Comparison

Association Cube vs Card Sort

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

Head to head
About

Association Cube

A 3D tile sorting puzzle game where you match cubes belonging to specific categories to clear the board. It challenges your strategic thinking and association skills with increasingly complex levels and clean visuals.

Highlights
  • 3D tile matching
  • Category association puzzles
  • Strategic thinking challenges
  • Increasingly layered levels
  • Clean 3D visuals
Features
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Association Cube is a fresh take on sorting puzzles - a 3D tile game that challenges both your strategic thinking and your sense of association Each level presents a stack of cubes scattered across a three-dimensional board. Every cube belongs to a category - but figuring out which category takes a spark of lateral thinking. Tap a tile to send it to your buffer, match tiles of the same category, and watch them disappear. Clear the entire field to win! Levels start accessible and grow increasingly layered and tricky. Clean 3D visuals make stacked tiles easy to read without sacrificing the depth that makes each puzzle feel like a small strategic puzzle worth solving. If you love word games, sorting puzzles, tile matching, or brain teasers that reward planning over luck - Association Cubes is made for you. It's the kind of game you pick up for five minutes and put down an hour later!

About

Card Sort

Engage your mind with a challenging card sorting puzzle game. Unstack layered cards to reveal hidden ones and sort them into their correct categories. Hundreds of levels offer a relaxing yet brain-training experience.

Highlights
  • Layered card stacking mechanics
  • Hundreds of puzzle levels
  • Brain-training logic gameplay
  • Smooth casual gameplay
  • Play at your own pace
Features
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# Card Sort – Category Sorting Puzzle Challenge your brain with Card Sort, a relaxing yet tricky category‑sorting puzzle game. Each level gives you stacks of layered cards. Cards are piled on top of one another — you can only reach the lower cards after moving the top ones away. Your task is to sort every card into its matching group: fruits, mammals, accessories, occupations and many more fun categories await. When all cards of one category are correctly sorted, that group clears away and reveals new sets to solve. Complete every category in the level, and you win! ### Game features *Layered card stacking mechanics: move top cards to uncover hidden cards underneath* * Hundreds of puzzle levels with varied themes and categories* * Brain‑training logic gameplay, easy to learn but challenging to master* * Smooth casual gameplay, perfect for short game sessions* * No rush, play at your own pace* Sharpen your categorization and logical thinking. Unstack, sort, and clear every group to beat all puzzles!

Screenshots

Association Cube4 screens
Card Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Card Sort at 114 against Association Cube's 1. Association Cube's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Association Cube sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Card Sort sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Association Cube holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Sort has 114 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Association Cube ships an update every 2 weeks, Card Sort every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Association Cube versus Card Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssociation CubeCard Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (114 ratings)
Number of ratings1114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB481 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHitapps Games LTDClang Network

Customer experience

Association Cube

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Card Sort

All ratings114 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Association Cube

One-time5
  • Small Coin Pack$1.99
  • Medium Coin_Pack$8.99
  • Large Coin Pack$29.99
Show 2 more
  • Huge Coin Pack$49.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$79.99
14 purchases

Card Sort

One-time14
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Revive Bundle$4.99
Show 11 more
  • 5000 Coins$7.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Small Bundle$9.99
  • No Ads Bundle$12.99
  • 10000 Coins$14.99
  • Medium Bundle$19.99
  • Large Bundle$29.99
  • 25000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Bundle$49.99
  • 60000 Coins$59.99
  • 120000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Association Cube free?
Association Cube is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Sort free?
Card Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Association Cube or Card Sort?
Association Cube is rated higher. Association Cube averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Card Sort averages 4.8 from 114 ratings.
Do Association Cube or Card Sort have ads?
Both Association Cube and Card Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, Association Cube or Card Sort?
Association Cube ships an update every 2 weeks, and Card Sort every 9 days. Most recently, Association Cube was updated on September 22, 2026 and Card Sort on September 29, 2026.

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