Five amulets vs Shapik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five amulets
Embark on a fairytale adventure to save a kingdom from an evil wizard. Explore hand-painted locations, meet diverse characters, and uncover the story through four engaging chapters. An original soundtrack and in-game hints enhance the magical journey.
- Four chapters
- Over 70 hand-painted locations
- 50 characters
- Original soundtrack
- In-game hint system
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Five magical amulets is a traditional fairytale adventure game. It tells the story about a girl named Linda who has to save the kingdom of Nyron from the rule of an evil wizard. Features: - four chapters - more than 70 hand painted locations - 50 characters - original soundtrack - in-game hint system
Shapik
Embark on a magical forest adventure to find your missing sister. Solve puzzles and explore a hand-drawn world filled with mystery and danger. The story unfolds through animated bubble thoughts, accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack.
- Hand-drawn graphics
- Puzzle solving
- No text dialogue
- Atmospheric soundtrack
- Exploration
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This is a story of Shapik, traveling through magic forest in search of his missing sister. Explore a beautiful world, full of mystery, magic and danger and find your missing sister, solving puzzles on your way. Graphics Backgrounds and characters were drawn by hand. You will find very many seemingly inconspicuous details. Just stop and take a closer look. FEWER letters In this story you will not find a single text line. The whole story is told using animated “bubble thoughts”. Exciting music Our music maker composed atmospheric music to make you feel all the twists and turns and exciting moments of the plot. Listen up when you're tired of exploring locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Five amulets at Free against Shapik's $1.99. Five amulets also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 63%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Shapik's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 33 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Five amulets is free to download; Shapik costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Five amulets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Five amulets's written reviews are positive against 63% of Shapik's.
Five amulets ships an update every 33 months, Shapik every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five amulets | Shapik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 547 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stiftung fuer das sorbische Volk | Pavlo Podbierozko |
Customer experience
Five amulets
Shapik
In-app purchases
Five amulets
No in-app purchases
Shapik
No in-app purchases
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