be finished without it", "this empties a tube; space is what you keep running out of". Undo takes back the last pour. Reveal makes the suggested move for you. 32 TUBES ON THE BENCH Apothecary glass, a copper-footed flask, a moon vial, an iron cage, a candy jar, cut crystal. Four are yours from first launch; the rest are collected as you play. 32 workshop portraits to wear, too. โ€ข Daily Play with a streak, plus missions, achievements and a global leaderboard โ€ข No countdown and no move limit โ€” stars reward a tight solve, they never punish a slow one โ€ข Plays offline; only the leaderboard needs a connection โ€ข Family-friendly: non-violent, no chat โ€ข Eight languages Privacy Policy: https://tdzstudio.web.app/chroma_sort/privacy Terms of Use: https://tdzstudio.web.app/chroma_sort/terms

Screenshots

Step Escape4 screens
Chroma Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Step Escape at none against Chroma Sort's 8. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Chroma Sort sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Step Escape asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Step Escape versus Chroma Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep EscapeChroma Sort
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size243 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuy HoangDan Tran

In-app purchases

None

Step Escape

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Chroma Sort

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Club3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time7
  • 100 Drops$0.99
  • 300 Drops$1.99
  • 700 Drops$3.99
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  • 1600 Drops$7.99
  • Lamplight Pack$9.99
  • Workshop Fittings Pack$9.99
  • Master's Cabinet Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Step Escape free?
Step Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chroma Sort free?
Chroma Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Step Escape or Chroma Sort have ads?
Both Step Escape and Chroma Sort show ads.

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