Ignis vs Shells
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ignis
A minimalist puzzle game where players strategically ignite shapes to create chain reactions. It offers hundreds of challenging levels with increasing difficulty, designed to test your logic and concentration.
- Minimalist and unique puzzle mechanic
- Physics-based puzzles
- Hundreds of challenging levels
- Relaxing music and effects
- Hint feature
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Brain teasing puzzle lovers will be addicted to this minimalist and unique puzzle game Ignis. Sparkle all mind twister shapes strategically in this minimalist puzzle action game. Tap on the point to ignite and watch all rectangles, hexagons, and circles burning. When one shape burns out, its sparkle spreads on the nearest shape and ignites it. If you like concentration games or challenging games, this physics puzzle game keep you enjoy for hours! Engaging games start easy and simple but get harder as you pass the levels. Ignis just like all addicting games for free begins with a level that you burn just one shape. However, after completing a couple of puzzle levels, you need to think how to burn five or six shapes only with a sparkle in this logic game. There are hundreds of logic master levels to complete and mind twister shapes, difficult mechanics, exigent lines and zigzags are waiting for you. Fuse all skillfully and have a challenge fun! Ignis is one of the best challenging and addicting free games to play when you bored. Its unique sounds, simple designs, relaxing fuse and sparkle effects and physics based mechanics can make it the best arcade game. How to play: Think strategically and tap the point you decide, then, watch the burning lines with the sparkles. Each sparkle will connect to other shapes if you can find the correct sparkle point! Unique and simple game mechanic and design let you live a different puzzle game experience. Puzzle levels getting harder and harder makes you addictive to this exciting puzzle game. Physic based levels are a great joy for the lovers of brain-teasing puzzle games. This classic logic game keep you entertained for hours! Features: Simple & unique game mechanic Physics puzzles getting harder to solve Relaxing music Various shapes to blast and burn Hint feature Enjoying casual style gameplay for the lovers of brain training games
Shells
A geometry puzzle game where you slide blocks into larger shells to rearrange the board and solve challenges. It offers over 360 levels across 8 worlds with a focus on spatial reasoning and problem-solving. Enjoy a relaxing experience with a soothing soundtrack.
- Nested block sliding mechanics
- Over 360 original levels
- 8 distinct game worlds
- Optional hint system
- Soothing piano soundtrack
- Compact 4x4 grid gameplay
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Shells is a geometry puzzle game about the elegance of nested pieces on a tiny board. Slide your block into larger shells to rearrange the board and find your way out! Features: - Simple core mechanics and deep emergent complexity packed into a compact 4x4 grid. Train your brain by challenging your problem solving and spatial reasoning skills! - Gradual difficulty curve featuring over 360 original levels spread across 8 distinct worlds. - Flexible progression structure with multiple levels to choose from at any given point. - Adjust the difficulty to your liking with the optional hint system! - Soothing piano soundtrack accompanied by relaxing sound effects and backgrounds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shells at 100% against Ignis's 60%. Shells also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Ignis's advantage is ratings volume (7.9K vs 22). On price, ads, 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. Ignis sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Shells sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shells holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ignis has 7.9K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Ignis's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shells's.
Ignis ships an update every 6 weeks, Shells weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ignis | Shells |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.9K ratings) | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dalak Games | arlybird games LLC |
Customer experience
Ignis
Shells
Bugs and requests
Ignis
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Accidental ad signups
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Option to disable moving shapes
- Ability to mute sound
- Creative mode for user-generated levels
Shells
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ignis
- 2 Hints$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 100 Diamonds$0.99
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- 5 Hints$1.99
- 300 Diamonds$1.99
- 12 Hints$3.99
- 750 Diamonds$3.99
- 30 Hints$8.99
- 1500 Diamonds$8.99
Shells
- Small Bundle$0.99
- Medium Bundle$1.99
- Large Bundle$3.99
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- Unlimited Bundle$8.99









