Comparison

Shift Light Puzzle vs Block + Coloring Puzzle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shift Light Puzzle

Rotate tiles to connect power, connectors, and bulbs and make them glow. This puzzle game offers thousands of levels with increasing complexity, including color mixing and wrapping mechanics. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience with a visually appealing interface and sound effects.

Highlights
  • Rotate tiles to connect circuits
  • Light up all bulbs to win
  • 3,500+ challenging levels
  • Color mixing and wrapping modes
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Detailed stats tracking
Read full description

The objective of Shift is to light the bulbs by shifting tiles on the game board. Simply tap the power, connector and bulb tiles to complete a link. The level is won when all bulbs are glowing! Blending colors, larger boards and mix & wrap play guarantee exciting and challenging game play. Game Content - 3,500 levels (more on the way) - 10 board sizes ranging from 5x5 to 14x14 - Detailed stats tracking Challenge Modes - Regular: play single colors - Mix: mix colors to form new ones - Wrap: play colors from one side of the board to the opposite side Design - Vibrant yet intuitive colors - Simple and visual appealing user interface - Fun bubbly sound effects - Play at your own pace This sponsored app is available free on the App Store. For support and answers to frequently asked questions, head over to http://www.shiftlightpuzzle.com/support.html. Shift Light Puzzle is built in the USA by the team at Solebon LLC (http://www.solebon.com).

About

Block + Coloring Puzzle

Engage your mind with a unique block puzzle experience where you color by overlapping blocks. Solve over 1000 free puzzles with a relaxing yet challenging gameplay. It offers a fresh take on logic puzzles, similar to picross and sudoku.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 addictive levels
  • Unique coloring concept
  • Picross, nonogram, sudoku style gameplay
  • Colorblind mode
  • Night mode
  • Offline gameplay
  • No time limit
Features
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Make color by overlapping blocks. Enjoy over 1000 puzzles for free! This is not an ordinary block puzzle. Enjoy special block puzzle with unique coloring concept. This is a brand new picross, nonogram and sudoku style block puzzle. Take a relax with simple but challenging puzzle game. Make the color darker by overlapping, fit the blocks into a shape. You can solve this puzzle using similar method when you play picross, nonogram or sudoku. 《Block + Coloring Puzzle Feature》 ◈ Over 1000 addictive levels! ◈ Colorful blocks and boards with various shapes! ◈ Infinite update with adding levels and packs. ◈ Colorblind mode is available. Color blind is not a problem. ◈ Night mode for bed time is available. ◈ Many free hints. ◈ Easy to learn for all ages ◈ No time limit ◈ Offline game play without internet connection (Wi-Fi or Data) 《Block + Coloring Puzzle Rule》 ◈ There are 3 color steps. ◈ You can make darker color by overlapping blocks. ◈ Fill the given board with step 3 color with blocks. ◈ Calculate available block position like picross, nonogram or sudoku. 《Ecapyc Fan Page》 ◈Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecapyc ◈Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecapyc You can get the update news.

Screenshots

Shift Light Puzzle4 screens
Block + Coloring Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Block + Coloring Puzzle at none against Shift Light Puzzle's shown. Block + Coloring Puzzle also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (99% vs 76%). Shift Light Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (793 vs 46). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shift Light Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Block + Coloring Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shift Light Puzzle against 4.8 for Block + Coloring Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Light Puzzle has 793 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Shift Light Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 99% of Block + Coloring Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift Light Puzzle ships an update every 6 months, Block + Coloring Puzzle weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shift Light Puzzle versus Block + Coloring Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift Light PuzzleBlock + Coloring Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (793 ratings)4.8 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews98.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings793 — better46
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB78 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSolebon LLCEcapyc Inc.

Customer experience

Shift Light Puzzle

All ratings793 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative8.8%

Block + Coloring Puzzle

All ratings46 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Shift Light Puzzle

From 793 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and challenging
  • 💡 Innovative puzzle game
  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Enjoyable and gentle
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Difficulty progression issues
  • 👎 Lack of audio options

Block + Coloring Puzzle

From 46 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Addictive gameplay
  • 🧠 Brain-training puzzles
  • ✨ Unique and innovative mechanic
  • 👍 Simple and easy to understand
  • 😌 Relaxing experience

Room to improve

  • 📉 Levels can become repetitive
  • 😵 Colorblindness issues
  • 🤷‍♀️ UI is plain

Bugs and requests

Shift Light Puzzle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashing on certain devices
  • Inability to save progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to specify difficulty level
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Hints or solutions for advanced levels
  • Customizable background music/sounds

Block + Coloring Puzzle

Requested features

2 requests
  • New levels needed
  • More challenging levels

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift Light Puzzle

One-time1
  • PREMIUM UPGRADE$4.99
4 purchases

Block + Coloring Puzzle

One-time4
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 27 Hints$4.99
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  • 60 Hints$9.99

Questions

Is Shift Light Puzzle free?
Shift Light Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block + Coloring Puzzle free?
Block + Coloring Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shift Light Puzzle or Block + Coloring Puzzle?
Block + Coloring Puzzle is rated higher. Shift Light Puzzle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 793 ratings, while Block + Coloring Puzzle averages 4.8 from 46 ratings.
Do Shift Light Puzzle or Block + Coloring Puzzle have ads?
Shift Light Puzzle shows ads; Block + Coloring Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift Light Puzzle or Block + Coloring Puzzle?
Shift Light Puzzle ships an update every 6 months, and Block + Coloring Puzzle weekly. Most recently, Shift Light Puzzle was updated on October 16, 2026 and Block + Coloring Puzzle on October 13, 2026.

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