Charming Alice vs Material Shifter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charming Alice
Embark on a magical journey through Wonderland with Alice and the Cheshire Cat. Solve challenging match-3 puzzles by swapping iconic pieces to progress through wondrous lands and meet amusing characters. Experience a remarkable story brought to life with amazing graphics.
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Wonderland adventure
- Meet iconic characters
- Amazing graphics
- Family-friendly levels
- Challenging puzzles
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Help Alice and the Cheshire Cat on their adventure through Wonderland. Follow the white rabbit through amazing lands visiting wondrous places and meeting amusing characters! Match and swap well known pieces from all over Wonderland to master this fun and challenging puzzle. See this remarkable story come to life like never before! - Amazing graphic! - Free and filled with adventure! - Easy and really hard level! - For the whole family! - Play this game and get ready to be transported to a new world!
Material Shifter
Transform between balloon and metal forms to navigate challenging levels. Master physics-based gameplay to reach the end of each stage. Enjoy a unique puzzle-platformer experience.
- Switch between balloon and metal forms
- Physics-based gameplay
- Level completion challenges
- Form-shifting mechanics
- Puzzle-platformer genre
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Switch between your balloon form to fly and your metal form to fall and complete all the levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Charming Alice at 4.8 against Material Shifter's 3.9. Charming Alice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Charming Alice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Material Shifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Charming Alice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Charming Alice's written reviews are positive against 50% of Material Shifter's.
Charming Alice ships an update fortnightly, Material Shifter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charming Alice | Material Shifter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better | 3.9 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuri Barbashov | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Charming Alice
Material Shifter
In-app purchases
Charming Alice
- Handful of coins$0.99
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Lots of coins$2.99
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- Stack of coins$4.99
- Wallet of coins$9.99
- Special Bundle 1$9.99
- Piggy bank of coins$19.99
- Chest of coins$39.99
- Mass of coins$49.99
- Pile of coins$79.99
Material Shifter
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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