Layer by Layers vs Gumball!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Layer by Layers
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Layer by Layer is a relaxing block sorting puzzle where every tap matters. Tap colorful blocks, sort them by color, and complete each tile layer by layer. Fill the board with the right pieces, clear each area, and unlock new colors as the puzzle opens up. Simple to play, satisfying to solve. Enjoy calm gameplay, clean visuals, and clever block puzzles with new challenges like ice, layers, shutters, and screw blocks. Tap, sort, relax, and complete every layer.
Gumball!
A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colorful gumballs into prize capsules. Enjoy a satisfying, untimed sorting experience reminiscent of classic gumball machines. Play with one hand and unwind with thousands of levels.
- Relaxing ball sorting gameplay
- Gumball machine theme
- Untimed levels
- One-handed play
- Thousands of levels
- Collectibles and boosters
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Remember those capsule gumball machines growing up? Gumball! is the relaxing ball sort puzzle that brings that feeling back. Swap colorful gumballs, snap on a lid, and unwind with every tap. Gumball! is a free ball sort puzzle. Tap a prize capsule, swap matching gumballs into another, and keep going until every capsule is one perfect color. No timer. No rush. Just a clean, satisfying sort you can play with one hand. This is the gumball machine as a puzzle. The tubes are prize capsules. The balls are candy colored gumballs. When a capsule fills with four of a kind, the lid snaps on, the capsule shrinks, and it drops into the machine. The machine fills as you play. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a capsule, then tap another. • Matching gumballs swap over if the colors match and there is room. • Fill every capsule with a single color to win. Glass clinks. Lids thunk. Capsules rattle into the globe. It scratches the same itch as a ball sort, color sort, water sort, or marble sort, just quieter and wrapped in a toy you already know. • Untimed levels you can finish in a minute or sit with for a while. • One finger. Portrait. Couch, commute, or in bed. • Thousands of levels, including HARD and SUPER HARD. • Mystery foil gumballs and new capsule twists as you go. • A gumball machine that opens onto collectibles, coins, and boosters when you fill it. If you want a relaxing color sort that still feels like a toy, not a kids cartoon and not a mess of pop ups, this is it. Bright, simple, and hard to put down, like the grocery store machine you remember. Open it after a long day. In a waiting room. One more level in bed. Play until the machine is full. Swap the colors. Make the machine happy. Gumball! from Staple Games. Support: staplegames.com/contact.html Privacy: staplegames.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Layer by Layers at none against Gumball!'s 10. Layer by Layers also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Gumball! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Layer by Layers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Layer by Layers ships an update every 2 days, Gumball! weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layer by Layers | Gumball! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fat Cat With a Hat | Staple Games |
In-app purchases
Layer by Layers
No in-app purchases
Gumball!
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- 1,000 Coins$1.99
- Helper Pack$7.99
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- 5,000 Coins$7.99
- 10,000 Coins$14.99
- Power Pack$19.99
- 25,000 Coins$29.99
- Mega Pack$49.99
- 60,000 Coins$59.99
- 110,000 Coins$99.99









