Comparison

Stack It! Sorting Puzzle vs Cortex Blast

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

Head to head
About

Stack It! Sorting Puzzle

A relaxing color sorting puzzle game where you tap columns to stack tiles and match colors. Plan your moves strategically to solve increasingly complex levels with mystery and frozen column challenges.

Highlights
  • Color sorting puzzle gameplay
  • Strategic move planning
  • Mystery '?' tiles
  • Frozen column challenges
  • Simple controls
  • Relaxing experience
Features
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Stack It! is a satisfying color sorting puzzle game where every move matters. Tap columns to stack tiles, sort colors, and complete each column with a perfect color match. Plan your moves carefully, use the available space wisely, and find the right order to solve each level. As you progress, new challenges appear. Mystery “?” tiles hide their color until revealed, making every move more strategic. Frozen columns block your options and force you to think ahead before you can complete the puzzle. Easy to learn and relaxing to play, Stack It! blends simple controls with smart color sorting challenges.

About

Cortex Blast

Features
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Flip your logic on its head! Welcome to the ultimate gravity-inverted block puzzle game where blocks don’t fall—they rise. If you love classic brick puzzles but want a fresh, mind-bending twist, this is the ultimate test of your spatial awareness.

Screenshots

Stack It! Sorting Puzzle3 screens
Cortex Blast3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stack It! Sorting Puzzle at none against Cortex Blast's shown. Cortex Blast's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stack It! Sorting Puzzle ships an update every 5 days, Cortex Blast daily. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Stack It! Sorting Puzzle versus Cortex Blast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStack It! Sorting PuzzleCortex Blast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrzysztof JanikHugo Peyron

In-app purchases

None

Stack It! Sorting Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Cortex Blast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stack It! Sorting Puzzle free?
Stack It! Sorting Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cortex Blast free?
Cortex Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stack It! Sorting Puzzle or Cortex Blast have ads?
Cortex Blast shows ads; Stack It! Sorting Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Stack It! Sorting Puzzle or Cortex Blast?
Stack It! Sorting Puzzle ships an update every 5 days, and Cortex Blast daily. Most recently, Stack It! Sorting Puzzle was updated on September 14, 2026 and Cortex Blast on September 17, 2026.

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