Typeshift vs Bloobi
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
Bloobi
Unscramble letters to form words within a time limit. Earn extra time for each word found. Compete with friends in real-time or play solo to test your vocabulary skills.
- Unscramble letters
- Build words
- Timed gameplay
- Add time to clock
- Multiplayer battle mode
- Live results
- Solo mode
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You have 10 minutes to unscramble a set of 8 unique letters and build as many words as possible. There is always 1 letter that is required to be in the word. Each word you find adds a bit more time to the clock. There are two game modes that you can choose from each day. Battle mode (2-16 players) You can play against your friends in this mode. The results will update live. When you're winning, your screen is green and when you're losing, it turns red. It gets very exciting. Solo mode Don't have anyone else to play with? That's okay. We have a solo mode too. If you make it to Genius alone, then you truly are one. Good luck. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bloobi at 97% against Typeshift's 49%. Bloobi also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (497 vs 34) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Bloobi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bloobi 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 34, 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 97% of Bloobi's.
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Bloobi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Typeshift | Bloobi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (497 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 497 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — 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 |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zach Gage | For One Red AG |
Customer experience
Typeshift
Bloobi
User reviews
Typeshift
From 497 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Bloobi
From 34 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Addictive word game
- 🧠 Great for the brain
- 👍 Daily puzzle anticipation
- 🤝 Fun with friends/family
- 📚 Learning new words
Room to improve
- ⏳ Limited plays per day
- 🤔 Difficulty with multiplayer setup
- 🤷♀️ Some words flagged incorrectly
- ⚖️ Perceived unfair advantage for early players
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
Bloobi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Multiplayer join button not working
- Cooperative mode not available as described
- Words flagged as invalid when they are valid
Requested features
7 requests- Access past daily puzzles/archives
- Free play/practice mode
- More accessible ways to suggest words
- Built-in notification for streak
- More than one game per day
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- Russian language support
- Different color themes
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
Bloobi
- The Pangram Club$3.991 Month
- Pangram Pack$4.99









