Comparison

Tinker Bench vs Nook Sort

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

Head to head
About

Tinker Bench

Features
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Tinker Bench is a cosy repair game. At a warm little workbench, restore each heirloom in three hands-on steps—seat the loose part, tighten the screw, then power it on and watch it come back to life. Slow, tactile, and quietly satisfying. THREE STEPS TO GOOD AS NEW Drag the tilted piece into its socket until it clicks, turn the screw until the ring fills, then press and hold to test. No slips means three stars—and a slip is never a fail, just try again. FEATURES • 50 jobs across six illustrated treasures—watch, camera, radio, toy, compass, lamp • Tactile, hands-on repairs drawn live, with satisfying haptics • A cosy workbench under a brass lamp, with warm sounds • A Repair Gallery that keeps every piece you fix Seat it, tighten it, power it on.

About

Nook Sort

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Book Nook is a cozy shelf-sorting puzzle. Drag the books on the right onto a matching shelf. Fill a shelf with one color and it locks. Clear every shelf to keep the shop. Forty campaign shelves get harder as you go. Today's nook is a fresh puzzle each day — play to keep the streak. Coins buy hints, a shop cat, lamps, and nook skins. The first treat takes about three shelves. Stuck? Undo, take a hint, or open one extra empty shelf. Watch a short ad, or buy No Ads and skip the wait. The Starter Pack is coins, hints, and the After Hours nook. No accounts. Progress stays on this iPhone or iPad. Apple handles every purchase.

Screenshots

Tinker Bench3 screens
Nook Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tinker Bench at none against Nook Sort's 2. Tinker Bench also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, 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. Nook Sort sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tinker Bench asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tinker Bench ships an update daily, Nook Sort weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tinker Bench versus Nook Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinker BenchNook Sort
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoding As CreatingVITALII HUK

In-app purchases

None

Tinker Bench

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Nook Sort

One-time2
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Tinker Bench free?
Tinker Bench is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nook Sort free?
Nook Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tinker Bench or Nook Sort have ads?
Both Tinker Bench and Nook Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tinker Bench or Nook Sort?
Tinker Bench ships an update daily, and Nook Sort weekly. Most recently, Tinker Bench was updated on October 17, 2026 and Nook Sort on October 13, 2026.

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