Pixelvale vs Mail Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixelvale
Solve logic puzzles to reveal pixel art and build a charming valley. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers or pressure, and watch your world grow across seasons. Support development through optional donations.
- Solve logic nonogram puzzles
- Build a growing pixel art valley
- Experience seasonal changes
- Relaxed gameplay with no timers
- Offline play
- Hand-drawn pixel art
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Pixelvale is a cozy nonogram game: solve elegant logic puzzles and bring a little valley to life, pixel by pixel. Every puzzle you solve reveals a hand-painted piece of pixel art—an apple tree, the bakery, a villager—and adds it to your world. So a living valley slowly grows out of pure logic puzzles, transforming across four seasons. RELAXED PUZZLING Nonograms (also known as picross or griddlers) are elegant logic puzzles: use the numbers along the edges to work out which cells must be filled. No luck, no time pressure—just you and a calm, satisfying flow of thinking. A WORLD THAT GROWS You don't come back to "Puzzle #47"—you return to your valley. Each picture has its own fixed place on the map. Season by season the mood shifts—from blooming spring to quiet winter. FREE AND FAIR • Completely free to play • No ads • No energy system, no timers, no nagging If you enjoy Pixelvale, you can support development with a voluntary donation—entirely optional. It unlocks no content: you always have the whole game. FREE PLAY Want more? In Free Mode you can solve as many random nonograms as you like, in grid sizes from 5×5 to 25×25—perfect for a short break or a long evening of puzzling. MADE WITH CARE • Hand-drawn pixel art, no stock material • Warm, modern interface with subtle haptic feedback • Native iOS app: launches instantly, runs on older iPhones, fully playable offline • Available in English and German Pixelvale is a calm place to keep coming back to. Grab a puzzle, fill in a few cells—and watch your valley bloom.
Mail Sort
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Welcome to the friendliest post office in town. Grab your cap, meet your trusty pigeon, and get ready to sort the mail to the beat! Mail Sort is a cozy rhythm puzzle game. Letters go into the wooden cubbies, parcels drop into the mailbags, and the cleaner you work, the higher your combo climbs. Read each stamp, drag it to the matching slot, and land your sorts right on the beat for bonus points. It is easy to pick up and wonderfully satisfying to master. Whether you have five minutes in a queue or a quiet evening at home, there is always one more shift to clear. HOW TO PLAY Rotate your device to landscape to start your shift - Watch the belt and read the stamp on every letter and parcel - Drag letters up into the matching cubby, and parcels into the matching mailbag - Sort in time with the music to build big on-beat combos - Keep your hearts, beat the clock, and clear the shift quota FEATURES - 5 charming worlds and 500 hand-crafted levels - Journey from Village Post and Harbour Route to Alpine Depot, Festival Rush, and Night Express - Ring the Dispatch Bell when the meter fills for a satisfying bonus - Master special mail, including express letters, fragile parcels, cash on delivery, oversize parcels, and rare golden mail - Ten handy boosters, from Time Freeze and Double Score to the Combo Shield and Auto Sort - Permanent Post Office Upgrades that make every shift more rewarding - Dress your pigeon in fun outfits, from Sailor and Chef to Astronaut, Wizard, and Gold VIP - Earn Route Badges in bronze, silver, and gold as you collect stars - Finish every level in a world to unlock a personalised World Certificate with your name on it PLAY YOUR WAY - Relaxed mode switches off the timer for pressure-free sorting - Rotate to play: landscape on iPhone, any orientation on iPad - Gentle haptics, cheerful music, and satisfying sound effects - Play offline, anytime, anywhere Pull up your sleeves, find your rhythm, and become the finest mail sorter the town has ever seen. Your pigeon is counting on you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pixelvale at none against Mail Sort's shown. 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
Both are free to download. Pixelvale sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mail Sort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pixelvale | Mail Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 403 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yves Kopmann | Michael Little |
In-app purchases
Pixelvale
- Small Thank-You$0.99
- Coffee for the Valley$1.99
- A Generous Round$2.99
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- Grand Gesture$3.99
Mail Sort
- Remove Ads$2.99









