Comparison

Uber Shape vs Partywheel

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

Head to head
About

Uber Shape

Race through a procedurally generated cityscape, transforming your shape to navigate obstacles and achieve greater distances. This endless runner offers dynamic gameplay with a day-night cycle and a shop for upgrades. Compete on leaderboards and sync progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Endless runner gameplay
  • Procedurally generated world
  • Dynamic day-night cycle
  • In-game shop
  • Automatic iCloud syncing
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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As a square, life always seemed so simple. You had a place to be, a function, and you were content with what you were. Then one day, something changed, and you discovered you could become so much more… In Uber Shape, you not only race to survive, you race to change. Race across a beautiful procedurally generated cityscape as you rack up your distance and avoid those dangerous platform sides. Use identical shapes to slow yourself down, or use different shapes to speed up and gain more distance quicker. Whatever your play style, Uber Shape promises to deliver intense and challenging gameplay time and time again. Features: - Intuitive yet challenging endless runner gameplay - Totally procedural world - Fully dynamic day-night cycle - Shop to spend all those hard-earned coins in - Automatic iCloud syncing - Game Center leaderboards - Universal purchase for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and the new Apple TV Will you become the Uber Shape?

About

Partywheel

This app offers a fun and interactive way to enhance social gatherings with a variety of games and challenges. Spin a wheel to determine the next activity, from dance-offs to truth-or-dare, ensuring an engaging experience for all participants.

Highlights
  • Interactive game wheel
  • Spin to determine actions
  • Variety of challenges
  • Easy setup and play
  • Suitable for social events
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One spin picks what you play together next. Partywheel brings 14 group games to Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, with no player names to enter and no ads. The cropped wheel reveals your next game. Its rules stay on screen until you spin again, so you can jump straight into playing together. All 14 classics are included for free. A one-time purchase of Partywheel Premium lets you disable individual games and add, edit or delete your own games with a title, emoji and description. With iCloud, your personal game selection syncs across your devices. On iPhone and iPad, you can also save your own games locally without iCloud. Editing on Apple TV requires an available iCloud connection; games already saved there can also be played offline. One Premium purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV using the same Apple Account for purchases. If you previously purchased the ad-free option, Premium is included without another purchase. The interface and classic games are available in English, German, French and Spanish. Your own game descriptions stay just as you wrote them. Sound and supported haptics can be switched off separately.

Screenshots

Uber Shape4 screens
Partywheel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Uber Shape at 5.0 against Partywheel's 3.2. Uber Shape also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Partywheel's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Partywheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Uber Shape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Uber Shape holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Uber Shape ships an update weekly, Partywheel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Uber Shape versus Partywheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUber ShapePartywheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatt DiDomenicoJohannes Bauer

Customer experience

Uber Shape

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Partywheel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Uber Shape

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Partywheel

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Uber Shape free?
Uber Shape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Partywheel free?
Partywheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Uber Shape or Partywheel?
Uber Shape is rated higher. Uber Shape averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Partywheel averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Uber Shape or Partywheel have ads?
Uber Shape shows ads; Partywheel does not.
Which is updated more often, Uber Shape or Partywheel?
Uber Shape ships an update weekly, and Partywheel monthly. Most recently, Uber Shape was updated on October 19, 2026 and Partywheel on October 16, 2026.

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