Comparison

Typeshift vs Crossy Path Puzzle

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

Crossy Path Puzzle

Engage your visual thinking and quick decision-making skills in this addictive puzzle game. Guide a small block to the red area by navigating challenging paths. Test your spatial reasoning in a unique geometric world.

Highlights
  • Visual thinking challenges
  • Quick decision-making
  • Geometric puzzle levels
  • Time-limited gameplay
  • Spatial reasoning tests
Features
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A tricky and addictive puzzle game to visual thinking and quick decisions. Your task is to control the small block reach the end red area of path. Test your four-dimensional space geometry. In the geometry of the game may not be able to exist in reality, but you only to find what your eyes see is not real. Time is limited, find your way through the levels? Can you quick thinking under pressure? You will find tons of fun and charming geometric puzzles! Enjoy it.

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
Crossy Path Puzzle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Typeshift at 4.3 against Crossy Path Puzzle's 3.5. Typeshift also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Crossy Path Puzzle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and 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. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Crossy Path Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Typeshift holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 497 and 177 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 42% of Crossy Path Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Crossy Path Puzzle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Typeshift versus Crossy Path Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftCrossy Path Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (497 ratings) — better3.5 (177 ratings)
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings497 — better177
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageXiaofeng Wang

Customer experience

Typeshift

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

Crossy Path Puzzle

All ratings177 ratings
Positive57.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative36.7%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative55.6%

User reviews

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

Crossy Path Puzzle

From 177 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧩 Engaging puzzle concept with challenging levels
  • 🎨 Fun character customization features
  • 💭 Mind-bending geometry mechanics
  • ✅ Playable offline without WiFi

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads after every level
  • 📺 Full-screen ads blocking gameplay
  • 📺 Ads appearing before game starts
  • 💾 Progress resets when app is closed
  • 🐛 Poor touch responsiveness

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

Crossy Path Puzzle

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Progress not saved after closing app
  • Ads that cannot be closed or exited
  • Touch input not registering properly
  • Game resets to level 1 on restart
  • Spelling errors ('thansk' instead of 'thanks')
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  • Levels stuck and unable to progress past certain points
  • Same ads repeating constantly
  • Pop-up ads appearing simultaneously with video ads

Requested features

8 requests
  • Remove or significantly reduce ads
  • Ad-free premium version option
  • Improved graphics and animations
  • Progress saving functionality
  • Less restrictive time limits
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  • Better touch controls and responsiveness
  • Improved music variety
  • Clearer tutorials and instructions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Typeshift

One-time10
  • Chocolate Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Peppermint Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Pecan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
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  • 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
None

Crossy Path Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crossy Path Puzzle free?
Crossy Path Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or Crossy Path Puzzle?
Typeshift is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 497 ratings, while Crossy Path Puzzle averages 3.5 from 177 ratings.
Do Typeshift or Crossy Path Puzzle have ads?
Typeshift shows ads; Crossy Path Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or Crossy Path Puzzle?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and Crossy Path Puzzle every 6 months. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on September 28, 2026 and Crossy Path Puzzle on September 27, 2026.

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