Comparison

Magic Water vs The Water Sort

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

Head to head
About

Magic Water

Engage in a calming 2D puzzle game where you sort vibrant liquids into matching tubes. It offers a stress-free environment for mental reset and brain training, featuring beautiful art and intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Satisfying liquid sorting gameplay
  • Stress-free, no-timer levels
  • Elite brain training challenges
  • Stunning 2D art and animations
  • Offline play supported
  • Unlimited undos
Features
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FIND YOUR FLOW IN THE ULTIMATE SORTING CHALLENGE! Dive into Magic Water: Sort Master, the most satisfying and refined 2D puzzle experience on the Apple Store. Experience a world where vibrant colours, magical liquids, and pure logic collide to create the ultimate mental reset. Can you master the flow? Organise the enchanted liquids into their matching tubes and unlock the secrets of the Sort Master. WHY MAGIC WATER IS THE #1 CHOICE FOR PUZZLE LOVERS: FIND YOUR ZEN No timers. No pressure. No stress. Immerse yourself in a peaceful atmosphere designed to help you unwind after a long day. ELITE BRAIN TRAINING Don’t let the beauty fool you—this is a true test of strategy. Every level is handcrafted to challenge your focus, logic, and problem-solving skills as the complexity grows. STUNNING 2D ARTISTRY Enjoy a polished visual experience with fluid animations and vibrant, high-contrast colours. Every pour is designed to feel tactile and responsive. PURE, UNINTERRUPTED GAMEPLAY Offline Mode: Play anywhere, from the subway to the sky. No Wi-Fi needed. One-Finger Control: Simple to pick up, impossible to put down. Unlimited Undos: Made a mistake? No worries. Perfect your strategy at your own pace. HOW TO PLAY: Match the colours—you can only pour if the colours match and the receiving tube has space. Master the level by organising every tube into a single, vibrant colour! Are you ready to test your logic and find your flow? Download Magic Water: Sort Master today and start your magical sorting journey!

About

The Water Sort

Features
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Sort the colored water until every tube holds a single color. That's the whole idea, and it never gets old. The Water Sort is the classic liquid sorting puzzle, rebuilt the way it should have been: beautiful glass tubes, satisfying pours with real water sounds, and not a single advertisement anywhere. HOW IT PLAYS Tap a tube to lift it, tap another to pour. Liquid only flows onto a matching color or into an empty tube. Plan ahead, because a careless pour can leave you stuck. ENDLESS LEVELS THAT KEEP GETTING HARDER Levels are generated fresh and verified solvable, so there is always another one waiting. Difficulty climbs through seven tiers, from Easy three-color warm-ups through Legend puzzles with fourteen colors, and on to Mythic levels with taller tubes. Every level is ranked by how many moves its solution really takes, so level 300 is genuinely tougher than level 100. MYSTERY TUBES Deep into the game, some tubes hide their lower layers behind question marks. You only learn what's underneath when you pour the top layer away. Plan with incomplete information, or take a gamble. ALREADY A PRO? Played water sort before? Choose your starting point when you first open the app and skip straight to the tier that suits you. You can raise it later any time. PLAY YOUR WAY • Unlimited undo. Step back as far as you like, no ads to watch. • Reset any level with a single confirmation. • Five hints per level that suggest a genuinely good move, not just a legal one. Checking whether you're stuck is always free. • Replay any level you've completed, and track your best move count for each. MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Glass tubes that tilt and pour with a flowing stream and splash. • Water sounds that rise in pitch as a tube fills, plus chimes when a tube is complete. • Haptic feedback on every pour. • A quiet, deep-water background that drifts as you play. • Full iPad support with larger tubes. NOTHING IN THE WAY No ads. No timers. No energy system. No in-app purchases. No account. No tracking. Your progress is saved on your device, and the game works completely offline. Pick it up for a two-minute break or lose an evening to the Legend tier. The tubes will wait.

Screenshots

Magic Water4 screens
The Water Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Water Sort at none against Magic Water's 10. The Water Sort also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Magic Water's advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magic Water sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. The Water Sort asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Water ships an update every 3 weeks, The Water Sort every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Magic Water versus The Water Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic WaterThe Water Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHafiz Usama AzizJoel Cox

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Magic Water

One-time10
  • Coins Pack 5$0.99
  • Coins Pack 6$0.99
  • Coins Pack$0.99
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  • Coins Pack$1.29
  • Master Bundle$1.99
  • Coins Pack$1.99
  • Coins Pack$2.09
  • Super Bundle$2.39
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
None

The Water Sort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Water free?
Magic Water is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Water Sort free?
The Water Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Water or The Water Sort have ads?
Neither Magic Water nor The Water Sort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Magic Water or The Water Sort?
Magic Water ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Water Sort every 5 days. Most recently, Magic Water was updated on November 9, 2026 and The Water Sort on October 31, 2026.

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