Comparison

Sortlock vs Knotwork Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Sortlock

Features
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Sortlock is a colour-sort puzzle with a brain. Pour balls between flasks until each flask holds a single colour — the satisfying sort you already love. The twist: some balls are hidden under a "?", and you have to DEDUCE their colour before you move. No guessing, no luck — just clean logic. Every board is built by a solver that guarantees exactly one logical solution, so a hidden ball can always be worked out from the clues: colour counts, flask rules and the balls you've already revealed. Think Sort Ɨ Minesweeper Ɨ Mastermind, in one calm puzzle. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a flask, then another, to pour the top ball across. • Make every flask a single colour to solve the board. • Some balls are hidden ("?") — read the clues and deduce their colour. • Every level is guaranteed solvable by logic alone. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • A real deduction layer — not another mindless tap-sorter. • Adaptive difficulty keeps you in the zone: the engine learns your pace and tunes colours, hidden balls and empty flasks to you. • Endless, always-solvable content — boards are generated on the fly, never a dead end. • Colour-blind friendly: every colour also shows a letter (R/B/G/Y…); hidden is "?". A BOARD FOR THE WHOLE WORLD • One shared Daily Board every day — the exact same puzzle for everyone. • Climb the daily ranking: fewest moves, then fastest time. • No spoilers — share a clean result card and a unique link to your run. ECHO DUELS — DEDUCTION, HEAD TO HEAD • Race a rival's "echo": an asynchronous replay of how someone else cracked today's board. • Get matched to your skill, or challenge a friend with a 6-character code. • Win on fewer moves and tighter reasoning — no real-time servers needed. CALM BY DESIGN • No timers on normal play, no pressure, no dark patterns. • Plays fully offline — the daily board and duels are the only online extras. • Free to play: no ads and no in-app purchases in this version. Sortlock is made for quiet, thoughtful moments: a coffee break, a commute, or winding down before bed. Sort blind, think it through, and find your flow. Privacy Policy: https://sortlock.shurco.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://sortlock.shurco.app/terms

About

Knotwork Puzzle

Features
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Knotwork is a calm puzzle built on one simple idea: rotate the tiles until every line joins into a single, unbroken knot with no loose ends. There is no timer, no score chasing and no way to lose. You turn each piece, watch the golden strands find each other, and feel the whole pattern settle into place. When the last end closes, the knot lights up in a soft turquoise glow. The art is inspired by Anatolian and Celtic knotwork and the gold detailing of classical tezhib. Every board is a small woven ornament on deep petrol blue. FEATURES • Hundreds of levels that grow from gentle to genuinely tricky • Fully wordless, so it plays the same in any language • Relaxing pace with optional sound, music and Zen mode • Colored strands that weave over and under at higher levels • One hand play, perfect for a quiet minute anywhere • Plays offline, with no account and no sign up • Optional one time purchase to remove ads Sit back, breathe, and weave the endless knot.

Screenshots

Sortlock4 screens
Knotwork Puzzle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Knotwork Puzzle at daily against Sortlock's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sortlock sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Knotwork Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sortlock ships an update every 11 days, Knotwork Puzzle daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Sortlock versus Knotwork Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSortlockKnotwork Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDmitry ShurcoEmre Buyukegribey

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sortlock

One-time3
  • Pack Small$0.99
  • Pack Medium$2.99
  • Pack Large$4.99
1 purchases

Knotwork Puzzle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Sortlock free?
Sortlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Knotwork Puzzle free?
Knotwork Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sortlock or Knotwork Puzzle have ads?
Both Sortlock and Knotwork Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sortlock or Knotwork Puzzle?
Sortlock ships an update every 11 days, and Knotwork Puzzle daily. Most recently, Sortlock was updated on September 30, 2026 and Knotwork Puzzle on September 29, 2026.

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