Comparison

Sort & Settle vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Sort & Settle

Features
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Sort & Settle is a sorting puzzle with nothing hurrying you. Tap a tube to lift a block. Tap another to pour it. Fill each tube with one colour and the level is done. You can learn it in about eight seconds, and there is no way to lose it. BUILT FOR BRAINS THAT NEED SOMETHING TO DO This was designed with ADHD, ADD and autistic players in mind. That shaped real decisions, not just the description: • No timers. Anywhere. Not on levels, not on menus. • No streaks, no lives, no daily targets. Nothing expires while you're away. Put it down for a month and nothing is lost. • Unlimited undo and unlimited hints, always, free. Nothing is counted and nothing runs out. • No ads. Not now, not later. • No notifications unless you turn them on. • Your music, podcast or noise app keeps playing. Sort & Settle mixes with it and never interrupts. IT WILL TELL YOU IF A BOARD CAN'T BE WON Sorting puzzles let you paint yourself into a corner — a position that's legal, still has moves, and cannot be finished. Most games leave you working at one until you give up and assume you're bad at it. This one checks after every move, and if the board really can't be won it says so and offers to step you back to where it still could be. You will never spend twenty minutes on something that was already lost. MADE TO BE SEEN • Three themes — Calm, Contrast and Playful — switchable instantly, all free. • Every colour was tested against simulated protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia, and adjusted until the hardest pair was comfortably distinguishable. • When a board has more colours than a theme can keep clearly apart, distinct shapes appear on the blocks automatically. You don't have to know that setting exists. • Full VoiceOver support, and the game names blocks by shape rather than colour, so the labels make sense whether or not you've seen the colours. • Larger Text, Bold Text, Reduce Motion and Differentiate Without Colour all respected. • Every action is a single tap on a large target. Nothing needs a drag. MORE ROOM WHEN YOU WANT IT Turn on Extra Spare Tube and every board in the game gets more forgiving. It isn't called easy mode, because it isn't one — it's just more room to think. WORKS ANYWHERE No account. No sign-up. No internet needed, ever. The app has no networking code in it at all. If you're signed into iCloud your place follows you between iPhone and iPad; if you're not, everything still works and stays on your device. FREE, THEN ONE PAYMENT Levels 1–25 are free. One purchase unlocks every level after that, forever, on all your devices. It's a single payment, not a subscription, and it buys levels — never hints, never themes, never accessibility settings. Hundreds of hand-paced levels before the board stops growing, then it keeps going.

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Pulse

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One tap. One moment. One score to beat. Pulse is a rhythm and precision game where every tap matters. Wait for the colored ring to meet its glowing target, then tap at exactly the right time to build your combo. Trust your reflexes, earn shields to protect your streak, and adapt to surprise events that keep every run exciting. • Simple to learn, challenging to master • Three difficulty levels to match your pace • Combos and multipliers to chase higher scores • A pressure-free Zen mode • A 60-second Time Trial mode • A one-attempt daily challenge • Track your stats and personal best • Game Center leaderboards to compete with friends and players worldwide Find the rhythm. Tap at the right time. Beat your best.

Screenshots

Sort & Settle4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse at none against Sort & Settle's 1. Sort & Settle's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sort & Settle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Sort & Settle versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSort & SettlePulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel MaldonadoPatrice BONRAISIN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sort & Settle

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sort & Settle free?
Sort & Settle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sort & Settle or Pulse have ads?
Neither Sort & Settle nor Pulse shows ads.

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