Bal vs Crystal Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bal
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Bal is a Knights & Knaves logic puzzle game. You meet a group of people — knights always tell the truth, knaves always lie — and figure out who is who from their statements. Features: • Thousands of puzzles with classic and whodunit modes • Adaptive difficulty — puzzles matched to your skill level • Multiple puzzle types: normals (wildcards), sanity/belief, compound statements • Track your rating and compete on the ranking Sign in with Google, Apple, GitHub, or Discord. No ads, ever. Currently free to play, may add in-app payments for unlimited puzzles or new puzzle types in the future.
Crystal Sort
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Tap. Match. Sort. Think ahead! Welcome to Crystal Sort, a colorful sorting puzzle where every crystal you choose matters. Crystals rise from the bottom of the screen. Tap them to move them onto the board and match crystals of the same color. Sounds simple—but choose the wrong crystal at the wrong time and you could block the space you need for your next match! Plan your moves, organize the colors, and complete each level without getting stuck. As you progress, new colors, hidden crystals, limited spaces, and tricky challenges put your sorting skills to the test. Crystal Sort features: - Simple tap-to-sort gameplay - Match colorful crystals - Strategic puzzles where order matters - New colors and challenges as you progress - Hidden crystals and special obstacles - Quick to learn, increasingly tricky to master - Bright, satisfying visuals and animations Can you choose the right crystals, keep the board under control, and complete every level? Start sorting in Crystal Sort!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bal at none against Crystal Sort's 10. Bal also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crystal Sort sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bal asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Bal | Crystal Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 303 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Steven Scott Kaye | Fuse Entertainment INC |
In-app purchases
Bal
No in-app purchases
Crystal Sort
- Special Offer$1.99
- Stack Offer$1.99
- Starter Bundle$2.99
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- Treasure Dinner Offer 1$3.99
- Remove Ads$6.99
- Rocket Deal$6.99
- Treasure Dinner Offer 2$6.99
- Treasure Dinner Offer 3$9.99
- Treasure Dinner Offer 4$19.99
- Treasure Dinner Offer 5$49.99





