Typeshift vs Big Square by Quickthorn Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Anagram and word search mechanics
- Shift letter columns to spell words
- Daily challenges with leaderboards
- Special clue puzzles
- Unlockable puzzle packs
- Themes and statistics
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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
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
This word puzzle game challenges you to slide letter tiles once before using them in words. Plan your moves strategically to clear the board using crossword-style clues across multiple game modes.
- Sliding letter tile mechanics
- Crossword-style clues
- Multiple game modes (Puzzles, Daily Challenge, Clear the Board, Countdown, Two Player)
- Strategic move planning
- Hand-designed and computer-generated puzzles
- Head-to-head multiplayer
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Big Square combines crossword-style clues with sliding letter tiles. But slide carefully! In Big Square, you can slide each tile once before using it in a word, so you’ll want to think a few moves ahead as you plan the best strategy to clear the board. Big Square has five modes: - Puzzles: We scrambled words in a variety of fun categories. Can you use crossword-style clues to find them and clear the board? - Daily Challenge: Compete with other Big Square players to clear a full board each day, and share your results on your favorite social network. - Clear the Board: Try to clear 6x6, 8x8, 10x10, and 12x12 boards with the longest words possible. - Countdown: Clear as much as possible as quickly as possible. - Two Player: Play head-to-head to see who can rack up the highest score taking turns clearing words from the same board. Enjoy! Big Square includes 70 hand-designed puzzles (some for purchase) with new packs planned for the future. And literally billions of computer-generated full-grid puzzles for endless fun.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big Square by Quickthorn Games at 100% against Typeshift's 49%. Big Square by Quickthorn Games also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 32) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Big Square by Quickthorn Games sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Big Square by Quickthorn Games holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 499 ratings behind it against 32, 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 100% of Big Square by Quickthorn Games's.
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Big Square by Quickthorn Games every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typeshift | Big Square by Quickthorn Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (499 ratings) | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zach Gage | High Arctic Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Typeshift
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
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
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Typeshift
- 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
Big Square by Quickthorn Games
- Charlie Puzzle Pack$0.99
- Bravo Puzzle Pack$0.99
- Delta Puzzle Pack$0.99
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