Embergram vs Shynoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embergram
Solve logic puzzles by burning matches to meet row and column constraints. Mark un-burnable sections by painting from the tail. Navigate increasingly complex, hand-crafted levels that require pure logic.
- Burn matches to satisfy constraints
- Paint to mark un-burnable sections
- Hand-crafted levels
- Pure logic, no guessing required
- Additional level packs available
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Burn matches from the head down to satisfy the row and column constraints. Paint from the tail to mark sections you want to remember as un-burnable. But when the matches start curving, don't let it tie your brain into a knot! - The first 144 levels are free to play and have been hand crafted by a human - no procedural generation! - All levels can be completed with pure logic and no guessing - Additional packs of levels are available as an in-app purchase
Shynoku
Engage in a relaxing block-placing puzzle experience. Arrange falling blocks to clear lines and achieve high scores. Enjoy a simple yet challenging gameplay loop perfect for quick sessions.
- Block placing puzzle
- Line clearing gameplay
- High score challenges
- Relaxing experience
- Simple controls
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A block placing puzzle game
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shynoku at none against Embergram's 1. Shynoku also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 76 months). On price, rating, 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. Embergram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shynoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Embergram against 5.0 for Shynoku. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
Embergram ships an update every 76 months, Shynoku every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Embergram | Shynoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 76 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Gillespie | Jason Kochan |
Customer experience
Embergram
Shynoku
In-app purchases
Embergram
- Embergram$4.99
Shynoku
No in-app purchases
