Comparison

Zen Sort vs Planet Merger

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

Head to head
About

Zen Sort

Features
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Some puzzle games want your attention. Zen Sort just wants to keep you company. Pour little animals between glass jars until each one holds a single kind of friend. That's the whole game. There is no timer counting down, no lives to run out, and no way to lose โ€” only a quiet, satisfying click as the last crab settles into place. A GAME THAT NEVER RUSHES YOU โ€ข No timers. No lives. No energy meter, ever. โ€ข Unlimited undo, always free โ€” never watch an ad to fix a mistake โ€ข Par moves are a gentle target, not a punishment โ€ข Put it down mid-level and it waits exactly where you left it 3,000 LEVELS, EVERY ONE SOLVABLE Every single level is verified by a solver before it ships, so you will never hit an impossible board. They open gently โ€” four colours at first โ€” and grow to twelve as you find your rhythm. MEET THE SHORE FRIENDS Sort a crab, a sleepy fox, a chick, a frog, a little whale and more. Each one has its own soft voice, so you hear who is moving. Unlock a theme and the whole cast changes with it โ€” nocturnal creatures for Tide Night, garden visitors for Zen Garden. ONE MINDFUL SORT A DAY The Daily Calm is the same puzzle for everyone, refreshed each morning. Keep a streak if you like streaks โ€” and if life gets in the way, a free monthly freeze covers a missed day. No guilt built in. A SHORE THAT FILLS UP Stars wash treasures onto your beach: sea glass, a striped pebble, a message in a bottle, eventually a lighthouse. Twelve to find, all earned by playing. MADE TO BE KIND โ€ข Colourblind-friendly โ€” every friend is a different shape, not just a colour โ€ข Full VoiceOver support โ€ข Reduced-motion setting for anyone who prefers things still โ€ข Plays completely offline No leaderboards. No rivals. No streak-shaming. Just you, a beach, and something gentle to tidy.

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Planet Merger

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Drop a planet. Watch it fall, collide, and merge into something bigger. Planet Merger is a physics puzzle about building the solar system one collision at a time. When two identical planets touch, they merge into the next one up โ€” Pluto becomes Mercury, Mercury becomes the Moon, and on it goes. The board fills faster than you expect, the physics never quite behaves, and one well-placed drop can set off a chain reaction that clears half the screen. MERGE ALL THE WAY TO THE SUN Eleven worlds to discover, from tiny Pluto to the Sun itself. Every collision is driven by real physics, so no two games ever stack up the same way. Cross the line at the top and it's over โ€” so think about where each one lands. LEARN SOMETHING REAL Every planet you unlock opens a card of genuine astronomy: diameter, distance from the Sun, number of moons, day length, year length, surface temperature. Plus the details that stick with you โ€” like the fact that it rains diamonds on Neptune. 220 PLANET PUZZLES A separate quiz mode with 220 questions about the solar system, space exploration, and the science behind it all. Ten questions a round. ONE TAP TO PLAY Tap where you want the planet to fall. That's the entire control scheme. Easy to start in a spare minute, hard to stop when you're one merge away from a world you've never seen. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into 9 languages, quiz questions included. Free to play. An optional one-time purchase removes ads permanently.

Screenshots

Zen Sort4 screens
Planet Merger4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zen Sort and Planet Merger are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Zen Sort sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Planet Merger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Zen Sort versus Planet Merger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen SortPlanet Merger
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size61 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArslan ShaukatSandeep Vijayakumar

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Zen Sort

One-time4
  • Terracotta Theme$1.99
  • Tide Night Theme$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • Zen Pass$9.99
1 purchases

Planet Merger

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Zen Sort free?
Zen Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planet Merger free?
Planet Merger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zen Sort or Planet Merger have ads?
Both Zen Sort and Planet Merger show ads.

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