Screw Puzzle Evolution: How Wool Sort Is Twisting the Genre

We’ve spotted a new twist in Screw Puzzles that seems to be shaping into a fresh subgenre — and had to report it right away 🤩

Right now in Top Trending, there’s a game called Wool Sort — it hit 4M lifetime downloads in less than 2 months!

The twist? Screws swapped for colourful spools of thread 🔄

We then checked Advanced Search — and yep, a wave followed.

Before 2025, only 7 wool-themed games existed. In 2025, 19 new games popped up—14 in April and May alone! 🌊

So we dug deeper to answer:

1️⃣ Why is Screw Puzzle still one of the top genres?

2️⃣ What new elements does Wool Sort bring in?

3️⃣ What are the monetisation differences?

4️⃣ How does its LiveOps compare to Screw Jam?

And finally: are Wool Puzzles the next market breakthrough?

Find all the answers in our latest article