Comparison

Shift vs Unlike

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

Head to head
About

Shift

A unique puzzle game that challenges your logic and spatial skills. Swipe to move pieces and match them within squares, but be careful not to let them fall off the board. Progress through 48 levels of increasing difficulty.

Highlights
  • Swipe-to-move gameplay
  • Unique puzzle mechanics
  • 48 challenging levels
  • Tests logic and spatial ability
  • Easy to learn, difficult to master
Features
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Easy to learn, difficult to master; Shift is a puzzle game like no other. Swipe to move the pieces into the same square, but don't let them fall off the board! Test your logic skills, spatial ability, and creativity as you shift your way through all 48 unique levels.

About

Unlike

A logic puzzle game where you fill cells based on numerical clues about neighboring cell styles. Learn through interactive lessons and explore hundreds of levels with daily challenges. Save progress locally or sync with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Fill cells based on neighbor clues
  • Interactive learning lessons
  • 200+ difficulty-progression levels
  • Daily puzzles and free play
  • Undo, redo, and hint system
  • Customizable themes and accessibility options
  • Offline play and iCloud sync
Features
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Fill every cell. Follow the clues. Find the solution. Unlike is a logic puzzle played with solid and outlined cells. Each number counts its neighbors with the opposite style. Only shared edges count: above, below, left and right. Gold-dot cells are already fixed; every other cell needs a style. LEARN BY PLAYING Four short lessons teach the rule through interactive examples. Open the playing guide during a puzzle, or use a hint to find a clue, understand the deduction and optionally place a cell. KEEP EXPLORING - A 200-level difficulty progression, with more puzzles beyond it. - Daily puzzles and free play at five difficulties. - Undo, redo and Check, plus optional live clue feedback. - Themes, larger tiles, high contrast and reduced motion options. - Choose your preferred language in the app. PROGRESS THAT STAYS WITH YOU Your unfinished puzzle saves on this device, including undo history. Completed levels and stars sync with iCloud when available. No Unlike account or registration is needed. Puzzles can be played offline. Ads may appear after campaign levels from level 4, and after Daily and Free Play puzzles. An optional one-time purchase removes ads in every mode. Additional themes are available individually or through Every Theme, which includes future paid themes. Existing Every Theme owners receive newly added paid themes without another purchase.

Screenshots

Shift3 screens
Unlike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift at none against Unlike's 8. Shift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Unlike's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 77 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Unlike sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shift against 4.9 for Unlike. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Shift's written reviews are positive against 75% of Unlike's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update every 77 months, Unlike every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shift versus Unlike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftUnlike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (29 ratings)4.9 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2933 — better
Update frequencyEvery 77 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB39 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChris VillegasVinicios Cunha

Customer experience

Shift

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unlike

All ratings33 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shift

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Unlike

One-time8
  • Deep Forest Theme$0.99
  • Neon Arcade Theme$0.99
  • Blueprint Theme$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Ember Theme$0.99
  • Chalkboard Theme$0.99
  • Bubblegum Theme$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Every Theme$3.99

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unlike free?
Unlike is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shift or Unlike?
Shift and Unlike are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 33 ratings respectively.
Do Shift or Unlike have ads?
Unlike shows ads; Shift does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift or Unlike?
Shift ships an update every 77 months, and Unlike every 3 days. Most recently, Shift was updated on October 14, 2026 and Unlike on October 8, 2026.

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