Comparison

Nom Plant vs Material Shifter

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

Head to head
About

Nom Plant

Control a growing plant, collect coins and candies, and avoid obstacles. Expand your collection of plants and pots as you achieve new lengths. Can you collect them all?

Highlights
  • One touch controls
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Beautiful HD graphics
  • Haptic feedback
  • Plant and pot collection
  • Coin and candy collection
Features
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Grow long and eat candies and coins in Nom Plant! Avoid obstacles while growing your plant in any direction to get coins and increase your ever growing collection of plants and pots ! How long can you get? Can you collect them all? Features: * One touch controls * Smooth gameplay * Beautiful HD graphics * Feel your plant grow with haptics on iPhone7+ devices --- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS VIP Subscription offers a weekly subscription, you will have a 3-days FREE trial period, after this period you will be charged $3.99. After buying this subscription, you will unlock following features: Double Coin Rewards, No forced in-game advertisements, and all available King Plant characters for the duration of the subscription. This is an Auto-renewable subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription is renewed unless you turn it off 24 hours before the period ends. Your account will be charged for renewal as well. End of trial and subscription renewal: • This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. • Payment will also be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial or subscription: You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want to through iTunes account. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements offered in your chosen Subscription Option. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@lucky-kat.com Privacy Policy: https://www.lucky-kat.com/games-privacy-notice/ Terms of use: https://www.lucky-kat.com/terms-of-use/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Switch between balloon and metal forms
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Level completion challenges
  • Form-shifting mechanics
  • Puzzle-platformer genre
Features
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Switch between your balloon form to fly and your metal form to fall and complete all the levels!

Screenshots

Nom Plant4 screens
Material Shifter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nom Plant at 4.6 against Material Shifter's 4.0. Nom Plant also leads on ratings volume (36K vs 29) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Material Shifter's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Nom Plant sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Material Shifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nom Plant holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nom Plant has 36K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Nom Plant's written reviews are positive against 50% of Material Shifter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nom Plant ships an update every 6 weeks, Material Shifter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nom Plant versus Material Shifter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNom PlantMaterial Shifter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36K ratings) — better4.0 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB217 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucky Kat StudiosYso Corp

Customer experience

Nom Plant

All ratings36,254 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews341 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral18.5%
Negative34.0%

Material Shifter

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Nom Plant

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes when collecting rewards
  • Crashes on higher levels
  • Inability to progress past certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce ad frequency
  • Add more level variety and challenges
  • Implement cloud save feature

Material Shifter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Nom Plant

Subscriptions1
  • King Plants Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time5
  • No Forced Ads$2.99
  • 500 Coins$2.99
  • 1100 Coins$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 2500 Coins$9.99
  • 7000 Coins$19.99
1 purchases

Material Shifter

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Nom Plant free?
Nom Plant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Material Shifter free?
Material Shifter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nom Plant or Material Shifter?
Nom Plant is rated higher. Nom Plant averages 4.6 out of 5 from 36K ratings, while Material Shifter averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do Nom Plant or Material Shifter have ads?
Both Nom Plant and Material Shifter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nom Plant or Material Shifter?
Nom Plant ships an update every 6 weeks, and Material Shifter every 3 months. Most recently, Nom Plant was updated on November 1, 2026 and Material Shifter on October 27, 2026.

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