Comparison

Shapecraft vs Caissa

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

Head to head
About

Shapecraft

A relaxing puzzle game where you connect pieces to reveal new shapes. Light up all the dots by placing blocks in the correct positions. Enjoy a calm experience with atmospheric music and beautiful visuals.

Highlights
  • Connect puzzle pieces
  • Craft new shapes
  • Light up all dots
  • Calm and peaceful gameplay
  • Atmospheric music
  • Colorful backgrounds
Features
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Shapecraft is a game about finding the final form. Join the pieces together and craft new shapes in this calm and beautiful puzzler. Your goal is simple - put the blocks into the right places. Join the slices to reveal a new shape, but remember to light up all the little dots! Putting pieces together is one thing, but finding the right combination is a challenge. This calm and peaceful puzzle game will help you relax and focus. The atmospheric music and colorful backgrounds will let you clear your head. You need your mind in shape to find the solution. No need to hurry - you have all the time in the world. Enjoy! --- Thank you so much for playing and supporting our games! Want to share feedback, suggest a new feature or found a bug? Send an ​email at contact@gamezaur.com --- Like us on Facebook to receive news about new games and updates! https://www.facebook.com/gamezaur/ --- www.gamezaur.com

About

Caissa

Features
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Caissa is chess the way it should be on a phone: a beautiful board, a real opponent, and nothing at all between you and the game. No ads. No accounts. No internet required — ever. A BOARD THAT TAKES OVER THE SCREEN Tap Play and the board fills the entire display. No toolbars, no status bar, no clutter. Rotate to landscape with a single tap, or step back to the standard layout whenever you want your move list and captured pieces in view. PLAY THE COMPUTER Six difficulty levels, from Beginner to Master, plus a custom Elo setting when you want to dial in an exact challenge. The engine runs entirely on your device, so it never waits on a connection. Choose your colour or let it be decided at random, ask for a hint when a position stumps you, and take a move back when it does not go your way. TWO PLAYERS, ONE DEVICE Pass and play across a table. Both sides get a full move list and captured material, and a flip-board button hands the right view to whoever is thinking. TACTICS PUZZLES A hand-picked set of tactical positions — back-rank mates, forks, and other classic motifs — with instant feedback as you solve. OPENING LIBRARY Browse named openings by ECO code and play through the moves on a live board to see how each one develops. YOUR GAMES, KEPT Every finished game is saved on your device. Replay it move by move, or copy the PGN to your clipboard to take it anywhere. Statistics follow your wins, losses, draws and the openings you reach for most. BUILT TO LOOK GOOD Five board palettes — Emerald, Walnut, Slate, Midnight and Marble — and five classic piece sets. Full light and dark themes that follow your system setting. Coordinates and legal-move highlights on or off, exactly as you like them. GENUINELY PRIVATE Caissa has no servers, no analytics and no third-party trackers. There is no sign-in, no profile and no cloud sync, because there is nowhere for your games to go. Everything stays in the app's own storage on your device, and uninstalling takes all of it with you. NO STRINGS No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No "unlock the rest of the app" screens. Caissa is named for the goddess of chess. She does not need Wi-Fi either.

Screenshots

Shapecraft4 screens
Caissa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shapecraft at Free against Caissa's $1.99. Shapecraft also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Caissa's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 20 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Shapecraft is free to download; Caissa costs $1.99 up front. Caissa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shapecraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shapecraft ships an update every 20 months, Caissa daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shapecraft versus Caissa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapecraftCaissa
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamil KucmaRam Tulugu

In-app purchases

None

Shapecraft

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Caissa

One-time1
  • 10 Hints & Back Steps$0.99

Questions

Is Shapecraft free?
Shapecraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Caissa free?
Caissa costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Shapecraft or Caissa have ads?
Neither Shapecraft nor Caissa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shapecraft or Caissa?
Shapecraft ships an update every 20 months, and Caissa daily. Most recently, Shapecraft was updated on October 26, 2026 and Caissa on October 25, 2026.

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