Comparison

Audio Showdown vs Sortalis

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

Head to head
About

Audio Showdown

Experience a unique blend of air hockey and ping pong using only sound. Listen to the puck's location and speed through stereo audio, then drag your paddle to hit it back. Enjoy customizable game modes and sound effects for an immersive audio-first gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Stereo audio puck tracking
  • Touch-and-drag paddle control
  • Adjustable opponent skill
  • Traditional and Air Hockey modes
  • Customizable sound effects
  • Haptic feedback
  • Accessible color themes
Features
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Hear the puck. Guard your goal. Try not to get bonked! Audio Showdown brings the fast, chaotic fun of Showdown, an accessible blend of air hockey and ping pong, to your iPhone. Put on headphones, listen for the puck moving across the table, and drag your paddle into position before sending it flying back at your opponent. Stereo audio tells you where the puck is, volume changes reveal how close it is, and danger cues warn you when trouble is heading toward your goal. Touch and haptics complete the experience, creating a game designed from the ground up for audio-first play. Play traditional Showdown rules, where goals are worth two points and victory takes a two-point lead, or turn on Air Hockey Mode for quicker one-point rounds. Features include: * Fast touch-and-drag paddle control * Detailed stereo puck tracking * VoiceOver Direct Touch support * Adjustable opponent skill and game speed * Traditional Showdown and Air Hockey rules * Custom puck, paddle, strike, and room sounds * Optional haptic feedback * Multiple accessible color themes Whether you use VoiceOver or simply enjoy games built around sound, Audio Showdown turns your headphones into a wooden table, a speeding puck, and one very determined opponent. No protective gear required! Protect your goal. Trust your ears. Smack that puck.

About

Sortalis

A dice-building roguelike where you roll, score, and strategically upgrade your dice. Push your luck to earn winnings, then spend them on Charms and abilities to create powerful builds and overcome unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Dice-building roguelike gameplay
  • Strategic upgrades and Charms
  • Endless challenges with increasing difficulty
  • Over 150 discoverable upgrades
  • Multiplayer draft mode
  • Boss encounters that alter rules
Features
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Sortalis is a dice-building roguelike inspired by Farkle. Roll, score, and decide how far you’re willing to push your luck—then spend your winnings on Charms and upgrades that transform your dice, strengthen your strategy, and rewrite the rules. Every run becomes a new engine to build, exploit, and inevitably push a little too far. **What’s in the game?** • Endless challenges that grow tougher and demand new strategies • Over 150 upgrades to discover and combine into powerful builds • Rewards, unlocks, achievements, Dice Bags, and challenges to master • Multiplayer draft mode! **Roll, Set, or Bank** Roll and select scoring combos carefully. Roll again to make it bigger—or Farkle and lose the lot. Bank before your luck runs out. **Spend It in The Shop** Between Bouts, spend your winnings on Charms, Packs, Action Cards, and other upgrades. Don’t like what’s on the shelf? Redraw it and hunt for the piece your build needs. **Face The House** Every night ends with a boss that changes the rules. THE MISER, for example, won’t let you Bank until your Pot reaches 500. **Then Do It All Again** Every Bank and Farkle adds to your final score. Unlock 14 Dice Bags, tabletops, discover new combinations, and see how far you can push your next run.

Screenshots

Audio Showdown3 screens
Sortalis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audio Showdown at none against Sortalis's 1. Audio Showdown also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Sortalis's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Sortalis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audio Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Audio Showdown against 5.0 for Sortalis. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sortalis has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Showdown ships an update every 6 days, Sortalis fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Audio Showdown versus Sortalis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio ShowdownSortalis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB43 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMarco SalsicciaMichael Schmoyer

Customer experience

Audio Showdown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sortalis

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Audio Showdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sortalis

One-time1
  • Sortalis Full Game Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Audio Showdown free?
Audio Showdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sortalis free?
Sortalis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Audio Showdown or Sortalis?
Audio Showdown and Sortalis are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Audio Showdown or Sortalis have ads?
Neither Audio Showdown nor Sortalis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audio Showdown or Sortalis?
Audio Showdown ships an update every 6 days, and Sortalis fortnightly. Most recently, Audio Showdown was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sortalis on November 10, 2026.

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