Comparison

Typeshift vs kromatika

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

kromatika

Arrange color tiles to create smooth gradients in handcrafted puzzles. Enjoy various modes like daily, endless zen, and challenging limited-life levels. Create and share your own puzzles, or explore community creations.

Highlights
  • Arrange color tiles into gradients
  • Handcrafted campaign puzzles
  • Daily and endless zen modes
  • Challenge mode with limited lives
  • Create and share custom puzzles
  • Community puzzle gallery
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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arrange color tiles into smooth gradients  play handcrafted campaign puzzles  take on the daily puzzle  relax with endless puzzles in zen mode  test yourself with limited lives in challenge mode  create your own puzzles  find community puzzles in the gallery  adjust colors for your individual vision  compare with your friends on the leaderboard

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
kromatika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: kromatika at 100% against Typeshift's 50%. kromatika also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 4) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and kromatika sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

kromatika holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 499 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Typeshift's written reviews are positive against 100% of kromatika's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, kromatika every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Typeshift versus kromatika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftkromatika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (499 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings499 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageIAN J HANDY

Customer experience

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative33.3%

kromatika

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

kromatika

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
1 purchases

kromatika

One-time1
  • Full VersionFree

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is kromatika free?
kromatika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or kromatika?
kromatika is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 499 ratings, while kromatika averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Typeshift or kromatika have ads?
Typeshift shows ads; kromatika does not.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or kromatika?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and kromatika every 9 days. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on November 6, 2026 and kromatika on October 31, 2026.

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