Comparison

Shelf Jam vs Potion Sort

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

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About

Shelf Jam

Engage in a relaxing triple-match sorting puzzle set in a grocery store. Organize products on shelves, serve customers, and clear the store by matching three identical items. Navigate limited belt space and customer patience to complete challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Triple-match sorting gameplay
  • Grocery store theme
  • 120 challenging levels
  • Customer order system
  • Combo multipliers
  • Offline play
  • Boosters and daily bonuses
Features
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Sort the shelves, serve the customers, clear the whole store. Shelf Jam is a relaxing triple-match sorting puzzle set in a busy little grocery store. Tap a product on the shelf and it slides onto the belt. Line up three of a kind and they pop. Sounds easy — until you notice that products hide behind one another, the belt only has five slots, and two customers are waiting at the counter with their patience running out. HOW TO PLAY • Tap any product on the front row to send it to the belt • Three identical products on the belt clear instantly • Products hide behind each other — take the front one to reveal the next • The belt has only 5 slots: fill it with no match and the level is over • Empty the whole shelf to complete the level FEATURES • 120 levels — the first 24 hand-tuned, then the difficulty keeps climbing • Every board is verified solvable before you ever see it • Combo multiplier: keep matching fast and score up to 5x • Customer orders with a patience timer — serve them for bonus coins • Star goals per level: finish it, beat the par time, complete the orders • 4 boosters: undo, hint, shuffle and an extra belt slot • Daily bonus streak, plus a high score and a personal time record per level • 14 hand-drawn products: bottles, jars, cans, chips, cupcakes and more • Puzzle levels play without a network connection — no account, no lives, no waiting between levels. Ads and optional purchases need a connection • 28 languages with full right-to-left support Whether you have thirty seconds in a queue or half an hour on the sofa, one shelf is always worth clearing. Contains ads. Optional in-app purchases for coins and an ad-free experience.

About

Potion Sort

A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colored liquids into bottles. It offers over 100 levels with increasing difficulty and unique mechanics like sealed vials and mystery potions. Play offline with simple controls and no timers.

Highlights
  • 100+ handcrafted color sorting levels
  • Unique sealed vials and mystery potions
  • Offline play supported
  • No timers or move limits
  • Simple one-finger controls
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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Potion Sort is a relaxing water sort puzzle with a magical twist. Pour the colors between potion bottles until every bottle glows with a single color — easy to learn, calm to play, and a proper brain teaser as the levels deepen. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a bottle to lift it, tap another to pour. • A color pours only onto the same color, or into an empty bottle. • Think ahead — careless pours brew a jam. • Stuck? Undo a move, shuffle a fresh deal, or add a rescue bottle. • Clear the level by giving every potion its own bottle. A CAULDRON OF FEATURES • 100+ handcrafted color sorting levels with rising difficulty — new ideas arrive one at a time, so you are never lost. • Sealed vials: finish a seal's color anywhere on the board and the wax cracks open. No other sort game has them. • Mystery potions: hidden colors reveal themselves as you pour. • Big bottles: from level 50 every bottle deepens to five and a tenth color joins the brew. • Challenge levels for sorters who want a wall to climb. • Play offline — no Wi-Fi needed, anywhere, anytime. • Simple one-finger controls with smooth, satisfying pouring animation. • Game Center leaderboards and ten achievements to chase. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Sharpen your brain: every level is a bite-size logic puzzle of color, water and strategy. • Chill vibes: no timers and no move limits — sort at your own pace under a starry sky. • Always fair: every standard level can be solved exactly as dealt. Made for fans of water sort, color sort and bottle sorting games, and for anyone who loves a relaxing puzzle that still makes them think. Whether you call it water color sort, liquid sort or potion magic, the goal stays the same: pour, sort, and watch every bottle come out perfect. Download Potion Sort and start pouring — can you sort them all?

Screenshots

Shelf Jam4 screens
Potion Sort3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Potion Sort at 5.0 against Shelf Jam's 2.0. Potion Sort also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Shelf Jam's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shelf Jam sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Potion Sort sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Potion Sort holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelf Jam ships an update every 3 days, Potion Sort every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shelf Jam versus Potion Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelf JamPotion Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaymaz SoftAtreides LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Shelf Jam

One-time5
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • 1,500 Coins$2.99
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  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 4,000 Coins$6.99
4 purchases

Potion Sort

One-time4
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Chest$4.99
  • VIP$5.99
Show 1 more
  • Coin Vault$9.99

Questions

Is Shelf Jam free?
Shelf Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Potion Sort free?
Potion Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shelf Jam or Potion Sort?
Potion Sort is rated higher. Shelf Jam averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Potion Sort averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Shelf Jam or Potion Sort have ads?
Potion Sort shows ads; Shelf Jam does not.
Which is updated more often, Shelf Jam or Potion Sort?
Shelf Jam ships an update every 3 days, and Potion Sort every 5 days. Most recently, Shelf Jam was updated on November 6, 2026 and Potion Sort on October 31, 2026.

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