Comparison

ArtSlider vs Sort & Settle

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

Head to head
About

ArtSlider

Features
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ArtSlider turns art history into a beautifully crafted sliding puzzle adventure. Masterpieces have been scattered across time. Enter the Time Headquarters, join Luna, and restore each painting tile by tile. Every completed puzzle reveals more than a finished image—it opens a window into the artist, the era, and the story behind the work. SLIDE, RESTORE, DISCOVER Move the tiles, rebuild the composition, and bring iconic paintings back to life. Simple controls make every puzzle easy to begin, while time limits, special tiles, and varied difficulty levels create deeper challenges as you progress. TRAVEL THROUGH FIVE ERAS OF ART Explore a curated journey across: • Renaissance • Baroque • Impressionism • Post-Impressionism • Modern Art From celebrated portraits to vivid landscapes and revolutionary modern works, each gallery introduces a distinct visual language and a new kind of puzzle. MORE THAN A PUZZLE After completing a painting, discover: • The artist and creation period • Composition, color, space, and visual rhythm • Why the work became important or recognizable • Memorable stories, historical context, and surprising facts No prior knowledge of art history is required. ArtSlider is designed for anyone who enjoys puzzles, painting, museums, or discovering something new. A WORLD BUILT AROUND ART Travel through atmospheric galleries and a mysterious time headquarters. Follow Luna through a story about preserving artistic memory, unlocking new eras, and recovering masterpieces lost across time. FEATURES • Sliding tile puzzles based on famous works of art • Multiple difficulty levels and special tile mechanics • Timed challenges with pause support • Artwork commentary and memorable facts • Progression across five major art eras • Save completed artworks to your photo library • A polished blue-and-gold visual experience • Support for English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and Spanish Restore the paintings. Explore their stories. Journey through art history—one tile at a time.

About

Sort & Settle

Features
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Sort & Settle is a colour-sorting puzzle with room to think. One purchase. Every level included. No in-app purchases, subscriptions, timers, lives, streaks or ads. Tap a tube to lift its matching top blocks, then tap another to pour. Fill every tube with one colour to finish the level. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Undo and hints are unlimited and included. If the game confirms a dead end, it offers to step you back. Extra Spare Tube gives you more room whenever you want it. MAKE IT COMFORTABLE Choose Calm, Contrast or Playful. Distinct shapes help identify colours, with automatic shapes on busier boards. Larger Text, Bold Text, Reduce Motion and Differentiate Without Colour are supported. Tube labels and hint announcements help with VoiceOver. Gentle sound effects mix with your music, with optional spatial cues and adjustable volume. YOUR PROGRESS, YOUR CHOICE Local gameplay works offline without an account. Optional iCloud sync carries saved progress between your devices. Optional Game Center in Settings lets you compare completed-level scores with Game Center friends; connecting shares your score with Apple. Play on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. The board gradually grows, then keeps offering more puzzles.

Screenshots

ArtSlider4 screens
Sort & Settle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ArtSlider at Free against Sort & Settle's $3.99. ArtSlider also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Sort & Settle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). On 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

ArtSlider is free to download; Sort & Settle costs $3.99 up front. ArtSlider sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sort & Settle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
ArtSlider versus Sort & Settle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtSliderSort & Settle
PriceFree — better$3.99
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size446 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer瑞 王Daniel Maldonado

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ArtSlider

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Full Level Pack$4.99
  • Best Value$6.99
1 purchases

Sort & Settle

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is ArtSlider free?
ArtSlider is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sort & Settle free?
Sort & Settle costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do ArtSlider or Sort & Settle have ads?
ArtSlider shows ads; Sort & Settle does not.

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