Comparison

VendiMachi vs Pop Jam

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

Head to head
About

VendiMachi

Engage in a calming color sorting puzzle set in a Japanese vending machine environment. Organize drinks by color into matching channels at your own pace, with no timers or move limits. Enjoy a peaceful and satisfying logic challenge.

Highlights
  • Calm color sort puzzle
  • No timer or move limits
  • Unlimited undo functionality
  • Offline play support
  • Japanese vending machine atmosphere
  • Hot and cold channel mechanics
Features
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Sort, relax, and clear the counter at your own pace. VendiMachi is a calm color sort puzzle and drink sorting game set in a nostalgic Japanese vending-machine street. Every level gives you a small logic puzzle: tap a drink, choose its destination, and organize matching colors into the correct hot or cold channel. Plan a few moves ahead, or simply enjoy the satisfying rhythm of moving each stack into place. WHY YOU’LL ENJOY VENDIMACHI • A relaxing brain puzzle with no timer • No move limit and no fail screen • Unlimited undo, so you can experiment freely • Simple one-handed tap controls • Smooth stack moves that feel satisfying • Offline play for quiet moments anywhere • A Japanese vending-machine atmosphere • Hot and cold channels that add a fresh twist • A neighborhood map with star goals • Optional hints when a level feels tricky • Sound and haptics that make every move feel clear HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap the drink at the top of a channel. 2. Tap a matching destination with room to receive it. 3. Group the same drinks, manage empty space, and clear the counter. VendiMachi starts as an easy color sorting game and gradually becomes a thoughtful logic puzzle. New layouts introduce more channels, tighter spaces, and more interesting decisions without adding pressure. You can play for a minute or settle into a longer puzzle session whenever you want. A PEACEFUL PUZZLE, YOUR WAY There is no rush, energy system, or countdown. Take back a move whenever you like, restart a level when you want a clean plan, and use a hint only when it helps. Whether you enjoy sorting games, brain games, bottle sort puzzles, or casual offline games, VendiMachi gives you a focused and peaceful way to play. Explore the vending street, complete levels, earn stars, and keep your counter tidy. Download VendiMachi and enjoy a color sort puzzle designed for calm, satisfying play. VendiMachi includes optional ads and optional in-app purchases. Network access may be used for analytics, crash reports, cloud progress, and advertising. No account is required to play.

About

Pop Jam

Disassemble colorful 3D figures by tapping free-moving pieces. Each piece bursts into 27 balls that fill boxes of matching colors. Avoid jams by strategically clearing pieces to keep the production line moving.

Highlights
  • Disassemble 3D figures made of colored balls
  • Tap free pieces to burst into 27 balls
  • Sort balls into matching colored boxes
  • Avoid jams by strategic piece removal
  • Satisfying physics and sound design
  • Bite-sized levels with increasing difficulty
Features
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Every level hands you something you can't wait to take apart. Each Pop Jam puzzle is a 3D figure built entirely from colored balls: animals, snacks, objects, shapes of every kind. Tap a piece that's free to move and it bursts into exactly 27 balls that tumble down, roll along the conveyor, and hop into the boxes waiting up front. Nine balls fill a box, the box snaps shut and ships out, and the next one slides in. Every piece you clear is worth three full boxes. The catch? A box only takes its own color. Tap pieces in the wrong order and the belt crowds up with balls that have nowhere to go. That's a jam, and a jam ends your run. The smartest moves happen before you touch the screen: check which boxes are open, read the figure, and pick the piece the line is hungry for. Fresh pieces hide underneath the ones you clear, so every tap can change the whole picture. The deeper you go, the trickier it gets: bigger builds, more colors in play, sneakier layering, and those perfect moments when three boxes slam shut in a row. Along the way you'll find: • Figures with personality: animals, snacks, and seasonal surprises to take apart • Real physics on all 27 balls of every piece as they tumble, bounce, and roll • Crunchy, satisfying sound design that makes every packed box land just right • Bite-sized levels that fit a coffee break, with a difficulty curve that sneaks up on you • Helpful boosters for the moments the line gets crowded You'll understand it in one tap. Getting good at it is another story. Keep the line moving, and don't let it jam.

Screenshots

VendiMachi4 screens
Pop Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pop Jam at none against VendiMachi's 3. Pop Jam also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 1). VendiMachi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, monetization model, 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. VendiMachi sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pop Jam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VendiMachi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pop Jam has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VendiMachi ships an update every 2 days, Pop Jam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VendiMachi versus Pop Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVendiMachiPop Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings130 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB373 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBedirhan KaraLoop Games Oyun Teknolojileri Anonim Sirketi

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VendiMachi

One-time3
  • Hint Pack ×10$1.99
  • Extra Column x3$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Pop Jam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VendiMachi free?
VendiMachi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Jam free?
Pop Jam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VendiMachi or Pop Jam?
VendiMachi is rated higher. VendiMachi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pop Jam averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do VendiMachi or Pop Jam have ads?
Pop Jam shows ads; VendiMachi does not.
Which is updated more often, VendiMachi or Pop Jam?
VendiMachi ships an update every 2 days, and Pop Jam every 5 days. Most recently, VendiMachi was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pop Jam on October 24, 2026.

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