Comparison

Typeshift vs Sticky Terms

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

Sticky Terms

Explore a collection of 250 unique words from various languages that lack direct translations. Challenge your mind by deciphering the meanings of these untranslatable terms through engaging puzzles.

Highlights
  • 250 untranslatable words
  • Language puzzles
  • Meaning deciphering
  • Unique vocabulary
  • Brain teaser game
Features
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»Farpotshket« is Yiddish for »trying to fix something, thereby ruining it«. Puzzle through this and 249 other words that have no equivalent in other languages.

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
Sticky Terms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky Terms at 88% against Typeshift's 49%. Sticky Terms also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence 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. Sticky Terms asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Terms holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Terms has 2.7K ratings behind it against 497, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 88% of Sticky Terms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Sticky Terms every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Typeshift versus Sticky Terms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftSticky Terms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (497 ratings)4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews87.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4972.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZach GagePhilipp Stollenmayer

Customer experience

Typeshift

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

Sticky Terms

All ratings2,661 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews285 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.0%

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

Sticky Terms

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging puzzles
  • 🤓 Educational - learning new words
  • 🎨 Unique and creative visual design
  • 💰 No in-app purchases, just ads
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • 🕰️ Levels can be completed too quickly
  • 🌐 Limited language/word diversity
  • 🔇 No option to disable sound effects

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

Sticky Terms

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect word definitions or translations
  • Unresponsive controls in certain levels
  • Graphical glitches on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and words
  • Include word pronunciation audio
  • Implement a hint system or tutorial
  • Expand to more languages and cultures

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
None

Sticky Terms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Terms free?
Sticky Terms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or Sticky Terms?
Sticky Terms is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 497 ratings, while Sticky Terms averages 4.8 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Typeshift or Sticky Terms have ads?
Typeshift shows ads; Sticky Terms does not.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or Sticky Terms?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sticky Terms every 2 months. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on September 22, 2026 and Sticky Terms on September 23, 2026.

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