Comparison

Color Loop Sort 3D vs Gridsum

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

Head to head
About

Color Loop Sort 3D

Features
Read full description

Tap to send colored balls into the grinder and watch them transform into streams of moving colors. Guide them along the conveyor and match them with the right holes on the wheel. How to Play: • Tap cubes to send them into the grinder • Match colors with same color holes on the wheel • Fill all holes to complete the level • Don’t overload the conveyor! Features: • Easy to learn, hard to master gameplay • Relaxing yet challenging levels • Bright and colorful visuals

About

Gridsum

Engage your mind with a pure logic number puzzle. Swap tiles to match target sums in distinct regions. Hundreds of handcrafted levels and daily challenges await, with global leaderboards to test your skills.

Highlights
  • Logic-based tile swapping
  • Target sum matching
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Global leaderboards
  • Distraction-free design
  • Accessibility options
Features
Read full description

Every region has a target sum. Swap tiles until every region matches at once. That is Gridsum — a number puzzle built on pure logic. No timer. No lives. No luck. The board is fully knowable and every solution is reachable through arithmetic and planning alone. HOW IT WORKS The grid is divided into colored regions. Each region contains numbered tiles and a target sum. Swap any two tiles and watch the totals shift in real time. Find the arrangement where every region simultaneously hits its target — puzzle solved. Gridsum starts with a simple 2×2 grid and two regions. As difficulty climbs, the challenge deepens: 3×3 and 4×4 grids, irregular region shapes, and tiles that belong to two regions at once — where a single swap changes two totals simultaneously. Every puzzle is solvable through logic. No guessing required. HUNDREDS OF HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Work through the difficulty tiers: Tutorial, Beginner, Apprentice, Intermediate, Advanced, Expert, Veteran, and Pro, Master, and Grandmaster. Each level is rated by move count. Solve within the target — no hints, no resets — to earn a PERFECT badge alongside your stars. Every level tracks your personal best time and move count. See exactly how much you've improved. DAILY CHALLENGE A new arithmetic puzzle drops every day, seeded by the date. Your streak counts any day you play at least one level — the daily challenge or any regular level. Your current streak and best streak are always visible on the home screen. GLOBAL LEADERBOARD Compete with players worldwide across four ranked categories: total stars earned, solving speed, perfect solves, and highest level reached. Set a display name and see exactly where you stand. BUILT FOR FOCUS Dark background. Glowing neon region borders. Clean geometric typography. Gridsum is designed for players who want a clean, distraction-free logic puzzle — no characters, no story, no countdown pressure. Just numbers and logic. Accessibility options: colorblind mode with pattern fills on region borders, reduce motion, and large text. Free to play with ads. A one-time purchase permanently removes all ads — no subscription, no recurring charge. If you enjoy sudoku, KenKen, Wordle, or number puzzles generally, Gridsum gives you something more spatial and strategic to work through. Download for free and start your first streak today.

Screenshots

Color Loop Sort 3D4 screens
Gridsum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Loop Sort 3D at none against Gridsum's 1. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gridsum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Loop Sort 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Color Loop Sort 3D versus Gridsum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Loop Sort 3DGridsum
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB64 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTLC STUDIOS PRIVATE LIMITEDTyler Lewis

In-app purchases

None

Color Loop Sort 3D

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Gridsum

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Color Loop Sort 3D free?
Color Loop Sort 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridsum free?
Gridsum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Color Loop Sort 3D or Gridsum have ads?
Both Color Loop Sort 3D and Gridsum show ads.

Other comparisons