Comparison

Photo Tower Battle vs Crate Sort!

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

Head to head
About

Photo Tower Battle

Features
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About Photo Tower Battle Photo Tower Battle is a physics puzzle game where you stack blocks made from your own photos. Just rub the background away with your finger, and anything around you — people, plush toys, figures, snacks — turns into a block. Drop your blocks, pile them up, and see how high you can go without toppling the tower. FEATURES * Make blocks from photos — Pick a photo and wipe away the parts you don't want with your finger. Not just people: objects, plush toys, figures, anything can become a block * Paint your own — No photo needed. Draw straight onto a clear canvas with ten colors and three brush sizes, and shape whatever you like * Real physics — Blocks stack with hit areas that follow their exact outline, so a tower that loses its balance comes crashing down. Keeping it standing is the whole skill. A block with separated parts breaks into those parts the moment you place it * Play solo — Drag a block, turn it, let go and watch it fall. See how high you can get and beat your best score * Battle the computer — Take turns against the computer (AI) in a one-player battle * Battle a friend — Share a six-digit passcode (room code) and play online * Local ranking — Your top ten scores are saved on the device * Ready to play — Nine blocks are built in (six figure poses plus three sample photo blocks), so you can start stacking the moment you install * Simple controls, kid-friendly wording — Easy enough for children, fun for grown-ups HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap Make, pick a photo, and rub away the parts you don't want to create a block (or choose Paint a block to draw one instead) 2. Tap Play, drag the block into place, turn it with the rotate button, and let go to drop it 3. Stack as high as you can without toppling the tower. If it collapses and falls off the floor, the game is over BATTLE MODES In the solo battle you take turns with the computer (AI), stacking block by block. To play with a friend, make a room and share the six-digit passcode, or type in the passcode you were given. You can play in real time even when you are far apart. PRIVACY All photo cutting happens on your device, and the block images you make are never sent anywhere. Online battles only exchange block moves and game state — no personal information is included.

About

Crate Sort!

Engage in a 3D color sorting puzzle where you unpack crates and pour balls onto a conveyor. Balls are automatically sorted into matching colored boxes. Strategically arrange crates to prevent the conveyor from overflowing.

Highlights
  • 3D color sorting gameplay
  • Automatic ball sorting
  • Conveyor belt mechanics
  • Strategic crate arrangement
  • Intuitive puzzle solving
Features
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Welcome to the ultimate 3D color sorting game! Unpack the crates and pour the balls inside it to the conveyor. Balls get sorted automatically to the Sorting boxes that are matching their color. Choose the crates order wisely, make sure the conveyor is not overflowing!

Screenshots

Photo Tower Battle4 screens
Crate Sort!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Photo Tower Battle at none against Crate Sort!'s shown. Crate Sort!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Photo Tower Battle ships an update every 11 days, Crate Sort! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Photo Tower Battle versus Crate Sort!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Tower BattleCrate Sort!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB171 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuga TachikawaCan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

Photo Tower Battle

No in-app purchases

None

Crate Sort!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Tower Battle free?
Photo Tower Battle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crate Sort! free?
Crate Sort! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Photo Tower Battle or Crate Sort! have ads?
Crate Sort! shows ads; Photo Tower Battle does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Tower Battle or Crate Sort!?
Photo Tower Battle ships an update every 11 days, and Crate Sort! every 4 days. Most recently, Photo Tower Battle was updated on October 29, 2026 and Crate Sort! on October 31, 2026.

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