Comparison

Morphite vs Shakedown

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Morphite

Embark on a sci-fi adventure as a young woman uncovering her past. Explore uncharted planets, battle alien creatures, and gather resources in a procedurally generated universe. Unravel mysteries, upgrade your gear, and engage in real-time space combat.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated worlds
  • Fully voiced main storyline
  • Environmental puzzle solving
  • Real-time space combat
  • Ship and weapon upgrades
  • Resource collection and trading
  • Boss battles
Features
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Please note: Not compatible with iPad 2, iPad Mini 1, or iPod 5. The story of Morphite takes place in a far off future when humanity has long since populated the distant reaches of space. The player takes on the role of Myrah Kale, a young woman residing on a space station and workshop under the care of her surrogate father, Mr. Mason. What starts as a simple exploratory mission to gather supplies to support their shop rapidly turns into a journey revealing Myrah’s unknown past and her relationship to a rare, coveted, and nearly extinct material called Morphite. In order to unlock and understand the mysteries of her past, Myrah must travel to undiscovered planets, roam uncharted sectors of space, and confront exotic creatures and locales in search of this Morphite. Aside from the main storyline, the worlds of Morphite are randomly generated. Encounter various creature types, landscapes, caves, rivers, and more to explore. Explore large space stations, abandoned or infested with alien life. Features: Beautiful Stylized Low-Poly Look Amazing soundtrack - over 50 original songs by Evan Gipson Fully voiced Main Storyline Environmental puzzle solving Scan creatures to sell their bio information to upgrade your ship and weapons. Full MFi Controller Support Find various upgrades throughout your adventures. Huge bosses to battle Navigate the stars with an easy to use Starmap system. Random encounters aboard your ship Dozens of side missions Real-time space combat Space trading Resource collection and trading Find random weapons and vehicles on various planets Upgrade your suit to survive harsher conditions

About

Shakedown

Embark on a 16-bit open-world adventure where you build a business empire. Complete missions, acquire properties, and sabotage rivals to dominate the island. Explore by land, sea, or air, uncovering secrets and engaging in arcade challenges.

Highlights
  • 16-bit open world exploration
  • Business acquisition and management
  • Mission-based gameplay
  • Sabotage competitors
  • Vehicle and boat traversal
  • Arcade challenges and side quests
Features
Currently charting
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A brand new open world adventure from the creator of Retro City Rampage DX! The entire island is up for grabs. Build your own "legitimate" corporation by completing missions, acquiring businesses, sabotaging competitors, "re-zoning" land, and shaking down shops for protection money. Explore the 16-bit open world by foot, by car, or by boat. It's filled with arcade challenges, side quests, stores to shop at, houses to burgle, civilians to interact with, and secrets to discover. Build your empire and destroy the competition... in Shakedown: Hawaii.

Screenshots

Morphite4 screens
Shakedown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shakedown at 4.9 against Morphite's 4.6. Shakedown also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 73%) and price ($4.99 vs $7.99). Morphite's advantage is ratings volume (948 vs 21) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

Morphite costs $7.99 and Shakedown $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shakedown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Morphite has 948 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Morphite's written reviews are positive against 92% of Shakedown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Morphite ships an update every 5 days, Shakedown fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Morphite versus Shakedown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMorphiteShakedown
Price$7.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.6 (948 ratings)4.9 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings948 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#186 — better#195
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size745 MB124 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCVblank Entertainment Inc.

Customer experience

Morphite

All ratings948 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative16.6%

Shakedown

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Morphite

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to upgrade armor
  • Cubes getting stuck in level geometry
  • Checkpoint issues causing lost progress
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices
  • Weapon selection menu not fully visible

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize character appearance
  • More diverse enemy and creature variety
  • Improved space combat and ship control
  • Cloud save support for cross-device play
  • Addition of Russian and other language options

Shakedown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Morphite

No in-app purchases

None

Shakedown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Morphite free?
Morphite costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shakedown free?
Shakedown costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Morphite or Shakedown?
Shakedown is rated higher. Morphite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 948 ratings, while Shakedown averages 4.9 from 21 ratings.
Do Morphite or Shakedown have ads?
Neither Morphite nor Shakedown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Morphite or Shakedown?
Morphite ships an update every 5 days, and Shakedown fortnightly. Most recently, Morphite was updated on September 30, 2026 and Shakedown on September 26, 2026.
Which is more popular, Morphite or Shakedown?
Morphite currently peaks at #186 in the App Store charts, and Shakedown at #195. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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