One Way vs Shapik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
One Way
Engage in a creative point-and-click puzzle adventure where you must find a blue orb on each floor to power an elevator and ascend. Carefully observe your surroundings and make strategic decisions to overcome unique challenges in diverse, hand-drawn worlds.
- Point-and-click puzzle gameplay
- Find blue orbs to power elevator
- Observe surroundings to solve puzzles
- Diverse, unique floor environments
- Hand-drawn art style
- Discover secrets and challenges
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One Way: The Elevator a creative point-and-click puzzle game.The player needs to find a blue orb in each scene to power the elevator and keep going up. To solve the puzzles, one has to carefully observe the surroundings and make decisions accordingly. Every floor is a world entirely different from others. The characters are made alive by the unique hand-drawing style. And everything you see is only the tip of an iceberg. More secrets and challenges are waiting for your arrival.
Shapik
Embark on a wordless adventure told through charming handicraft animations and an atmospheric soundtrack. Explore meticulously drawn worlds filled with hidden details and follow a captivating story conveyed solely through visual cues and music.
- Handicraft graphics
- Wordless storytelling
- Atmospheric music
- Hand-drawn backgrounds
- Animated bubble thoughts
- Hidden details
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SHAPIK: The Moon Quest is a handicraft quest. The story is told without a single word using only remarkable animations and exciting music. Graphics Backgrounds and characters were drawn by hand. You will find very many seemingly inconspicuous details. Just stop and take a closer look. FEWER letters In this story you will not find a single text line. The whole story is told using animated “bubble thoughts”. Exciting music Our music maker composed atmospheric music to make you feel all the twists and turns and exciting moments of the plot. Listen up when you're tired of exploring locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shapik at 4.7 against One Way's 4.5. Shapik also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). One Way's advantage is ratings volume (102 vs 30). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
One Way costs $1.99 and Shapik $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shapik holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 30 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of One Way's written reviews are positive against 77% of Shapik's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
One Way ships an update every 2 months, Shapik every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | One Way | Shapik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (102 ratings) | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 77.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 495 MB | 798 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Pavlo Podbierozko |
Customer experience
One Way
Shapik
In-app purchases
One Way
No in-app purchases
Shapik
No in-app purchases
