Comparison

CleanSort vs Assort!

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

Head to head
About

CleanSort

Features
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No ads, no pop-ups, no "watch a video to continue." No fake currency. No timers pressuring you. No puzzle secretly rigged to be unsolvable so you'll watch a rescue ad. CleanSort is ball sort the way it should have been all along โ€” a calm, honest color-sorting puzzle you can play on a plane, hand to a kid, or share with a friend, without anyone trying to sell you something or interrupt your train of thought. WHAT MAKES IT CLEAN - No ads, ever. Not between levels, not on restart, not mid-puzzle โ€” and not a banner parked at the bottom of the screen. None. - No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no "premium." The whole app is yours. - Every new deal is guaranteed solvable โ€” checked by a built-in solver before you ever see it. You'll never be handed an impossible puzzle. - Works fully offline. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIKE THE GAME - Unlimited undo โ€” take back as many moves as you want, no penalty, no watching anything. - Optional hints when you're stuck โ€” and a hint is the real answer: the first move of a shortest solution, not a guess. (Games you needed a hint on don't count as clean wins. Fair's fair.) - The grudge list: needed a hint? That deal is remembered. Rematch it any time โ€” beat it without help, and the grudge is redeemed. - Bookmarks: mark a position you're unsure about, experiment freely, and jump straight back. - Smart pours: a run of same-colored balls moves together in one move, the way the puzzle really works. SHARE PUZZLES WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY Every deal has a short shareable code. Send a fiendish one to a friend, or compare how you each cracked the same puzzle. WHY IT EXISTS I got tired of ball sort apps stuffed with ads and dark patterns, and I wanted my own kids to have a clean one. So I made it, and I'm sharing it. That's the whole story. Bugs, ideas, or a deal code that deserves to be framed: dev@stevepetersen.net

About

Assort!

Features
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Step into a cozy mage's workshop and sort shimmering potions until every tube holds a perfect match. Assort is a colorful liquid-sorting puzzle game with a fantasy twist. Tap a tube, pour matching colors, and solve each board by arranging every potion into its own bottle. The rules are simple to learn, but each new chapter adds fresh layouts, trickier color patterns, and special tubes that change how you think through every move. Assort is built to be a complete game without interruptions or storefront pressure. We do not ever advertise in the game. We offer no in-app purchases, ever. There are no paid boosters, no ad-watching rewards, no limited-time purchase prompts, and no paywalls inside the puzzle flow. Play through a handcrafted campaign of potion puzzles across magical chapters, or jump into endless mode for a fresh challenge whenever you want one. Use undo when a plan goes sideways, ask for a hint when you are stuck, or restart and try for a cleaner solve. Features: - Relaxing color-sorting puzzle gameplay - Mage-themed potion tubes, magical effects, and cozy fantasy atmosphere - Handcrafted campaign levels with rising difficulty - Endless mode for unlimited sorting challenges - Special bottle types including hidden, covered, locked, and wrapped tubes - Hints, undo, restart, and auto-solve support - Star ratings, chapter progress, and reward chests - No ads, ever - No in-app purchases, ever Whether you want a quick puzzle break or a longer sorting session, Assort gives you a bright, satisfying way to test your logic and unwind without ads or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

CleanSort4 screens
Assort!4 screens

Verdict

The call

CleanSort and Assort! are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CleanSort versus Assort!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCleanSortAssort!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEPHEN DAVID PETERSENChristopher Weiss

In-app purchases

None

CleanSort

No in-app purchases

None

Assort!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CleanSort free?
CleanSort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Assort! free?
Assort! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CleanSort or Assort! have ads?
Neither CleanSort nor Assort! shows ads.

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