Lift Sort Express
Assign colored blocks to a fleet of moving elevators, three of a kind per lift to dispatch them off the floor.
Tap a block to select its color, then tap a floor on a moving elevator to drop it; group three of one color on a single lift to clear.
Two one-thumb taps: pick color, then tap an elevator floor.
Block Out!'s elevator chaos turned into a dispatcher puzzle with a forgiving timer.
Multiple Block Out! reviews complain the timer is unfair and pushes IAP — opportunity to launch a fairer timed variant.
The elevator/color-sort core is already validated by Block Out itself, which MWM describes as featuring 'moving elevators and block generators' and is now scaling to ~$300K/day — proof the hook works, but not original.MWM listing confirms Block Out already uses moving elevators in its core mechanic. ↗
Sort puzzle subgenre is one of the hottest on TikTok/short-video in 2024–25 (Hexa Sort, Color Block Jam, Block Jam 3D all viral); the elevator's near-miss timing creates inherently clip-worthy moments.Sort Puzzle subgenre shows highest growth rate (5.6x YoY) among top hybridcasual puzzles, indicating strong organic/UGC traction. ↗Block Out (same elevator core) scaling to $300K/day, showing the mechanic has commercial/viral pull. ↗
Two single-thumb taps (pick color, tap elevator floor), single-screen layout — matches the hybridcasual formula of hypercasual core + casual depth that is currently winning.
Hybridcasual sort titles monetize at scale: Color Block Jam $25M in Q1'25, Hexa Sort peaked at $4M/mo IAP, Block Out ~$300K/day; moving elevators naturally create stuck/timeout moments ideal for boosters and continue-IAP.Quantifies Color Block Jam $25M Q1'25 IAP and Sort Puzzle as fastest-growing hybridcasual subgenre. ↗Hexa Sort peaked at $4M/mo IAP, validating that sort puzzles sustain meaningful IAP revenue. ↗
The elevator mechanic is already in Block Out, the direct source trend; the broader sort puzzle space is crowded with live top-grossing incumbents (Color Block Jam, Hexa Sort, Block Jam 3D, Magic Sort) — little room to differentiate without a sharper twist.Notes Block Out's revenue has 'broken through the original it copied,' meaning the category is consolidating around incumbents, not opening up. ↗Catalogues multiple entrenched sort-puzzle hits (Hexa Sort, Block Jam 3D, Magic Sort), reducing white space for new entrants. ↗