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Head-to-head

Water Sort Puzzle vs SortPuz

Water Sort Puzzle 4.8★ · Free + IAP 40
Winner SortPuz
SortPuz 4.9★ · Free to download 65

SortPuz is the better choice for a water sorting puzzle game, offering a less intrusive ad experience and a more reasonable price for ad removal, despite some recent issues with updates and glitches.

Full reviews: Water Sort Puzzle · SortPuz

Both Water Sort Puzzle and SortPuz are popular free-to-play water sorting games, but Water Sort Puzzle is plagued by an overwhelming number of ads and a high cost to remove them. SortPuz, while not entirely ad-free even after payment, offers a generally better user experience and a more affordable ad-removal option.

Head to head

Features and Gameplay tieR5R8R9R12
Water Sort Puzzle Users find Water Sort Puzzle fun, relaxing, and mentally stimulating, with many enjoying the challenge R5R8. However, some recent updates have negatively impacted the game, with users disliking new 3D graphics and bottle styles, finding them harder to look at and play R9R18R24R37. Some also report the game becoming repetitive after many levels and a lack of new elements in harder stages R12. There are also complaints about hints being unhelpful and issues for colorblind players due to similar shades .
SortPuz SortPuz is also praised as fun, relaxing, and a good way to pass time . Users appreciate the ability to customize glass types and play offline . However, recent updates have caused significant issues, including a zoomed-in UI on iPad making the game unplayable , removal of features like daily challenges and competitive play , and changes to backgrounds that make colors harder to discern . Some users find the colors too close in shade and question if the game gets harder at higher levels .
Ads and Monetization edge: SortPuzR1R3R4R7
Water Sort Puzzle Water Sort Puzzle is heavily criticized for an excessive number of long ads, appearing after every level, every restart, or even during gameplay R1R3R4R7. The cost to remove ads is considered very high, at $19.99 or $20, which many users find unreasonable R1R7R13. Some users who paid for ad removal reported that ads still appeared, calling it a scam R19.
SortPuz SortPuz also has frequent ads, appearing after every level, upon restarting, or even interrupting gameplay . However, the cost to remove ads is significantly lower at $2.99 R84R86. Despite paying, some users still encounter ads, particularly for optional rewards or extra items R84R86R103. One user claims the game stated 'no ads' but still had them .
Reliability and Performance edge: Water Sort PuzzleR4R43R51R72
Water Sort Puzzle Users report glitches caused by ads, making it impossible to navigate back to the game R4. Some also experience their phone heating up significantly while playing R43. The game has been criticized for not saving progress across devices R51.
SortPuz SortPuz users report issues with the game freezing R72 and ads crashing the app, leading to black screens . Some ads are described as broken, persisting with sound even when muted, and requiring app restarts . There are also reports of ads opening web pages automatically and the game requiring data to function . At higher levels, the game can become too glitchy to be playable, with ads not providing promised rewards .
Pick Water Sort Puzzle if

You are looking for a relaxing puzzle game and are willing to tolerate a very high volume of ads, or if you prefer the older, non-3D graphics that Water Sort Puzzle used to have R5R8.

Pick SortPuz if

You want a water sorting puzzle game and are willing to pay a smaller fee (around $3) to reduce, though not entirely eliminate, ads R84. You might also pick this if you enjoy customizing your game elements .

Evidence note: The evidence for both apps is heavily skewed towards complaints about ads, which is typical for free-to-play games. Water Sort Puzzle has a much larger volume of reviews, but the core complaints are similar across both apps, with SortPuz having a slight edge in ad monetization strategy.

Frequently asked

How much do Water Sort Puzzle and SortPuz cost to remove ads?
Water Sort Puzzle charges a significantly higher price of $19.99 or $20 to remove ads, while SortPuz offers an ad-removal option for $2.99 R7R13R19R52.
Do either of these games have issues with ads even after paying?
Yes, both games have reviews indicating that ads can still appear even after purchasing the ad-free option; Water Sort Puzzle users reported constant ads despite paying $20 R19, and SortPuz users noted ads still appear for optional rewards or extra items after paying $2.99 R84R86R103.
Are there any recent graphics or gameplay changes in these apps?
Water Sort Puzzle has received negative feedback for recent updates that changed graphics to a 3D style and altered bottle designs, which users found harder to look at and play R9R18R24R37. SortPuz also had a redesign that removed features like daily challenges and competitive play, and introduced dark backgrounds that made colors harder to see for some users .

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] Water Sort Puzzle 5/5 · US Me encanta: Relaxants
  2. [R8] Water Sort Puzzle 5/5 · US Calm & Refreshing:): Relaxing & Stimulating:)
  3. [R9] Water Sort Puzzle 3/5 · US Bad update: This was one of my favorite and most played apps up until the new update. The graphics changed and they got weird to look at so I ended up deleting the game.
  4. [R12] Water Sort Puzzle 3/5 · US Fun Game at first BUT….: This game is really fun at first. I remember playing this game as an ad at first. I craved to play the actual full level so when I downloaded it, I was so excited. The game is fun at first but gets VERY repetitive. They add new elements to the game but then don’t used these elements in harder levels as the game goes on. From level 600 to 700, it’s all the same thing over a
  5. [R1] Water Sort Puzzle 2/5 · US Awful amount of ads.: I’m usually ok with some ads in free games, but this one is way too much. Gets to the point it’s really annoying and frustrating. Every single time you need to restart, or add anything, or when you complete a level. I’m done. Also, the money they want un order to go ad free is way higher than most games I play and have gladly paid for to avoid ads. It’s 4 times higher in
  6. [R3] Water Sort Puzzle 3/5 · US Kick me out while playing to show ads: The game was enjoyable until after every single move, the game kept getting interrupted with an ad for a very similar game. It constantly kept interrupting making it impossible to keep playing. Very frustrating!
  7. [R4] Water Sort Puzzle 2/5 · US Ads cause glitches: Please update to all ads to be used for the free version, however, glitches need to be fixed. I have to SHUTDOWN and close out the app in between every level because even after watching the add or playing the mini game, there’s NO WAY to navigate back to the sorting app.
  8. [R7] Water Sort Puzzle 1/5 · US Ads too much and expensive: The game it self is fun but after every one game and ad will play and it’ll be at least 30 secs long. And paying for no ads is 19.99 bucks!!! (At least 20 bucks) Usually most will pay about 2.99 but this it’s over priced. I really liked the game but I wish the ads were shorter and not too much of a constant pop-up. And the ‘no ads’ purchase was less expensive. 🙃
  9. [R43] Water Sort Puzzle 2/5 · US Pretty Okay…: I do like this game and I’ve been addicted to it. It helps me relax. I’ve also been using it to gain points with Fetch. However, I’ve never had my phone heat up so much from one game! I believe it’s not related to the phone model. Is there a way a way to fix this?
  10. [R51] Water Sort Puzzle 3/5 · GB Lost Progress: I loved this game, and i got rather high in level but it doesn’t save your progress to continue on another device, so i had to start at the beginning again, which sadly made it difficult to get back into. Please create a log in to facebook to save progress for those who change devices so we can continue where we left off.
  11. [R72] SortPuz 3/5 · US Fun, but ads get progressively longer and now it’s frozen: This was a fun game, and it probably still would be except it’s frozen. Closing it coming back to it later still frozen. I think I’m gonna just have to delete it. At least on android if you pause a game and unpause it a few minutes later it sort of reboot. It’s not an option on iOS.
  12. [R13] Water Sort Puzzle 1/5 · US RIDICULOUS amount of ads: fun game, the amount of ads is sickening. after every single level and more. UNPLAYABLE and to get rid of them it’s like $20
  13. [R19] Water Sort Puzzle 2/5 · US Warning: Very addicting that I ended up paying for $20 for no adds option - mind you first time I ever paid for such a thing. Well it’s a scam!! The ads are still constant! Do NOT purchase that option. You’re still getting ads. Ridiculous. No ads means NO Ads.
  14. [R52] Water Sort Puzzle 1/5 · US $20 for ad free?!: You’re on one if you think $20 for an ad free version, OR an ad or 2 after every level is fair? Spend more time closing adds then I have playing the actual game. I really enjoy it which sucks. Can’t do the ads anymore. Level 80.
  15. [R84] SortPuz 3/5 · US Ads ads ads: The ads are the longest I’ve ever encountered and you can’t do anything while you’re waiting for the interminable ad to end. I like the game itself; the worst part of it is the looooooooong ads. So I paid the $2.99 to avoid ads. Guess what you have to do to get the extra little cup required to solve some levels? Watch another interminable ad. I may not be able to tolerate it. The game
  16. [R86] SortPuz 4/5 · US Fun but lots ads: You can pay 2.99 to get rid of the random ads but there’s still ads in other areas.
  17. [R103] SortPuz 1/5 · US Ads: Excessive ads to play even if you pay for no ads and you get stuck in ads having to close the ap and restart the game you are in.
  18. [R18] Water Sort Puzzle 3/5 · US Not like the New graphics: Not liking the new graphics Harder to play I probably won’t be playing as much Not sure why it was changed Really liked the old game before this recent June 2026 update
  19. [R24] Water Sort Puzzle 3/5 · US Please change the bottles back!!: Please change the shape/style of the bottles back! I have played almost 10K levels but this latest update with the more 3d bottles and sloshing water might make me never play again 😭😭
  20. [R37] Water Sort Puzzle 1/5 · US Making it 3D was awful: Change the format back. This 3D look is atrocious

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store