Flow Free vs Magic Sort!

How do Flow Free and Magic Sort! compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Flow Free	Magic Sort!
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	variable	medium
Ad intensity	medium	high
In-app-purchase pressure	low	high
Typical session	variable	short
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	400,377	563,973
Reviews say	What players like Hundreds of free levels and daily puzzles Smooth, polished gameplay with gradual difficulty progression Relaxing and meditative experience Common complaints Excessive ads even after purchasing ad-free version Ad-free purchase doesn't actually remove ads (especially for hints) Game stability issues and broken daily/weekly puzzles	What players like Addictive puzzle sorting mechanic Colorful, visually appealing graphics Relaxing gameplay when ads don't interrupt Common complaints Ads are constant, lengthy (3+ minutes), and extremely loud Game forces payment to progress after ~150 levels or lose streaks False advertising as 'ad-free' despite heavy ads

Flow Free — Connect matching colors with pipes to fill the board in this addictive, relaxing puzzle game with hundreds of free levels. (rated variable difficulty, medium ad pressure) Magic Sort! — A colorful water-sorting puzzle game where you match and organize liquids into bottles, but aggressive ads and pay-to-win mechanics frequently interrupt the relaxing gameplay. (rated medium difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-29. Last updated 2026-07-29.