molicula vs Gradient Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
molicula
A minimalist puzzle game where players rotate and flip pieces to fill a grid. Only six of seven pieces are needed, with the omitted piece dictating the challenge. Discover all unique solutions to this engaging brain teaser.
- Rotate and flip pieces
- Fill the grid
- Choose which piece to omit
- Over 40 unique solutions
- Simple graphics
- Intuitive gestures
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Molicula is a fascinatingly simple puzzle game. Rotate and flip the pieces to fill the grid. Only 6 out of the 7 pieces are required to complete the grid. Which piece you leave out determines the difficulty of finding a solution. Can you find all solutions? • Simple graphics • Intuitive gestures • Over 40 unique solutions Have questions, problems or feedback? Reach out to me at molicula@ericwolter.com Note: This is a digital adaptation of the physical puzzle "Fantastic Island" (sometimes called "Atompuzzle").
Gradient Sort
Engage in a visually pleasing color sorting puzzle game. Arrange shades of colors in the correct order to achieve perfect color harmony and a relaxing, meditative experience. This game offers a unique take on coloring and shade sorting mechanics.
- Color sorting puzzle mechanic
- Visually pleasing gradients
- Relaxing gameplay
- Achieve color harmony
- Meditative experience
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Welcome to Gradient Sort! It’s a new color sorting game that is so visually pleasing, it will have you coming back for more. Coloring games have been one-upped with the shade sorting puzzle mechanic. Gradient Sort is quiet and simple. We invite you to play it while listening to your favorite music. Kick back, relax and see if you can solve the enigma that is achieving perfect color harmony with so many gradients. Meditate over a game play so smooth and satisfying. Arrange the shades of colors in the right order, achieve harmony and relax. We are visual creatures after all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gradient Sort at 4.5 against molicula's 3.0. Gradient Sort also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 1). molicula's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Gradient Sort sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. molicula asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gradient Sort holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gradient Sort has 4.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of molicula's written reviews are positive against 42% of Gradient Sort's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
molicula ships an update every 3 months, Gradient Sort weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | molicula | Gradient Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 41.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 350 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eric Wolter | Popcore GmbH |
Customer experience
molicula
Gradient Sort
Bugs and requests
molicula
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gradient Sort
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzle screen becomes zoomed in and unresponsive
- Hints not working as expected
- Puzzle pieces not registering correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Zoom in/out functionality
- Option to remove ads
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
In-app purchases
molicula
No in-app purchases
Gradient Sort
- Bunch of cash$0.99
- Pack for Hint Booster$1.99
- Skip Tickets$1.99
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- Remove Ads$2.99
- 30 Days of Cash$3.99
- Permanent Worker$3.99
- Stack of Cash$3.99
- Pile of Cash$8.99
- Bag of Cash$17.99
- Regular pack of Hint Booster$19.99
- Big pack for Hint Booster$59.99
