Panel de Noms vs Ball Sort Star
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panel de Noms
Match three fruit panels to earn calories in this time-based puzzle game. A playful cat's antics add a unique challenge to your healthy eating journey.
- Match 3 fruit panels
- Earn calories
- Time-based gameplay
- Playful cat character
- Diet-themed challenge
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So, you've decided to go on a diet to be more healthy. Your kitty has other plans for you! In Panel de Noms you battle the march of time to match 3 fruit panel's to earn as many calories as you can!
Ball Sort Star
Engage in a challenging color-sorting puzzle game with adjustable difficulty and helpful tools. Enjoy a private, offline experience with various ball set options, including number and symbol modes for accessibility. This game offers a solvable puzzle experience with unlimited undo functionality.
- Adjustable difficulty
- Multi-move single tap
- Auto-move balls
- Unlimited undo
- Colorblind accessible ball sets
- Offline play
- Dark mode
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Free, no in-app purchases, no money ever 100% ad-sponsored (and not too many) Beat moves target or solve without help -> no ads All puzzles guaranteed solvable User-selectable difficulty Multi-move same color balls with single tap Auto-move balls if destination obvious Hints, unlimited undo, undo until solvable Shows movable balls, receptive tubes, dead-ends Ball sets: colors, numbers (for colorblind), symbols Playable offline, supports dark mode for night play Maximum privacy, collects no data linked to you Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS): 3+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Panel de Noms at none against Ball Sort Star's shown. Panel de Noms also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). Ball Sort Star's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Panel de Noms against 5.0 for Ball Sort Star. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Panel de Noms ships an update every 13 months, Ball Sort Star monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Panel de Noms | Ball Sort Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darryl Malcomb | Wildcrest Associates |
Customer experience
Panel de Noms
Ball Sort Star
In-app purchases
Panel de Noms
No in-app purchases
Ball Sort Star
No in-app purchases
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