ouch. thegame vs Nook Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ouch. thegame
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OUCH. is stupidly simple. Impossibly hard. Dangerously addictive. You're a glowing ball between two walls of spikes. Tap to dash to the other side. That's the whole game. You'll die in 2 seconds. Then you'll tap retry. And again. And again. No tutorials, no loading screens โ you're playing in one second. Instant death, instant retry. Starts easy, then the spikes come faster, from both sides, with smaller gaps. Good luck. NEW IN V2: Choose your nickname. Survive spike waves to level up โ each level faster than the last. Collect golden coins along the way. Every 5 coins earn you an extra life. You'll need it. The game roasts you when you die. Score 0? "did you even try?" Score 50? "you're not human" Screenshot your score. Share it. Prove it. Beat your friends. Beat your record. Beat the game. (Spoiler: you can't.) OUCH. โ you've been warned.
Nook Sort
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Book Nook is a cozy shelf-sorting puzzle. Drag the books on the right onto a matching shelf. Fill a shelf with one color and it locks. Clear every shelf to keep the shop. Forty campaign shelves get harder as you go. Today's nook is a fresh puzzle each day โ play to keep the streak. Coins buy hints, a shop cat, lamps, and nook skins. The first treat takes about three shelves. Stuck? Undo, take a hint, or open one extra empty shelf. Watch a short ad, or buy No Ads and skip the wait. The Starter Pack is coins, hints, and the After Hours nook. No accounts. Progress stays on this iPhone or iPad. Apple handles every purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ouch. thegame at none against Nook Sort's 2. ouch. thegame also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Nook Sort's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Nook Sort sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ouch. thegame asks for nothing beyond the download.
ouch. thegame ships an update every 2 weeks, Nook Sort weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ouch. thegame | Nook Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heiko Limbach | VITALII HUK |
In-app purchases
ouch. thegame
No in-app purchases
Nook Sort
- Starter Pack$2.99
- No Ads$4.99









