Typeshift vs Moviedle
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
Moviedle
Test your movie knowledge with this daily trivia game. Guess the mystery movie using deductive skills and hints like actors, director, or genre. Share your scores and expand your film awareness with a wide range of movies.
- Daily movie mystery challenge
- Deductive guessing gameplay
- Hint system (actors, director, year, genre)
- Score sharing
- Extensive movie range
- Enhances film knowledge
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Unleash Your Inner Movie Buff with Moviedle! Are you a film fanatic? Test your silver screen savvy with Moviedle, an irresistible movie trivia game that challenges your cinematic knowledge. Daily Movie Mystery Kick-start your day with a mental workout and try to guess the 'Movie of the Day.' Employ your deductive skills and deep-seated movie wisdom to crack the mystery in as few guesses as possible. Brag about your prowess by sharing your score and showcase your cinematic intellect. Enhance Your Film Knowledge Encounter a challenging movie? Leverage the hint system (actors, director, release year, genre) to kindle your memory. Gradually, you'll broaden your movie repertoire and enhance your film awareness. Moviedle cleverly combines fun and education! From timeless classics to contemporary blockbusters, Moviedle showcases an extensive range of films appealing to varied tastes. Download today and see how many cinematic riddles you can unravel!
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Verdict
Typeshift and Moviedle both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 25% of Moviedle's. Typeshift also leads on ratings volume (499 vs 21). Moviedle's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Moviedle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Typeshift against 4.1 for Moviedle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 499 ratings behind it against 21, 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 25% of Moviedle's.
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Moviedle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typeshift | Moviedle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (499 ratings) — better | 4.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zach Gage | Laszlo Kiss |
Customer experience
Typeshift
Moviedle
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
Moviedle
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
Moviedle
- 20 stars$1.99
- 50 stars$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- 100 stars$5.99
- 250 stars$11.99









