Comparison

Jester Sweep vs Nebula Sort

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

Head to head
About

Jester Sweep

A relaxing logic puzzle game where you deduce the placement of jesters based on strict rules. Solve increasingly challenging courts, compete with friends, and enjoy offline play with no timers.

Highlights
  • Pure logic deduction
  • No guessing required
  • Progressive court sizes
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Hints and reveals
Features
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Find every fool in the court. Jester Sweep is a relaxing logic puzzle built around three simple rules — and zero guessing. Every colored court hides exactly one jester. No two jesters can share the same row or column, and no two can touch, even diagonally. Every puzzle begins with one jester already placed. From that single clue, logic is all you need. Each court is generated and verified to have exactly one valid solution, so every victory comes from deduction, not luck. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a square to mark it with an X • Double-tap a square to place a jester • Protect your three jester hats — they're your lives SIMPLE RULES. BIGGER CHALLENGES. Start with compact 5x5 courts and work your way up to challenging 8x8 puzzles. The rules stay the same as the courts grow larger and more complex. A NEW DAILY COURT Reach Level 20 to unlock the Daily Court. A brand-new puzzle arrives every day with a streak to protect. Play seven days in a row to earn bonus Reveals and Hints. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS Climb the Game Center leaderboards by reaching higher courts and building longer Daily Court streaks. Unlock achievements for milestones including: • Completing your first court • Solving a flawless court with no mistakes • Building 7-day and 30-day streaks • Mastering 100 courts and beyond COLOR BLIND MODE Jester Sweep includes a Color Blind Mode designed to make courts easier to distinguish without relying on color alone. Turn it on or off anytime from the game settings. STUCK? WE HAVE YOU. When you need a little help: • Reveal places a jester for you • Hint narrows down a row to help you continue solving Use them when a court finally fights back. PLAY ANYTIME No internet connection required. No timers rushing you. Your progress saves automatically, so you can leave a puzzle and return exactly where you left off. Relax, think, and solve at your own pace. Quiet. Colorful. Pure logic. Find every jester. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nebula Sort

Guide capsules to matching ships in this cosmic color-sorting puzzle. Plan your moves carefully to create satisfying chain reactions and clear blocked routes. Explore 200 sectors with unique mechanics and earn stars and coins.

Highlights
  • Color sorting puzzle mechanics
  • Strategic capsule launching
  • Chain reaction gameplay
  • Nebula clouds and blocked routes
  • 200 puzzle sectors
  • Boosters and power-ups
  • In-game currency and leaderboards
Features
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Make room for the next launch. Nebula Sort is a colour-sorting puzzle set among the stars. Guide capsules to matching ships, clear blocked routes and turn a careful move into a satisfying chain of launches. Every capsule points in a direction. Find a clear path and tap to launch it. Capsules that cannot board the current ship wait in a limited bay, so the order of your moves matters. Keep enough room for the next arrival. A LITTLE PLANNING. A BIG CHAIN REACTION. Matching capsules can pull their neighbours along. Nebula clouds hide capsules until you free a neighbouring space. Look beyond the next tap and discover how the board fits together. • 200 sectors to solve, with no countdown in ordinary play. • Chain launches and nebula clouds that change your next decision. • Five boosters: undo, hint, magnet, shuffle and two extra bay slots. • Stars and coins to earn through play. • Game Center leaderboards for stars and cleared sectors. • Six cosmic backdrops, original ambient music and responsive sound effects. • Distinct capsule symbols alongside colours. • 14 languages, with separate controls for music, effects and haptics. Take your time. Read the routes. Send the next ship on its way. Includes optional in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Jester Sweep4 screens
Nebula Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jester Sweep at none against Nebula Sort's 4. Jester Sweep also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Nebula Sort's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads and device support 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. Nebula Sort sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Jester Sweep asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nebula Sort holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jester Sweep ships an update every 9 days, Nebula Sort daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Jester Sweep versus Nebula Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJester SweepNebula Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua AdkinsRegeora LLC

Customer experience

Jester Sweep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nebula Sort

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

In-app purchases

None

Jester Sweep

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Nebula Sort

One-time4
  • 100 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 300 Coins$4.99
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  • 700 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Jester Sweep free?
Jester Sweep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nebula Sort free?
Nebula Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jester Sweep or Nebula Sort?
Nebula Sort is rated higher. Jester Sweep averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Nebula Sort averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jester Sweep or Nebula Sort have ads?
Both Jester Sweep and Nebula Sort show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jester Sweep or Nebula Sort?
Jester Sweep ships an update every 9 days, and Nebula Sort daily. Most recently, Jester Sweep was updated on October 16, 2026 and Nebula Sort on October 18, 2026.

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