ShuffleHead™ vs ArtsWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShuffleHead™
An interactive coloring book that lets you spin, mix, and color comic imagery to create unique visual stories. Discover narrative moments and responsive soundscapes as you bring your creations to life.
- Spin and mix comic imagery
- Create endless scene combinations
- Color with artist-created palettes
- Reveal short narrative moments
- Experience responsive sound loops
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ShuffleHead is an interactive, animated coloring book where you spin, mix, shuffle and color comic imagery to create playful visual stories. Each ShuffleHead is composed of three visual sections that can be spun and mixed into nearly endless scene combinations that are designed to work together seamlessly. Color each composition using artist-created palettes, tap to reveal short narrative moments, and experience sound loops that respond to your interactions.
ArtsWave
Discover and plan your arts and entertainment experiences with a personalized event calendar. Unlock exclusive pass savings, discounts, and behind-the-scenes content to support local arts.
- Personalized event calendar
- ArtsWave Pass savings
- Exclusive content
- Customizable itineraries
- Support local arts
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The ArtsWave App is your one-stop calendar for arts and entertainment in Greater Cincinnati! Sign up to become a member of ArtsWave and save time and money while supporting the region through its arts. Key Features: Personalized Events Calendar: Explore, customize and create itineraries with Cincy A&E, your one-stop calendar for arts and entertainment. ArtsWave Pass Savings: Give & Go to unlock free and last-minute passes to dozens of concerts, shows, performances and exhibitions. Level up to Unlimited Membership to enjoy more arts with an additional 100+ half-price experiences as well as shopping and dining savings. Exclusive Content: Watch the calendar come to life with behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more designed to help you experience all the region has to offer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ArtsWave at Free against ShuffleHead™'s $3.99. ArtsWave also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and chart position (#201 vs unranked). ShuffleHead™'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
ArtsWave is free to download; ShuffleHead™ costs $3.99 up front. ShuffleHead™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ArtsWave sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ShuffleHead™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ShuffleHead™'s written reviews are positive against 71% of ArtsWave's.
ShuffleHead™ ships an update every 9 months, ArtsWave fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShuffleHead™ | ArtsWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.1 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #201 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kasumi Art Studios LLC | ArtsWave |
Customer experience
ShuffleHead™
ArtsWave
In-app purchases
ShuffleHead™
- Baby Animals$1.99
- Creatures of Imagination$1.99
- Extroverted Vertabrates$1.99
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- Genetically Engineered$1.99
- Ground Breakers$1.99
- Monsters of the ID$1.99
- Schemers and Dreamers$1.99
- Trials and Errors$1.99
- Uncanny Headscapes$1.99
- We Beg to Differ$1.99
ArtsWave
- The BLINK® Insider$10.00
- ArtsWave Pass Unlimited$100.00
