Sortcery vs Bubble Matching
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sortcery
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Welcome to Sortcery - a cozy, brain-teasing sorting puzzle set in a candle-lit wizard's world. Pour glowing souls between enchanted shelves until each one holds a single colour. Simple to learn, wonderfully tricky to master - the perfect relaxing brain workout. HANDCRAFTED LEVELS A gentle start that quickly blooms into clever, satisfying puzzles, with fresh ones added over time. Every level is solvable - no random walls, just pure logic. CAST REAL SPELLS Levels come alive with magical modifiers: - Sealed Vault: locked shelves you must earn open - Frost Curse: frozen shelves that thaw as you play - Fog Spell: hidden souls revealed as you sort - Binding Rune: end a shelf in an exact colour - Mana Limit: solve it in a set number of moves UNLOCK MAGICAL REALMS Play across beautifully painted worlds - the Wizard Library, the molten Dragon Sanctuary, and the starlit Celestial Realm - each transforming the whole game. COLLECT SOUL SKINS Earn coins and dress your souls in 18 collectible looks, from Ember Wraiths to crowned Royal souls. DAILY CHALLENGES AND REWARDS A fresh set of challenges every day, a 7-day reward streak, and a vault that grows as you play. PLAY YOUR WAY Relaxing, offline-friendly, no timers unless you want them. Helpful Hint, Undo, Wand and Shuffle spells whenever you are stuck. Sort the souls. Master the spells. Become a Sortcery grandmaster.
Bubble Matching
Organize colorful bubbles by matching identical patterns and merging them on a grid. Enjoy a satisfying drag-and-merge rhythm with chain reactions and visual effects. Progress through relaxing or challenging levels, unlocking themed items and decorations.
- Drag and merge identical bubbles
- Chain reaction effects
- Themed bubble unlocks
- Board decoration customization
- Relaxing and challenging levels
- Progress tracking
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The colors of the morning market flow beneath your fingertips — it’s up to you to turn the bustle into order. In the cozy Bubble Town, each stall displays bubbles with different patterns, waiting to be found and merged. Your task is simple: match identical bubbles, drag them together, and watch new shapes emerge across the grid. You’ll appreciate the details: the drag-and-merge rhythm feels light yet satisfying, and chain reactions deliver clear visual effects and score feedback; level design shifts smoothly from relaxing, quick plays to thoughtful puzzle challenges, so you can enjoy both short breaks and longer-term goals. Unlock themed bubbles, board decorations, and useful items to make your collection and progress visible. Along the way there are small objectives, little surprises, and opportunities to plan your layout with care. Whether you’re after a brief moment of rest or a longer collecting journey, there are plenty of reasons to linger — organize your colorful collection and let every move find its own rhythm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bubble Matching at none against Sortcery's 10. Bubble Matching also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Sortcery sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bubble Matching asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sortcery ships an update fortnightly, Bubble Matching every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sortcery | Bubble Matching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 344 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kabas Alkhalaileh | LADANETA PTE. LTD. |
In-app purchases
Sortcery
- 20 Gems$0.99
- Crack Vault (Bronze)$0.99
- Crack Vault (Silver)$1.99
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- Crack Vault (Gold)$2.99
- 110 Gems$4.99
- remove ads$4.99
- Crack Vault (Diamond)$4.99
- 240 Gems$9.99
- 600 Gems$19.99
- 8,000 Coins$49.99
Bubble Matching
No in-app purchases









