Comparison

Typeshift vs Anagram Swap

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

Anagram Swap

Features
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Think you know your words? Prove it in as few swaps as possible. Anagram Swap is the word puzzle that challenges your brain differently. Instead of typing letters, you swap tiles to unscramble the hidden word. Tap a tile, tap another and trade places. Repeat until the word reads left to right. Simple to learn, satisfying to master. HOW TO PLAY • A scrambled word appears as a row of tiles • Tap any tile to select it — it pops up to show it's chosen • Tap a second tile and the two tiles swap instantly • Arrange all tiles into the correct word to win • Solve it in the fewest swaps for the best score DAILY CHALLENGE A new puzzle drops every day. Share your result as an emoji grid and challenge your friends to beat your swap count. Build your streak and never miss a day. FOUR DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Easy — 4–5 letter words, perfect to start • Medium — 6–7 letters, a real challenge • Hard — 7–8 letters, for seasoned solvers • Diabolical — 9–10 letters, not for the faint-hearted HINTS WHEN YOU'RE STUCK Tap the hint button to lock one tile into its correct position. Watch a short ad to earn a free hint, or grab a hint pack from the shop. No frustrating dead ends, just satisfying "a-ha" moments.

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
Anagram Swap3 screens

Verdict

The call

Typeshift and Anagram Swap are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Anagram Swap sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Typeshift versus Anagram Swap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftAnagram Swap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (499 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings499 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageMichiel Moens

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

Anagram Swap

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
10 purchases

Anagram Swap

One-time10
  • Swap Hints (+5)$0.99
  • Reveal Hints (+5)$0.99
  • Combo Pack (+5)$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Swap Hints (+10)$1.99
  • Reveal Hints (+10)$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Swap Hints (+20)$2.99
  • Reveal Hints (+20)$2.99
  • Combo Pack (+10)$2.99
  • Combo Pack (+20)$3.99

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anagram Swap free?
Anagram Swap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typeshift or Anagram Swap have ads?
Both Typeshift and Anagram Swap show ads.

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