Comparison

Block puzzle 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

Block puzzle

Engage in satisfying shape-packing challenges by dragging, rotating, and fitting colorful blocks into drawers. This game offers a relaxing experience with solvable puzzles and a focus on neat organization. Enjoy endless puzzles and daily challenges without ads or timers.

Highlights
  • Shape-packing puzzles
  • Daily challenges
  • Endless mode
  • Hint and undo options
  • Offline play
  • No ads or timers
Features
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Find your calm one satisfying block puzzle at a time. Tidy Calm turns colorful drawers into relaxing shape-packing challenges for quick breaks and quiet moments. Drag, rotate, and fit every block until the drawer is perfectly packed. Each puzzle is generated to be solvable, so you can focus on finding the neatest fit. FEATURES • Interactive onboarding that teaches every move • A 10-level Starter Run • A fresh Daily Drawer and streak tracking • Optional hints and undo • Endless block puzzles unlocked forever with one purchase • Multiple difficulty levels in Endless Mode • No ads, timers, lives, subscriptions, or user accounts • Designed for both iPhone and iPad • Playable offline after installation Take a breath, make every block fit, and leave the drawer beautifully tidy.

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

Block puzzle4 screens
Sort & Settle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Block puzzle at Free against Sort & Settle's $3.99. Block puzzle also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Sort & Settle's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Block puzzle ships an update every 5 days, Sort & Settle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Block puzzle versus Sort & Settle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlock puzzleSort & Settle
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoyal JoseDaniel Maldonado

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Block puzzle

One-time1
  • Endless Mode — Lifetime$2.99
1 purchases

Sort & Settle

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Block puzzle free?
Block puzzle 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 Block puzzle or Sort & Settle have ads?
Neither Block puzzle nor Sort & Settle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Block puzzle or Sort & Settle?
Block puzzle ships an update every 5 days, and Sort & Settle every 2 months. Most recently, Block puzzle was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sort & Settle on October 31, 2026.

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