2048 3D vs Material Shifter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2048 3D
Experience the classic 2048 puzzle game with a 3D cube twist. Rotate the base and swipe to move numbered cubes, merging identical numbers to achieve higher scores. Enjoy this engaging puzzle on your iPhone or iPod.
- 3D cube gameplay
- Rotate base with two fingers
- Swipe to move cubes
- Merge cubes with same numbers
- High score challenges
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Enjoy 2048 game on 3x3 3D Cube !! Rotate the base cube with 2 Fingers ! And swipe with a finger to move all cubes Merge the cubes with the same number and reach a high score!
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.
- Switch between balloon and metal forms
- Physics-based gameplay
- Level completion challenges
- Form-shifting mechanics
- Puzzle-platformer genre
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Switch between your balloon form to fly and your metal form to fall and complete all the levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 2048 3D at 4.7 against Material Shifter's 4.0. 2048 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Material Shifter's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Material Shifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 2048 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.
2048 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Material Shifter has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
2048 3D ships an update weekly, Material Shifter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2048 3D | Material Shifter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonghwa Jo | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
2048 3D
Material Shifter
In-app purchases
2048 3D
No in-app purchases
Material Shifter
- Remove Ads$2.99
