Comparison

Typeshift vs Cubewords

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

Cubewords

Solve daily crosswords by rotating a 3D cube. Offers various difficulty levels and special puzzle modes. Unlock more content and past puzzles with an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • 3D cube crossword puzzles
  • Daily easy, medium, and hard cubes
  • Wordwind and mega cube modes
  • Customizable themes and animations
  • Access to past puzzles with subscription
  • Fidget spinner variations
Features
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Cubewords is a beautiful crossword wrapped around a cube. Drag to turn it, tap a square, and type. • A free easy 3×3 cube every day, plus medium and hard 4×4 cubes with Cubewords Plus. • Monthly mega cubes with Plus. • Daily Wordwind cubes: find as many words as you can around the cube. • Gorgeous animations and themes, including special themes for cubes you create yourself. • Spinning the cube is so satisfying that we made fidget spinner variations, too. • Plus includes access to every past puzzle, with secrets to discover… Cubewords Plus is a monthly or yearly subscription, with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cubewords.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Typeshift4 screens
Cubewords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cubewords at 5.0 against Typeshift's 4.3. Cubewords also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). 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 Cubewords sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cubewords 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, Cubewords daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Typeshift versus Cubewords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeshiftCubewords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (499 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings499 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach GageSpace Inch, LLC

Customer experience

Typeshift

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

Cubewords

All ratings1 ratings
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

Cubewords

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
2 purchases

Cubewords

Subscriptions2
  • Cubewords Plus7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Cubewords Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cubewords free?
Cubewords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Typeshift or Cubewords?
Cubewords is rated higher. Typeshift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 499 ratings, while Cubewords averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Typeshift or Cubewords have ads?
Typeshift shows ads; Cubewords does not.
Which is updated more often, Typeshift or Cubewords?
Typeshift ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cubewords daily. Most recently, Typeshift was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cubewords on October 31, 2026.

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