Comparison

Crate Sort! vs Carry Pixels

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

Head to head
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!

About

Carry Pixels

Features
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Grab it. Grind it. Fill the box. Carry Pixels is a satisfying sand sort puzzle with a crane in your hand. Hold and drag to swing the magnet over the pile of pixel cubes, lift a handful out of the pit and watch them get ground into colorful sand. The sand flows around the conveyor and pours into the box of the same color. Fill every box to clear the level. Sounds simple? Your conveyor only holds so much sand. Grab the wrong colors and the belt fills up with sand no box can take. Plan what you pick, keep the sand flowing and clear the pile before it jams. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Two puzzles in one: dig out the right cubes on top, sort the sand below • One-finger controls: hold anywhere and drag the crane • Real flowing sand physics that feels great to watch • Hand-crafted levels, from relaxing to brain-teasing • Clever blockers: hidden box colors, locked wooden crates and ticking bombs you must lift out in time • Play offline, anywhere, in short sessions PERFECT FOR FANS OF Sand sort and water sort games, claw and crane games, color match puzzles, jam puzzles and anyone who loves that ASMR feeling of sand filling a box. HOW TO PLAY 1. Look at the colors of the boxes waiting below 2. Hold and drag to move the crane over the cubes 3. Lift them out and watch them turn to sand 4. Keep the conveyor free and fill every box to win Download Carry Pixels now and let the sand flow!

Screenshots

Crate Sort!4 screens
Carry Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Carry Pixels at none against Crate Sort!'s shown. Crate Sort!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). 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

Crate Sort! ships an update every 4 days, Carry Pixels monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Crate Sort! versus Carry Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrate Sort!Carry Pixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB240 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCan AksoyAli Said Yuksel

In-app purchases

None

Crate Sort!

No in-app purchases

None

Carry Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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