Comparison

Typeshift vs My Type!

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

My Type!

Test your typing speed by clearing words before they fill the screen. Special words offer unique effects to help you out of tough spots. Improve your texting and typing skills in a fun, engaging, multilingual game.

Highlights
  • Clear words by typing them
  • Special words with unique effects
  • Improve typing and texting speed
  • Multilingual support
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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How fast can you type? In "My Type!" your typing skills are put to the ultimate test. Write words to remove them before they fill up the board. Some words like "Explode" might have special effects, giving you an extra tool to bring you out of a tricky situation. "My type" is the perfect game to improve your typing skills and learn how to text faster in a fun and engaging way. It's available in multiple languages to help as many people as possible have fun and improve.

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
My Type!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Type! at 86% against Typeshift's 49%. My Type! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (497 vs 65). On price, ads 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. My Type! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Type! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 497 ratings behind it against 65, 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 86% of My Type!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, My Type! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Typeshift versus My Type!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftMy Type!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (497 ratings)4.8 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings497 — better65
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageLinus Lindberg

Customer experience

Typeshift

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

My Type!

All ratings65 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

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

My Type!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

My Type!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Type! free?
My Type! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or My Type!?
My Type! is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 497 ratings, while My Type! averages 4.8 from 65 ratings.
Do Typeshift or My Type! have ads?
Both Typeshift and My Type! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or My Type!?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and My Type! fortnightly. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on October 12, 2026 and My Type! on October 13, 2026.

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