Comparison

Holeling vs Sort The Mess!

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

Head to head
About

Holeling

Features
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Holeling is a casual puzzle game that combines trail drawing, physics, and target collecting. Drag your character across the ground to leave a trail. Close the loop to create a hole, then reconnect from its edge to expand or merge it. Push fruit, desserts, and everyday objects, using gravity, collisions, suction, and chain-reaction collapse to make each target fall all the way in. Every collected object helps you grow. Extend your maximum trail length and increase your pushing power, clear smaller objects first, then take on larger targets. Read the structure of each pile, plan your route and collection order, and complete the order before time runs out. Features: • Draw closed loops to reshape the playfield and open holes • Physics-based rolling, collisions, stacking, and collapses • Grow your trail length and pushing power as you collect • Varied targets and layouts that reward smart routes and sequencing • Helpful power-ups, including Magnet, Compass, and Time Freeze • Simple drag controls with clear, satisfying feedback Draw the route, expand the hole, and collect every target!

About

Sort The Mess!

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Sort the Mess is a tidy-up puzzle where the furniture moves. Plush animals, fruit and snacks, school supplies, garden critters and a room full of treasure are piled on the floor. Tap a set, drop it into the cabinet, watch the room come together. Simple… until a compartment is one slot too small and the only way forward is to slide the shelf itself. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap matching items to pick them up, then tap a compartment to put them away. • Grab a handle to slide a partition and resize the compartments on either side. • Some shelves ride a rail: send them up a floor to free space below. • Keys open locked doors. Golden slots wait for the one piece that belongs there. • Put the wrong thing away? Double-tap the row to empty it and try again. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Fitting is not the same as right. Some sets slide in nicely and block everything else. Spotting them is the game. • Nothing is hidden. When a shelf refuses to move, something is in the way, and you can see what. • One thumb, short levels. Each new idea is shown in one level, then mixed with the ones before. 100 HAND-MADE LEVELS IN 5 ROOMS Toy Room, Kitchen, Classroom, Garden and Treasure Room, each with its own objects and its own kind of trap. New mechanics arrive every few levels, so the game keeps changing shape all the way to the end. Satisfying pops, a clean floor, a little confetti. Then the next mess.

Screenshots

Holeling4 screens
Sort The Mess!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Holeling at 13.0 against Sort The Mess!'s 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Holeling versus Sort The Mess!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHolelingSort The Mess!
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文晚 鲁Stanislas Mettra

In-app purchases

None

Holeling

No in-app purchases

None

Sort The Mess!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Holeling free?
Holeling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sort The Mess! free?
Sort The Mess! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Holeling or Sort The Mess! have ads?
Both Holeling and Sort The Mess! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Holeling or Sort The Mess!?
Holeling ships an update weekly, and Sort The Mess! weekly. Most recently, Holeling was updated on October 9, 2026 and Sort The Mess! on October 4, 2026.

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