Comparison

Typeshift vs Spelling Queen Pangrams

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

Spelling Queen Pangrams

This word puzzle game challenges you to find words using a set of seven letters, with a mandatory center letter. Compete with friends, track your progress through ranks, and discover pangrams. Customize your word list for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • 7-letter word generation
  • Play with friends and family
  • Rank progression system
  • Pangram discovery
  • Customizable word list
  • Game of the Day
Features
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App version of the popular game, with many added features like the option to play together with friends & family on your Wi-Fi! Each 7-letter game is generated on the fly by algorithm. There are over 4000 unique 7 letter games to play! Work your way up from Novice, to Brilliant, to Mastermind, and on to win! There are only two rules to finding words and winning the game: words must be at least 4 letters long, and words must always use the center letter. Some games have only 10 words to find, to win the spelling game... other ones have over 50 words! Use Help to get a word count that will tell you how big the challenge is, see how many you've found, and get hints. There's now also a Game of the Day which is the same for everyone, everywhere. Each game has at least one pangram - a word that uses all 7 of the game's individual letters. Some games have more than one! The game's word list is a partial English dictionary of the most frequently used words that have 7 or fewer unique letters. In your game, you can customize your own personal word list! Here's how it works: if you enter a word that *is* in the English dictionary but *is not* in the game's list, you can add that new word to your own list. That new word will be included in future games, no matter which of your iCloud devices you are playing on!

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
Spelling Queen Pangrams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spelling Queen Pangrams at 4.7 against Typeshift's 4.3. Spelling Queen Pangrams also leads on ratings volume (6K vs 497). Typeshift's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 Spelling Queen Pangrams sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spelling Queen Pangrams holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Queen Pangrams has 6K ratings behind it against 497, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 46% of Spelling Queen Pangrams's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Spelling Queen Pangrams monthly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Typeshift versus Spelling Queen Pangrams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftSpelling Queen Pangrams
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (497 ratings)4.7 (6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews — better45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4976K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageFrederic Bacro

Customer experience

Typeshift

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

Spelling Queen Pangrams

All ratings6,012 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral23.7%
Negative30.7%

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

Spelling Queen Pangrams

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and challenging
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 🤖 Helpful hints and game features
  • 💰 Fair monetization with one-time purchase

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Missing common words in dictionary
  • 🐛 Inconsistent word acceptance
  • 🙄 Too many obscure/made-up words
  • 📢 Intrusive ads in free version

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

Spelling Queen Pangrams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game progress not saved properly
  • Revealed words not matching entered words
  • Crashes and freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to choose game difficulty level
  • Option to save and resume games
  • Improved accessibility for visually impaired
  • Alphabetized word list display

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
2 purchases

Spelling Queen Pangrams

One-time2
  • Unlimited Play on Apple Watch$0.99
  • No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spelling Queen Pangrams free?
Spelling Queen Pangrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or Spelling Queen Pangrams?
Spelling Queen Pangrams is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 497 ratings, while Spelling Queen Pangrams averages 4.7 from 6K ratings.
Do Typeshift or Spelling Queen Pangrams have ads?
Both Typeshift and Spelling Queen Pangrams show ads.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or Spelling Queen Pangrams?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and Spelling Queen Pangrams monthly. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on September 22, 2026 and Spelling Queen Pangrams on September 22, 2026.

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