Iced In vs Shufflescape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Iced In
Navigate frozen landscapes by strategically sliding ice blocks to solve puzzles and rescue stranded penguins. This adventure game features clever mechanics where every move counts, with 50 handcrafted challenges that increase in difficulty.
- Slide ice blocks to solve puzzles
- Rescue trapped penguins
- 50 handcrafted levels
- Clever movement mechanics
- Intuitive controls
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Guide a determined explorer across frozen lakes and snowy terrain in a puzzle adventure built around clever movement and careful planning. Slide blocks of ice to activate switches, solve layered challenges, and rescue penguins trapped behind frozen cages. Every move matters. Ice blocks slide until they hit an obstacle, fragile tiles crack after repeated use, and one careless push can turn a solution into a frozen dead end. With 50 handcrafted puzzles and intuitive controls, the challenge steadily grows while staying accessible and satisfying. Cute penguins set the stakes, but smart thinking is the key to saving them all. • 50 handcrafted puzzles • Simple, intuitive controls • Clever ice-sliding mechanics • Adorable penguins to rescue
Shufflescape
Navigate a constantly changing maze in this unique puzzle game. Experience a twisty labyrinth unlike any other. Enjoy a fresh challenge with every play.
- Shapeshifting labyrinth
- Twisty puzzle gameplay
- Unique maze mechanics
- Challenging levels
- Intuitive controls
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Shufflescape is a shapeshifting labyrinth. A twisty puzzle inside a maze. There is no other game like this. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shufflescape at 5.0 against Iced In's 4.2. Shufflescape also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Iced In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shufflescape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shufflescape holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Iced In ships an update every 3 days, Shufflescape daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Iced In | Shufflescape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dennis Mengelt | Sam Bernstein |
Customer experience
Iced In
Shufflescape
In-app purchases
Iced In
- Episode 2$0.99
Shufflescape
- Unlock World 3$1.99
- Unlock World 4$2.99
- World 5 Unlock$2.99
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- World 6 Unlock$2.99
