Beginner guide
How to play Magic Sort
Move colored liquid between bottles until every occupied bottle holds one color. The challenge is not speed—it is keeping enough working space to expose the colors you need.
Your four-step turn
- Read the two top colorsOnly the color touching the mouth of each bottle is available. Buried colors cannot move yet.
- Check the destinationIt needs at least one open segment and must be empty or show the same color on top.
- Tap source, then destinationThe connected top block pours across until the match, capacity, or source stack ends.
- Finish single-color bottlesThe puzzle is complete when every occupied bottle contains only one color.
Check a move
Use the same two questions the game uses: do the colors match, and is there room?
This pour is legal.
The destination is empty or shows the same top color, and it has open space.
Three beginner mistakes
Filling the last empty bottle
A full board may leave no place to uncover a buried stack.
Merging every visible pair
A matching move can still trap a more valuable color underneath.
Building on a mixed base
A long tower looks tidy but may make its lower colors harder to reach.
Core mechanics are summarized from the official Apple App Store description. Strategy and examples are original editorial guidance.