Comparison

Typeshift vs BAIKOH

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

Head to head
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

About

BAIKOH

This is a free word game where you tap falling letter tiles to form words. Challenge your vocabulary and skills in real-time online matches, using power-ups to hinder opponents. Unlock badges and level up as you play.

Highlights
  • Free word game
  • Real-time online versus matches
  • Send power-ups to opponents
  • Unlock badges
  • Level up system
  • Tap falling letter tiles
Features
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Sup human? I'm BAIKOH, a new and unique free word game, very different from what you are used to. I challenge your vocabulary and skill, try to write words by tapping tiles that randomly fall from the top of your screen, each tile has a letter so (hopefully)... you're getting the idea, genius. Write words quickly and constantly to destroy tiles and keep them from reaching the top of your screen, or just use power-ups to make everything explode. That will work too. The “get hyped” list: • TOTALLY FREE WORD GAME! Yes, written in uppercase to grab your attention, you greedy human. • ONLINE VERSUS MATCHES in real time. Make your friends suffer by writing words and sending them bombs, boulders, freezing tiles and more. The first one to reach the top loses the game! • UNLOCK LOTS OF BADGES with the power to slash, ignite and blow up things. • LEVEL UP! The better you get, the more your words will earn and the more you'll suffer. • OBSESSIVELY CRAFTED WITH LOVE by my human pets: design, code, everything. • Sarcastic humor. • 100% candy-free app. • No pay to play, no pay to win. • IT’S FREE DAMMIT! The storage permission is for storing cached ads on the SD memory card. The reasons are: 1. To save internal storage space and save data when not connected to WiFi. 2. More chances to watch rewarded ads (I confess this benefits me more than you). NO, human, I don't want to spy on your files for embarrassing selfies or nudes. For more info about what I do with your data check my "Privacy Policy". FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK! (That’s an order, human!) www.facebook.com/playbaikoh I would really love to hear your suggestions and feedback... totally. Qu'en est-il humain? Je suis BAIKOH, et je parle de la typage. Écrivez des mots en tapotant des tuiles qui tombent au hasard du haut de votre écran. Chaque carreau a une lettre donc ... vous avez l'idée, génie. Tapez rapidement et constamment pour détruire les tuiles et les empêcher d'atteindre le haut de votre écran, ou tout simplement utiliser des power-ups pour faire exploser tout. Cela fonctionnera aussi. La liste "des choses intéressantes": • JEU DE MOTS TOTALEMENT GRATUIT! Oui, écrit en majuscule pour attirer votre attention, vous êtes humain avide. • BATTLES EN LIGNE en temps réel. Faites souffrir vos amis en leur envoyant des bombes, des rochers, des carreaux de congélation et plus encore. Le premier à atteindre le sommet perd le jeu! • OBTENIR BEAUCOUP BADGES avec le pouvoir de slash, d'enflammer et de faire sauter des choses. • LEVEL UP! Plus vous obtiendrez, plus vos mots gagneront et plus vous souffrirez. • FAIT AVEC UN AMOUR OBSESSIONNEL par mes humains esclaves: design, code, tout. • L'humour sarcastique. • Application 100% sans bonbons. • Pas de paie à jouer, pas de paie à gagner. • C'est GRATUIT! que veux-tu de plus? L'autorisation de stockage est pour stocker des annonces mises en cache sur la carte mémoire SD. Les raisons sont: 1. Pour économiser l'espace de stockage interne et enregistrer les données lorsqu'elles ne sont pas connectées au WiFi. 2. Plus de chances de regarder des publicités récompensées (j'avoue que cela me profite plus que toi). NON, humain, je ne veux pas espionner vos fichiers pour des selfies ou des nus embarrassants. Pour plus d'informations sur ce que je fais avec vos données lire ma "Règles de confidentialité". • SUIVEZ-VOUS SUR FACEBOOK! (C'est une commande, humaine!) www.facebook.com/playbaikoh J'aimerais vraiment entendre vos suggestions et vos commentaires ... totalement. • TOUT DUR? LISEZ LA SECTION FAQ: www.playbaikoh.com ... • ANY DOUBT? READ THE FAQ SECTION: www.playbaikoh.com ... Seriously, did anyone actually read all of this?

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
BAIKOH4 screens

Verdict

The call

Typeshift and BAIKOH both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of BAIKOH's written reviews are positive against 50% of Typeshift's. Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 71). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and BAIKOH sells 14 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 — 4.3 for Typeshift against 4.3 for BAIKOH. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 499 ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 65% of BAIKOH's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, BAIKOH every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Typeshift versus BAIKOH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftBAIKOH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (499 ratings) — better4.3 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews64.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings499 — better71
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB200 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZach GageMum Not Proud

Customer experience

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative33.3%

BAIKOH

All ratings70 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral15.7%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

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

BAIKOH

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
14 purchases

BAIKOH

One-time14
  • 500 baikoins$0.99
  • Box Cutter$0.99
  • Daddy's Credit Card$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Double Double$1.99
  • Healing Shield$1.99
  • Big Boom$1.99
  • 1 250 baikoins$1.99
  • Bouncing Ball$1.99
  • Good Boy$1.99
  • Fat Burner$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 2 250 baikoins$2.99
  • 10 000 baikoins$4.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$7.99

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BAIKOH free?
BAIKOH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or BAIKOH?
Typeshift is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 499 ratings, while BAIKOH averages 4.3 from 71 ratings.
Do Typeshift or BAIKOH have ads?
Both Typeshift and BAIKOH show ads.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or BAIKOH?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and BAIKOH every 2 months. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on October 22, 2026 and BAIKOH on October 22, 2026.

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