Comparison

Card Pop vs Category Mania

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

Head to head
About

Card Pop

Engage in a satisfying card sorting puzzle where you organize cards into their correct categories. This game offers a relaxing experience with hundreds of levels, smooth animations, and brain-training logic. Perfect for quick breaks or extended play sessions.

Highlights
  • Satisfying card sort gameplay
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Smooth animations and relaxing sounds
  • Variety of boosters
  • Brain training with category logic
  • Perfect for short breaks
Features
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Card Pop: Category Sort is the most satisfying card sorting puzzle you'll ever play! Sort every card into the right category, pop matching groups, and feel the joy of perfect organization. Whether you love brain teasers or just need a relaxing way to unwind, Card Pop delivers a deeply satisfying sort-and-match experience. How To Play - Tap a card from the card trays and place it into the matching topic slot - Move cards to empty trays to uncover hidden cards beneath - Fill up a topic slot to complete the category and unlock the next topic - Use your Moves wisely - every move counts, wrong placements included - Clear all topics before moves run out to win! Features - Satisfying card sort gameplay - tap, move, and pop your way to victory! - Hundreds of levels that test your sorting instincts - Smooth, satisfying card pop animations and relaxing sounds - Variety of boosters to help you blast through tough levels - Train your brain with category logic and smart move decisions - Perfect for short breaks or long relaxing sessions Ready to sort, pop, and relax? Download Card Pop: Category Sort now - sort every card, clear every category, and see how far your skills can take you.

About

Category Mania

Engage your mind with a challenging card sorting puzzle game. Unstack layered cards to reveal hidden ones and sort them into their correct categories. Hundreds of levels offer a relaxing yet brain-training experience.

Highlights
  • Layered card stacking mechanics
  • Hundreds of puzzle levels
  • Brain-training logic gameplay
  • Smooth casual gameplay
  • Play at your own pace
Features
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Category Mania: Card Sort Challenge your brain with Category Mania, a relaxing yet tricky card sorting puzzle game. Each level gives you stacks of layered cards. Cards are piled on top of one another — you can only reach the lower cards after moving the top ones away. Your task is to sort every card into its matching group: fruits, mammals, accessories, occupations and many more fun categories await. When all cards of one category are correctly sorted, that group clears away and reveals new sets to solve. Complete every category in the level, and you win! ### Game features *Layered card stacking mechanics: move top cards to uncover hidden cards underneath* * Hundreds of puzzle levels with varied themes and categories* * Brain‑training logic gameplay, easy to learn but challenging to master* * Smooth casual gameplay, perfect for short game sessions* * No rush, play at your own pace* Sharpen your categorization and logical thinking. Unstack, sort, and clear every group to beat all puzzles!

Screenshots

Card Pop4 screens
Category Mania4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Card Pop at none against Category Mania's 14. Card Pop also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Category Mania's advantage is ratings volume (118 vs 36). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Category Mania sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Card Pop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Card Pop against 4.8 for Category Mania. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 118 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Pop ships an update every 4 days, Category Mania fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Card Pop versus Category Mania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard PopCategory Mania
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (36 ratings) — better4.8 (118 ratings)
Number of ratings36118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size383 MB673 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSonat Technology LimitedPLAYNEXX

Customer experience

Card Pop

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

Category Mania

All ratings118 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Card Pop

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Category Mania

One-time14
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Revive Bundle$4.99
Show 11 more
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Large Bundle$29.99
  • 25000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Bundle$49.99
  • 60000 Coins$59.99
  • 120000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Card Pop free?
Card Pop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Category Mania free?
Category Mania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Pop or Category Mania?
Card Pop is rated higher. Card Pop averages 4.8 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Category Mania averages 4.8 from 118 ratings.
Do Card Pop or Category Mania have ads?
Both Card Pop and Category Mania show ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Pop or Category Mania?
Card Pop ships an update every 4 days, and Category Mania fortnightly. Most recently, Card Pop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Category Mania on October 25, 2026.

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