Shift Light Puzzle vs Color Patternz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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).
Color Patternz
Engage your mind with a relaxing puzzle game focused on color recognition and pattern matching. Explore a vibrant world through numerous levels and daily challenges. Enjoy offline play and save your progress seamlessly.
- Color pattern recognition
- Relaxing gameplay
- 200+ levels
- Daily puzzles
- Survival mode
- Offline play
- Progress saving via iCloud
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Relax mind and improve colorability while finding color patterns. Do you have good color recognition skills? Let's find color patterns and improve colorability. You can enjoy the whole colorful world. The rule is very simple. Just find and draw given colors patterns. - Perfect for relaxing and killing time. - Internet connection is not required. - 200 attractive levels. - Endless daily puzzles. - Survival mode for challenging. - Beautiful themes. - Save your progress through iCloud. - iPhone X super retina display compatible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Color Patternz at none against Shift Light Puzzle's 1. Color Patternz also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). Shift Light Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (794 vs 30). On price, rating and device support 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
Both are free to download. Shift Light Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Patternz asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Shift Light Puzzle against 4.6 for Color Patternz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Light Puzzle has 794 ratings behind it against 30, 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 100% of Color Patternz's.
Shift Light Puzzle ships an update every 6 months, Color Patternz every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Shift Light Puzzle | Color Patternz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (794 ratings) — better | 4.6 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 794 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solebon LLC | Ecapyc Inc. |
Customer experience
Shift Light Puzzle
Color Patternz
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
Color Patternz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shift Light Puzzle
- PREMIUM UPGRADE$4.99
Color Patternz
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shift Light Puzzle free?
Is Color Patternz free?
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Do Shift Light Puzzle or Color Patternz have ads?
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