Comparison

Duckling Sort vs PopBlocks3D

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

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Duckling Sort

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Duckling Sort is a relaxing bird sort puzzle with no ads at all: no banners, no pop-ups and no "watch a video for a reward". It's free to play from the first stage to the last, and you never have to pay to win one. Sort the ducklings by color. Fill a raft with one color and the whole flock flaps away. It's a gentle daily brain workout the whole family can share, from young players to grandparents. WHY PLAYERS PICK IT • No ads, ever, not even optional reward videos • Free to play; purchases are optional extras • No rush: every clear earns a star; 3 stars ask for a tidy pace • Plays offline, no Wi-Fi needed • Calm pixel art and gentle music • English and Thai, switchable any time HOW TO PLAY • Tap a raft to pick up the ducks of one color on top, then tap where they should fly • Rafts hold four ducks, five from stage 30. Ducks land on an empty raft or on their own color, if there is room • A full raft of one color rides away and the rafts below slide up • Nests hold one duck each: park a duck, then bring it back to an empty or matching raft • From stage 51, waves wash a nest away after it rests a few ducks • Some ducks hide in eggs until they reach the top of their raft • Send every duck off, nests included, to clear the stage A GROWING CAMPAIGN • A lily-pad trail of zones from Duckling Shore, with more to come • Stages grow from 20 ducks to 60, with up to 44 hidden in eggs • Earn 1 to 3 stars per stage and a shield for a perfect clear • Every stage can be cleared without extra nests, extra rafts or Undo • Stuck? Undo up to three moves, or spend coins on an extra nest or raft A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE • The same new pond for everyone each day, from Gentle Ripple on Monday to Big Splash on Sunday • Fewest moves wins, then fewest tries, then the faster time. Beat the secret Duck Master score for a bigger prize MY HOME, A COZY DUCK FARM Grow a little island farm with the coins you earn. Ducks from the Duck Shop lay eggs every day; feed them for better eggs. A flower stand, lemonade stand, honey hut, bakery and windmill earn coins too. Make each nest comfier for bonus eggs. Clear the forest, level up and decorate with 53 pieces, including Thai festival sets. Stages 50 and 100 open two more islands. Day turns to night, and your ducks sleep in their nests. MISSIONS, FRIENDS AND RANKINGS • Daily and weekly missions pay coins and unlock a lucky wheel spin • Weekly goals: play for points and four rewards, the last a decoration you can't buy • A monthly login calendar: a prize for each of 28 stamps, a duck figurine last. Missed days never reset it • Friends: add them by name or invite link, send a heart a day (10 energy), visit farms and race on friends boards • Optional rankings: Daily and Weekly Egg Race and Daily Challenge (coins and trophies for top places), an All-time board and each stage's Fastest 5 • 34 pixel-art avatars and a profile with your trophy cabinet ACCESSIBLE AND PRIVATE • Differentiate Without Color adds a symbol to every duck color • VoiceOver reads each raft; Reduce Motion turns flights into quick fades • No tracking and no account to create • Signed in to iCloud? Progress syncs between your iPhone and iPad, in private iCloud storage we cannot see OPTIONAL PURCHASES • Coin packs of 1,500, 5,000, 11,000 or 25,000 coins • Duck Club VIP, monthly: 300 coins a member day, banked; 75 energy battery; 20% faster refills; auto-feeder (spends your coins); VIP badge • Duck Club renews monthly until cancelled in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions QUICK ANSWERS • Does Duckling Sort have ads? No. None, and no reward videos either • Is it free? Yes. You can play every stage without paying • Does it work offline? Yes. Only rankings, friends, purchases and iCloud sync need a connection • Who is it for? Fans of bird sort, ball sort or water sort puzzles For iPhone and iPad, iOS 17 or later. Join us on Discord: ducklingsort.com/discord Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PopBlocks3D

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Pop every block. The whole cube is the puzzle. PopBlocks3D is a 3D match puzzle where the board isn't a grid — it's a floating sculpture made entirely of colored blocks. Every piece you can see is a piece you can play. Clear the last one and nothing remains. TAP TO POP, ROTATE TO FIND MORE Tap any group of three or more connected blocks of the same color and watch them burst. Matches connect across all six faces, so the group you want is often hidden around the back. Spin the sculpture with a finger to hunt for it. Every move takes two taps: the first shows exactly what will clear, the second commits it. Mis-taps are free. 120 LEVELS ACROSS 12 REGIONS Meadows, ember ridges and sky gardens, each with its own palette and challenge. Clear a color, free the trapped stars, break through stone, beat the clock. BLOCKS THAT FIGHT BACK Stone that takes three hits. Glass that cracks. Sticky blocks that refuse to fall. Seeds that grow, fuses that burn, spinners that turn the board under you. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Standard — the campaign, with objectives and star ratings Unlimited — no move limit, just you and the shape Timed — beat the objective before the clock runs out Timed Unlimited — endless sculptures against one shared timer DAILY CHALLENGE A fresh puzzle every day, worth ten times the coins the first time you win it. PLAYS OFFLINE No account required. Game Center leaderboards if you want them, and your best scores are kept on your device either way.

Screenshots

Duckling Sort4 screens
PopBlocks3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PopBlocks3D at none against Duckling Sort's 5. Duckling Sort's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Duckling Sort sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PopBlocks3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duckling Sort ships an update every 2 days, PopBlocks3D daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Duckling Sort versus PopBlocks3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuckling SortPopBlocks3D
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThunyathep SanthanavanichRichard Folea

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Duckling Sort

Subscriptions1
  • Duck Club VIP$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Coin Pouch$0.99
  • Coin Bag$2.99
  • Coin Bucket$4.99
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  • Treasure Chest$9.99
None

PopBlocks3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duckling Sort free?
Duckling Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PopBlocks3D free?
PopBlocks3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duckling Sort or PopBlocks3D have ads?
PopBlocks3D shows ads; Duckling Sort does not.
Which is updated more often, Duckling Sort or PopBlocks3D?
Duckling Sort ships an update every 2 days, and PopBlocks3D daily. Most recently, Duckling Sort was updated on November 6, 2026 and PopBlocks3D on October 31, 2026.

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