Comparison

Ball Trail vs Valley Sort

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

Head to head
About

Ball Trail

Features
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Slide, connect, collect - one smart move at a time. Guide the ball home in this addictively simple sliding puzzle game! Rearrange path tiles by sliding them into empty spaces, build a connected route from start to goal, and grab every star along the way. HOW TO PLAY - Slide tiles into empty spaces to reshape the board - Connect the ball to the goal with an unbroken path - Collect all 3 stars hidden along your route for a perfect score FEATURES Simple one-touch sliding mechanics โ€” easy to learn, hard to master Increasingly clever puzzle layouts that test your spatial thinking Satisfying path-connection visuals and clean, minimal design Bite-sized levels perfect for quick breaks or long sessions Star-based scoring for players who love to optimize and replay Whether you're looking for a relaxing brain teaser or a challenge that rewards careful planning, this puzzle adventure keeps you coming back for "just one more level." Can you connect every path and collect every star? Download now and start sliding your way to victory!

About

Valley Sort

Guide travelers home in this serene puzzle game. Solve increasingly complex sorting challenges by directing colored crowds to their designated platforms. Discover new mechanics and enjoy a calming visual and auditory experience.

Highlights
  • Color-based crowd sorting
  • Progressive puzzle mechanics
  • Themed valley chapters
  • Endless supply of puzzles
  • Relaxing ambient music and visuals
  • Undo and hint system
Features
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A crowd of robed travellers waits at the top of the stairs. Tap to lift them, tap again to send them walking down โ€” and watch a whole valley sort itself into colour. Valley Sort is a calm, beautiful sorting puzzle set among pastel towers, floating stones and long stairways. Gather every colour onto its own platform to finish the valley, then watch it crumble into the mist as the next one rises out of it. LEARNED IN TWO TAPS Travellers will only join a crowd of their own colour, or step onto an empty platform. That is the whole rule. Everything after it is you, looking at a beautiful little tangle and quietly working out the thread to pull first. A VALLEY THAT KEEPS SURPRISING YOU Just as you settle into a rhythm, the valley teaches you something new: - Veiled travellers who hide their colour until the crowd in front of them walks away - Caves that let crowds out one by one, and never let anyone back in - Frozen crowds that thaw only as you complete others - Wild travellers who belong to every colour at once - Burning lanterns counting down, worn stairs that crumble, carts that must move as one - Dyed stairs that recolour whoever crosses them - A harbour where completed crowds sail away and caravans bring new travellers to the gate IT NEVER RUNS OUT โ€” AND IT IS NEVER UNFAIR Hand-built opening valleys give way to an endless supply of fresh ones, and every single puzzle is solved by the game before it ever reaches you. No impossible deals. No wasted evening. A JOURNEY WITH A SHAPE Climb through chapters of themed valleys, rise from Traveller to Valley Sage, fill your firefly jar, and meet a boss valley โ€” the biggest of its chapter โ€” at the end of each one. Your furthest valley goes to Game Center, if you want the company. MADE TO RELAX IN - Soft isometric architecture that dissolves into drifting mist - Skies that turn from dawn to lagoon to lilac to a starlit night - Gentle generative music and bell-like chimes that follow each level - Undo, hints, power-ups and a rewind for when you are truly stuck - Haptics on supported devices Take a breath, lift a crowd and guide the travellers home.

Screenshots

Ball Trail3 screens
Valley Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ball Trail at none against Valley Sort's 10. Ball Trail also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Valley Sort's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Valley Sort sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ball Trail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ball Trail ships an update daily, Valley Sort every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 3 level
Ball Trail versus Valley Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBall TrailValley Sort
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily โ€” betterEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size182 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCortex (Apps)HE HE

In-app purchases

None

Ball Trail

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Valley Sort

One-time6
  • Hour of Hearts$0.99
  • Wayfarerโ€™s Kit2 variants$1.99
  • Afternoon of Hearts2 variants$1.99
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  • Day of Hearts$4.99
  • Explorerโ€™s Bundle2 variants$7.99
  • Legend of the Valley2 variants$19.99

Questions

Is Ball Trail free?
Ball Trail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Valley Sort free?
Valley Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ball Trail or Valley Sort have ads?
Ball Trail shows ads; Valley Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Ball Trail or Valley Sort?
Ball Trail ships an update daily, and Valley Sort every 2 days. Most recently, Ball Trail was updated on November 6, 2026 and Valley Sort on November 6, 2026.

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