Comparison

Category Topic vs Match Pile

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

Head to head
About

Category Topic

Engage in a cozy tile-sorting puzzle game where you match cute mahjong-style tiles to their correct categories. Explore diverse topics and categories, solve increasingly challenging puzzles, and train your brain with satisfying gameplay.

Highlights
  • Mahjong-inspired tile sorting
  • Diverse topics and categories
  • Hundreds of brain-training levels
  • Cute, colorful tile designs
  • Helpful boosters
  • Satisfying animations
Features
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Category Topic: Mahjong Sort is the cozy sort game where you sort cute tiles by category! Explore a colorful assortment of topics and categories, sort it into the right group, and become the ultimate sorter. Love mahjong and sort games? Start sorting now! Every tile belongs to a topic — animals, food, holidays, jobs, sports, vehicles, fantasy characters, and more. Look carefully, think ahead, and sort each mahjong tile into the matching category to clear the board one group at a time. It's a fresh mix of mahjong-style matching, category sorting, and brain-teasing puzzle fun. As you progress, the puzzles get trickier with new categories, limited spaces, and clever tile arrangements. If you can see a tile and instantly sort it where it belongs, the satisfying assortment of levels will keep you hooked. How To Play Tap a tile and sort it into the matching topic slot Group every tile in the same category to clear it Use empty spaces wisely to uncover hidden tiles Plan each move and sort smart before you run out of moves Clear all the categories to win the level! Features Relaxing mahjong-inspired tile sorting gameplay A huge assortment of topics, themes, and categories to master Hundreds of brain-training levels for every puzzle lover Cute, colorful tile designs and smooth, satisfying animations Helpful boosters to sort it out during tricky moments Become the fastest tile sorter with sharp eyes and smart planning Perfect for quick breaks or long, relaxing sort games sessions If you enjoy mahjong games, tile-matching games, sorting puzzles, or relaxing brain games, Category Topic: Mahjong Sort is made for you. Sort the tiles, match the topics, and become the #1 sorter in town. See a tile, sort it, and clear every category! Whether you're a casual player or a hardcore puzzle fan, this is one of the most satisfying sort games out there. Grab a colorful assortment of topics, train your brain, and start sorting today — download Category Topic: Mahjong Sort now!

About

Match Pile

A unique card-sorting puzzle game where you group cards by their hidden meanings, not colors. Solve hundreds of levels by deducing categories and clearing piles before time runs out. Enjoy a relaxing, offline experience with strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Match cards by hidden meaning
  • Deduce secret categories
  • Hundreds of hand-built levels
  • Relaxing, no-timer gameplay
  • Play offline anywhere
  • Obstacles like mystery cards and bombs
Features
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Match Pile: Snap It is a card-sorting puzzle with a thinking twist. Forget colors, every card is a picture, and each pile is built from cards that have something in common. Is it animals? Things that are round? Kitchen tools? You won't be told. You work it out, move by move, until a pile is one single secret category; and only then does it snap shut, light up, and name itself. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a pile to drop your held card on top and take the bottom card into your hand • Read the pictures and match the cards that belong together • Fill a whole pile with one hidden category and it snaps shut, colors in, and reveals its name • Clear every pile to finish the stage • Each pile share one move budget, spend it wisely THE TWIST, MATCH BY MEANING, NOT COLOR • No color matching, no two-tone confusion, every card is a real picture you read and connect • The category stays hidden until you snap the pile shut, so every category is a puzzle of deduction • Plan before you tap: moves are limited OBSTACLES TO OUTSMART • Mystery cards: "?" keeps its secret until it reaches the bottom of a pile, then flips to reveal what it really is • Ice: a frozen pile is locked out of play until you snap enough categories shut to open it • Lock & key, a locked card won't move until you free its matching key first • Bombs, a ticking card you have to clear before the the bomb goes off • Ropes, tied cards travel together and only come loose at the bottom of their category • Curtains, a curtained pile lets you make a move only every other turn WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • A genuinely different match puzzle, grouping by meaning, not shade • Easy one-tap play with real deduction underneath • Hundreds of hand-built levels that stay clever without ever feeling like work • Relaxing to play, quietly satisfying to solve, no timer rushing you • Play offline, anywhere, no Wi-Fi needed • Free to play, with lives that refill over time Read the pictures. Find the link. Snap every pile shut.

Screenshots

Category Topic4 screens
Match Pile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Match Pile at daily against Category Topic's every 9 days. Category Topic's advantage is ratings volume (191 vs 14). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Category Topic sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Match Pile sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Category Topic against 5.0 for Match Pile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Category Topic has 191 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Category Topic ships an update every 9 days, Match Pile daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Category Topic versus Match Pile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCategory TopicMatch Pile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (191 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings191 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size409 MB313 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSAMZU LIMITEDTwist Games

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Category Topic

One-time13
  • Coin Pack 1$1.99
  • Revive$4.99
  • No Ads Package 1$7.99
Show 10 more
  • Coin Pack 2$7.99
  • No Ads Package 2$9.99
  • Mini Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$14.99
  • Coin Pack 3$14.99
  • Mega Bundle$19.99
  • Ultra Bundle$29.99
  • Coin Pack 4$29.99
  • Coin Pack 5$54.99
  • Coin Pack 6$99.99
10 purchases

Match Pile

One-time10
  • Fail Offer$4.99
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
  • No Ads$7.99
Show 7 more
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • 25000 Coins$29.99
  • Large Bundle$29.99
  • 50000 Coins$49.99

Questions

Is Category Topic free?
Category Topic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Pile free?
Match Pile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Category Topic or Match Pile?
Category Topic and Match Pile are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 191 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Category Topic or Match Pile have ads?
Both Category Topic and Match Pile show ads.
Which is updated more often, Category Topic or Match Pile?
Category Topic ships an update every 9 days, and Match Pile daily. Most recently, Category Topic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Match Pile on October 29, 2026.

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