Sputnik Eyes vs Shimmers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sputnik Eyes
Guide robotic companions to their correct colored positions by navigating intricate paths. This brain-teasing puzzle game challenges your logic as you explore planets and analyze them. Enjoy over 60 handmade levels and discover fantastic space landscapes.
- Guide robots to colored positions
- Navigate entwined paths
- Logical thinking challenges
- Explore planets
- Over 60 handmade levels
- Randomly generated levels
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"Sputnik Eyes is definitely a gem for all puzzle game fans" - AppAdvice Help the little Eyes to scan and explore each planet on the way. The objective is clear, the paths to reach it entwined. Use your logical thinking and help each of your robotic companions to reach its right-colored position – only then you can analyize a planet. But the positions are only reachable by a few paths..... Sputnik Eyes is a classic puzzle: entertaining but a real brainteaser. Think sharp, explore all the planets and help your robotic companions! ∞ Over 60 handmade levels to explore ∞ And even more randomly generated levels ∞ Fantastic landscapes and cute robots ∞ Space, planets, robots, what could you want more? www.sputnikeyes.com Handmade by Shelly Alon ∞
Shimmers
A cozy indie game where you travel through time and space to identify mysterious characters using limited questions and guesses. Collect identified characters in your Temporal Codex. Subscription offers increased encounters and ad-free play.
- Time and space travel
- Character identification gameplay
- Limited questions and guesses
- Collect characters in Temporal Codex
- Unique character rarities and traits
- Subscription for enhanced features
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Delve into the world of Shimmers! In this cosy indie game, you hop through time and space to meet different unknown Shimmers. The Shimmers you meet could be anyone from all of human history, fiction and folklore. It's up to you to talk to this unknown Shimmer, and to use up to three open questions and guesses to slim down the infinite options to just one. Be careful though: Shimmers are slippery and cunning, and will flee to never be seen again should you guess wrong too many times. In addition, you only get one new Shimmer encounter per 3 hours, and can only save up to 5 encounters. Make those guesses count! Each Shimmer will have a unique rarity, as well as unique traits. Some Shimmers may even have unique emotions that will seep through in everything they say. Once you have found and identified a Shimmer, you add them to your Temporal Codex for safekeeping. Are you knowledgeable and nimble enough to meet and identify all Shimmers? Shimmers+ Can't get enough of playing Shimmers? Subscribe to Shimmers+ to drastically increase the amount of Shimmer encounters you save up (15 instead of 5), increase the rate of new Shimmer encounters (a new encounter every 1 hour instead of 3), meet unique Shimmers only available to Shimmers+ members, and enjoy an experience without any ads. Why a subscription rather than a one time purchase? Because keeping Shimmers in the air requires running costly servers now and in the future. We are so thankful for your support! IMPORTANT NOTE: the Shimmers (persons) you talk to in the app are not real whatsoever, and are modeled by AI algorithms. Terms of Use By downloading and using Shimmers, you agree to our Terms of Use, as outlined in the standard Apple EULA. Please review the terms carefully at the link below: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sputnik Eyes at 63% against Shimmers's 0%. Sputnik Eyes also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Shimmers's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Shimmers is free to download; Sputnik Eyes costs $1.99 up front. Shimmers sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Sputnik Eyes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sputnik Eyes holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sputnik Eyes has 309 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Sputnik Eyes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shimmers's.
Sputnik Eyes ships an update every 2 months, Shimmers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sputnik Eyes | Shimmers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (309 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 309 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shelly Alon | Jochem Kleine |
Customer experience
Sputnik Eyes
Shimmers
Bugs and requests
Sputnik Eyes
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup for some users
- Language settings cannot be changed back from Spanish
- Characters/elements not responding to input
- Slow loading and navigation between levels
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and additional content updates
- Increased difficulty and more challenging puzzles
- Ability to turn off sound effects independently
- Additional game modes or variations
- Randomized level selection after completion
Shimmers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sputnik Eyes
No in-app purchases
Shimmers
- Shimmers+$1.991 Month









