Comparison

Stargazer 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

Stargazer

Chart constellations by placing star shapes on a grid to connect stars and score points. Enjoy a relaxing, single-player puzzle experience with daily challenges and endless free play. Designed for calm, offline enjoyment with no ads or purchases.

Highlights
  • Place star shapes on a 7x7 grid
  • Connect stars to form constellations
  • Complete rotating objectives
  • Draw and collect named Star Signs
  • Daily Puzzle and Free Play modes
  • 100% offline gameplay
  • Accessible design features
Features
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Push the fallen stars back home, one constellation at a time. Stargazer is a cozy push box puzzle game in the classic Sokoban style. Luna, a sleepy moon, keeps you company and teaches you as you play. Swipe to walk her around the board and push every star onto a ring. You can push but never pull, so think before you move. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Fallen Stars The stars fell in the night. 36 handmade levels across three worlds, each one checked to be solvable. Match Luna's best to earn three moons, and watch the constellations light up on the world map as you bring each star home. Daily Push A new level every day, the same for everyone. Monday is gentle. By Sunday it gets tough. Keep your streak alive and share your result with friends. Player Levels Play levels made by other players and like your favorites. Build your own in the level maker and share it with everyone. SAVE VIDEO Turn any solve into a short video of your moves, ready to share. MADE TO BE CALM - Every level is free. No ads, no purchases, no account, no tracking. - Fallen Stars and Daily Push work offline. - Gentle tips from Luna, so you learn by playing. - Soft sounds, calm music and haptics, each easy to turn off. - VoiceOver support and Reduce Motion support. - Keyboard and game controller support in every mode. A quiet little sky to tidy up whenever you need to unwind.

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

Stargazer4 screens
Spice Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Spice Sort at free against Stargazer's paid. Stargazer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stargazer against 5.0 for Spice Sort. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stargazer ships an update every 5 days, Spice Sort fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stargazer versus Spice Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStargazerSpice Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJASON EVAN PAGEPrachi Jain

Customer experience

Stargazer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spice Sort

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stargazer

No in-app purchases

None

Spice Sort

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stargazer free?
Stargazer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spice Sort free?
Spice Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stargazer or Spice Sort?
Stargazer and Spice Sort are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Stargazer or Spice Sort have ads?
Neither Stargazer nor Spice Sort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stargazer or Spice Sort?
Stargazer ships an update every 5 days, and Spice Sort fortnightly. Most recently, Stargazer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Spice Sort on November 10, 2026.

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