Comparison

Hop Aboard 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

Hop Aboard

Features
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Untangle the buses. Match the passengers. Clear the loop. Welcome to Hop Aboard!, a colorful puzzle game where every move matters. Twisty buses are packed together, colorful passengers are waiting, and there’s only one way out. Find the right order, free each bus, match passengers with their color, and keep the route moving. It starts simple. Then the loops get tighter, the buses get longer, and every decision becomes part of the puzzle. UNTANGLE THE BUS LOOP Look carefully at the board and figure out which bus can move first. Clear the path one smart move at a time. MATCH COLORS Send each bus to the right passengers and fill every seat with the matching color. PLAN EVERY MOVE Long buses, tight spaces, blocked routes, locks and new obstacles make every level a fresh challenge. DISCOVER NEW PUZZLE TWISTS Progress through increasingly clever levels with new layouts, special buses, mystery passengers and challenging mechanics. SATISFYING TO SOLVE Watch passengers hop aboard, buses fill up and the entire board clear as your plan comes together. FEATURES • Simple and intuitive controls • Color matching and sorting puzzles • Unique twisty bus layouts • Challenging traffic-style logic • New mechanics as you progress • Colorful 3D graphics • Satisfying animations and reactions • Hundreds of brain-teasing puzzles Think ahead. Find the opening. Clear the loop. Ready to Hop Aboard?

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

Hop Aboard4 screens
Crate Sort!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hop Aboard at none against Crate Sort!'s shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hop Aboard ships an update every 2 days, Crate Sort! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Hop Aboard versus Crate Sort!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHop AboardCrate Sort!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB171 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAli Said YukselCan Aksoy

In-app purchases

None

Hop Aboard

No in-app purchases

None

Crate Sort!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hop Aboard free?
Hop Aboard 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 Hop Aboard or Crate Sort! have ads?
Crate Sort! shows ads; Hop Aboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Hop Aboard or Crate Sort!?
Hop Aboard ships an update every 2 days, and Crate Sort! every 4 days. Most recently, Hop Aboard was updated on October 16, 2026 and Crate Sort! on October 2, 2026.

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