Comparison

Shelf Sort vs Spice Sort

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

Head to head
About

Shelf Sort

Features
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Tidy shelves, calm mind. Shelf Sort is the coziest sorting puzzle on your phone. Tap goods to move them between shelves, line up 3 identical items, and watch them pop! Clear every shelf to win. Simple to learn, deeply relaxing, impossible to put down — and there's no timer rushing you. HOW TO PLAY • Tap an item to pick it up, tap a shelf to place it. • Match 3 identical goods on one shelf to clear them. • Clear all the shelves to complete the level! • Watch your free space — when the shelves fill up, you're stuck! WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Relaxing & satisfying: cozy themes, soft pops, gentle sounds • Easy one-finger controls — play with one hand, anywhere • No time limit, no pressure — think at your own pace • 100% offline — no wifi needed, perfect for travel • 1000 hand-tuned levels, from gentle to brain-teasing • 6 cozy worlds to explore: Pantry, Toy Box, Garden, Tide Pool, Workshop & Apothecary • Collect every item as you unlock new worlds • Daily Challenge & streaks — a fresh puzzle every day • Endless mode and a global leaderboard for high-score chasers • Helpful boosters when you're stuck: Undo, Shuffle, Extra Tray • Free to play, no ads interrupting your flow A NEW KIND OF SORTING GAME If you enjoy water sort, ball sort or goods sorting games, Shelf Sort gives you the same satisfying matching feeling with a fresh twist: limited shelf space! Every move matters. Plan ahead, keep a slot free, and clear the board with style. RELAX AND ORGANIZE There's something magical about putting things in order. Jam jars, honey pots, toys, garden blooms, seashells — sort them all into tidy triples and feel the stress melt away. Shelf Sort is your daily dose of calm: a brain game, a puzzle game and a stress-relief game in one. Sort the goods. Match the triples. Tidy every shelf. Download free and start organizing!

About

Spice Sort

A calming, offline puzzle game where you sort colorful spices into glass jars. Enjoy hand-crafted levels with no timers or pressure, and a focus on relaxation and accessibility.

Highlights
  • 500 hand-tuned, solvable levels
  • Daily Spice challenges
  • Unlimited undo and instant restart
  • Relaxing pour animations and sounds
  • Offline play
  • Colorblind assist mode
  • VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support
Features
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Spice Sort is a calm, hand-crafted sorting puzzle. Pour ground spices between glass jars until every jar holds a single color. That's the whole game — no timers, no lives, no energy meters, no pressure. It's the sort-puzzle you've played before, with a warmer soul: a dim pantry, real glass jars, and eight richly colored spices — turmeric, paprika, basil, sumac, black pepper, cinnamon, blue butterfly pea, and pink Himalayan salt. WHY YOU'LL KEEP IT ON YOUR PHONE • 500 hand-tuned levels, each one guaranteed solvable • A new Daily Spice every day — the same puzzle for everyone, with a streak to keep • Unlimited undo and instant restart. Stuck is never a dead end. • Genuinely relaxing pour animations and soft, tactile sounds BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • No ads. Not one. • No accounts, no sign-up, nothing to buy. • Works completely offline — play on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. • Google usage analytics and crash sharing are on by default. Turn either off in Settings. No advertising use. MADE FOR EVERYONE • Colorblind assist mode adds a distinct pattern to every spice • Full VoiceOver support and Reduce Motion friendly • One-handed, portrait, pick-up-and-play Sort a jar. Breathe. Sort another.

Screenshots

Shelf Sort4 screens
Spice Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spice Sort at none against Shelf Sort's shown. Spice Sort also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Shelf Sort's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

Shelf Sort ships an update every 3 weeks, Spice Sort every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shelf Sort versus Spice Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelf SortSpice Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTADAS MILIESKAPrachi Jain

In-app purchases

None

Shelf Sort

No in-app purchases

None

Spice Sort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shelf Sort free?
Shelf Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spice Sort free?
Spice Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shelf Sort or Spice Sort have ads?
Shelf Sort shows ads; Spice Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Shelf Sort or Spice Sort?
Shelf Sort ships an update every 3 weeks, and Spice Sort every 8 days. Most recently, Shelf Sort was updated on October 16, 2026 and Spice Sort on October 11, 2026.

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