The Draugr vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Draugr
Defend a town from magical reanimated dead using limited resources. As a lone hunter, you must slay the walking dead to protect the innocent. Engage in a challenging battle with various enemy types and an immersive soundtrack.
- Defend town from reanimated dead
- Use holy water and iron spikes
- Battle 6 original Draugr plus 3 expansion Draugr
- Optional difficulty rules
- Immersive haunting soundtrack
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The Draugr, reanimated dead imbued with magical powers, have come to the region of Trøndelag seeking to corrupt the town of Stjørdal. Only you, a lone revenant hunter, can protect the town and slay they who walk again. Armed with limited supply of holy water and iron spikes you enter the town square and prepare for the coming onslaught. Todd Sanders’ "dreadful" game pits you against any combination of the original 6 Draugr plus the 3 "expansion" Draugr. Optional rules add extra levels of difficulties, and a haunting soundtrack creates a completely immersive experience.
Shift
A relaxing block puzzle game where you group blocks by color and adapt to shifting mechanics. Plan your moves to clear groups and earn points, with increasing speed and arrow effects adding challenge. Enjoy casual play or aim for high scores in multiple game modes.
- Block grouping by color
- Shifting block mechanics
- Increasing game speed
- Arrow effect challenges
- Original soundtrack
- Unlockable achievements
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Drop blocks. Shift colors. Speed up. This new block-based puzzle game challenges you to group blocks together, while planning ahead to shift and adapt your stack to upcoming blocks and arrows. Create a group of five or more blocks and the group will clear and you'll earn points. Arrows attached to blocks will cause nearby blocks to change. Adapt your strategy to the constantly changing arrow effects, and the increasing speed of the game. Enjoy casually playing Shift while zoning out and enjoying its original sounds and soundtrack, or try to get a new high score in regular play or time trial modes. With beautiful animations and a relaxing pace, this is the perfect game for a long plane ride or an afternoon on the couch. It's free to play, and has plenty of unlockable achievements. Check back for more updates in the future!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shift at 100% against The Draugr's 50%. Shift also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.6). The Draugr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence 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
Shift is free to download; The Draugr costs $1.99 up front. Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Draugr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of The Draugr's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shift's.
The Draugr ships an update every 10 days, Shift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Draugr | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIGEL Initiative Inc, The | Travis Bogosian |
Customer experience
The Draugr
Shift
In-app purchases
The Draugr
No in-app purchases
Shift
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