Comparison

Atomic Hangman vs Typeshift

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

Head to head
About

Atomic Hangman

Engage in a classic word-guessing game with a humorous and perilous twist. Solve thousands of free phrases while learning new facts and keeping a puppet safe from danger. Enjoy quick, fun rounds in single-player, multiplayer, or party modes.

Highlights
  • Thousands of free phrases
  • Educational notes and facts
  • Humorous puppet-themed danger
  • Single player with bosses
  • Multiplayer with leaderboards
  • Party mode for up to 6 players
  • Universal app support
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Play thousands of FREE challenging phrases while learning something new from each game's FREE educational notes and facts. Enjoy hours of fun with beautifully crafted puppets and scenes filled with delightfully humorous danger! The traditional hangman game reinvented with a comedic and treacherous twist. Try to keep your puppet safe by solving tons of great words and phrases while expanding your personal knowledge. An edgy word game where losing can be as much fun as winning. It’s simple. Keep your puppet safe by solving words and phrases without making 7 mistakes. Each wrong letter results in a string breaking, taking your puppet closer to its demise. Each round is quick and fun, whether its single player, multiplayer, or party play! FEATURES • Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV! • Single player with bosses • Multiplayer (including leaderboards) • Party mode on AppleTV with up to 6 players (using iOS devices) • Free educational content provided with words and phrases • One purchase removes all ads. CATEGORIES • Arts & Literature • Entertainment • Geography • History • Science & Nature • Sports • and more! Important: No puppets were injured in the making of this app. Their safety now depends on you. Educational content is provided under the creative commons license.  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode

About

Typeshift

This word puzzle game challenges you to unscramble letters within stacked words to form new words in the center row. It offers daily challenges with global leaderboards and special clue-based puzzles. Unlock additional content and remove ads with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Anagram and word search mechanics
  • Shift letter columns to spell words
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Special clue puzzles
  • Unlockable puzzle packs
  • Themes and statistics
Features
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From the creator of SpellTower, comes a new and completely original word game! Anagrams meets Word Search, with a sprinkle of Crosswords. Typeshift is the modern anagram puzzle; re-imagined from the ground up, combining wordplay, modern game design, and a mobile-first approach. In most anagram games, you search for new combinations within a single word, but in Typeshift, you search within three to five words stacked & scrambled up together. Shift columns of letters up and down as you try to spell words in the center row. Play continues until you have used all letters in a puzzle at least once. Special Clue Puzzles combine Crosswords with Anagrams as you match clever clues provided by Typeshift's various puzzle authors. - Daily Word Game Play with Global Leaderboards - Typeshift features a free daily challenge with global leaderboards. The easiest challenge for the week appears on Monday, and progressively more challenging puzzles build throughout the week. Compare your fastest Typeshift daily solving times with players around the globe! ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "Addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary.” - The Verge "Typeshift is a unmissable entry to the [word] genre." Gold Award. - Pocket Gamer "Typeshift is f*cking awesome" - Giant Bombcast "The Word Puzzle Game You've Been Waiting For" - Waypoint "Well worth your time" - Sixcolors ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? Typeshift comes with over a hundred free puzzles, with more coming soon, plus new free daily puzzles every day. Additional puzzle packs may be purchased in-app. Purchasing any puzzle pack removes ads, and unlocks themes & detailed statistics. ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Typeshift continues my quest to re-imagine classic newspaper games in the digital era. Where SpellTower tackled word search and Really Bad Chess handled chess puzzles, Typeshift re-examines Anagrams and Crosswords. Typeshift has been a joy to develop, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. As always, thanks so much for your support! -zach

Screenshots

Atomic Hangman4 screens
Typeshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Atomic Hangman at none against Typeshift's shown. Atomic Hangman also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (9.3.5 vs 14.0). Typeshift's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Atomic Hangman sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Typeshift sells 10 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 — 4.2 for Atomic Hangman against 4.3 for Typeshift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 416 and 497 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Atomic Hangman's written reviews are positive against 49% of Typeshift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atomic Hangman ships an update every 3 months, Typeshift every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Atomic Hangman versus Typeshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomic HangmanTypeshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (416 ratings)4.3 (497 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better49.3% of reviews
Number of ratings416497 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3.5 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLittle Bit Studio, LLCZach Gage

Customer experience

Atomic Hangman

All ratings416 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.1%
Negative25.9%

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral17.5%
Negative33.2%

User reviews

Atomic Hangman

From 416 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Imaginative graphics
  • 🧠 Challenging and educational
  • 🕹️ Fun gameplay concept
  • 👍 Addictive and engaging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and errors in content
  • 🌐 Too American-centric
  • 🕰️ Outdated information
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases

Typeshift

From 497 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 👍 Unique and innovative game concept
  • ⭐ Great brain workout
  • 🎨 Elegant and minimalistic design
  • 📚 Helps expand vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Obscure/uncommon words used
  • 🔇 Intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer devices

Bugs and requests

Atomic Hangman

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect answers and misspelled words
  • Party mode issues with synchronization
  • Sound not working for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • More diverse and universal content
  • Improved hint system
  • Customization options for avatars
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to play music during gameplay

Typeshift

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle timer inaccuracies
  • Purchased content not restoring properly
  • Letters not registering correctly
  • Puzzles not displaying properly on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clue puzzles and puzzle packs
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzle packs
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Support for British/Australian English
  • Built-in dictionary with better word definitions

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Atomic Hangman

One-time11
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Super Hero Puppets Pack$0.99
  • Graveyard Terror Theme Pack$0.99
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  • Anatomy Word Pack$0.99
  • Comics Word Pack$0.99
  • Compound Words Pack$0.99
  • Common Misspellings Word Pack$0.99
  • SAT Prep 1 Word Pack$0.99
  • Smarty Pants Word Pack$0.99
  • Synonyms & Antonyms Word Pack$0.99
  • 50 Letter Bombs$0.99
10 purchases

Typeshift

One-time10
  • Chocolate Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Peppermint Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Pecan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Walnut Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Parmesan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Umami Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Pistachio Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Sophomore Bundle$1.99
  • Gumshoe Clue Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is Atomic Hangman free?
Atomic Hangman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Atomic Hangman or Typeshift?
Typeshift is rated higher. Atomic Hangman averages 4.2 out of 5 from 416 ratings, while Typeshift averages 4.3 from 497 ratings.
Do Atomic Hangman or Typeshift have ads?
Typeshift shows ads; Atomic Hangman does not.
Which is updated more often, Atomic Hangman or Typeshift?
Atomic Hangman ships an update every 3 months, and Typeshift every 6 weeks. Most recently, Atomic Hangman was updated on September 27, 2026 and Typeshift on September 25, 2026.

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