The Runtime Complexity (full) of the given CpxTRS could be proven to be BOUNDS(n^1, INF).

(0) Obligation:

Runtime Complexity TRS:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

le(0, y) → true
le(s(x), 0) → false
le(s(x), s(y)) → le(x, y)
app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) → nil
low(n, add(m, x)) → if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) → add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) → low(n, x)
high(n, nil) → nil
high(n, add(m, x)) → if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) → high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) → add(m, high(n, x))
head(add(n, x)) → n
tail(add(n, x)) → x
isempty(nil) → true
isempty(add(n, x)) → false
quicksort(x) → if_qs(isempty(x), low(head(x), tail(x)), head(x), high(head(x), tail(x)))
if_qs(true, x, n, y) → nil
if_qs(false, x, n, y) → app(quicksort(x), add(n, quicksort(y)))

Rewrite Strategy: FULL

(1) CpxTrsToCpxRelTrsProof (BOTH BOUNDS(ID, ID) transformation)

Transformed TRS to relative TRS where S is empty.

(2) Obligation:

Runtime Complexity Relative TRS:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

le(0, y) → true
le(s(x), 0) → false
le(s(x), s(y)) → le(x, y)
app(nil, y) → y
app(add(n, x), y) → add(n, app(x, y))
low(n, nil) → nil
low(n, add(m, x)) → if_low(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_low(true, n, add(m, x)) → add(m, low(n, x))
if_low(false, n, add(m, x)) → low(n, x)
high(n, nil) → nil
high(n, add(m, x)) → if_high(le(m, n), n, add(m, x))
if_high(true, n, add(m, x)) → high(n, x)
if_high(false, n, add(m, x)) → add(m, high(n, x))
head(add(n, x)) → n
tail(add(n, x)) → x
isempty(nil) → true
isempty(add(n, x)) → false
quicksort(x) → if_qs(isempty(x), low(head(x), tail(x)), head(x), high(head(x), tail(x)))
if_qs(true, x, n, y) → nil
if_qs(false, x, n, y) → app(quicksort(x), add(n, quicksort(y)))

S is empty.
Rewrite Strategy: FULL

(3) DecreasingLoopProof (EQUIVALENT transformation)

The following loop(s) give(s) rise to the lower bound Ω(n¹):
The rewrite sequence
le(s(x), s(y)) →⁺ le(x, y)
gives rise to a decreasing loop by considering the right hand sides subterm at position [].
The pumping substitution is [x / s(x), y / s(y)].
The result substitution is [ ].

(4) BOUNDS(n^1, INF)