Comparison

OptiFlight vs Shapez

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

Head to head
About

OptiFlight

Design intricate flight networks to connect cities and guide passengers efficiently. Adapt your routes to dynamic events like airport rushes and closures across over 350 themed levels. Test your strategic planning skills in historical, present-day, and weather-simulated scenarios.

Highlights
  • Design flight networks
  • Create historical flight maps
  • Simulate inclement weather
  • Use real-world cities
  • 350+ levels
  • Analyze in-game statistics
  • Compete on leaderboards
Features
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Step into the world of airline route planning, where your goal is to create a flight network to guide passengers to their destinations in a limited amount of time. You get to call the shots on which routes to draw and which cities to designate as hubs that best serve each scenario. The flight maps you design will also need to be efficient and flexible to accommodate for events that may occur, like airport rushes and closures, as its effects ripple throughout your network. With over 350 geographically and historically themed levels to play, each map you make will be put to the test. MAIN FEATURES - Take a step back in time and create flight maps for past historical scenarios, like the 1849 California Gold Rush and the 2012 London Olympic Games - Prepare for the future and create flight maps in realistic inclement weather simulation, including Hurricanes and Blizzards - Understand the present and create flight maps using actual cities, like New York City and Tokyo, to reflect real flight patterns FAN-FAVORITE LEVELS Vote for your favorite level in the Preferences page ① Big Game (Level 36, Contiguous US) ② Silk Road (Level 17, Asia) ③ Big Apple (Level 18, Contiguous US) ④ Sustain (Level 38, Contiguous US) ⑤ Sustain (Level 38, Europe) ⑥ Tourism Capital (Level 20, Oceania) OTHER FEATURES - Play 350+ levels across multiple maps like America, Europe, and Asia - Analyze in-game statistics to help fine-tune your flight map - Speed up or slow down the game to your comfort - Compete for the top spot on worldwide leaderboards - Simplistic interface and experience - No ads FUTURE FEATURES - More maps! - More levels! - More cities!

About

Shapez

Build automated factories to produce increasingly complex geometric shapes. Experiment with tools to design your factory, extract and mix colors, and scale production on an infinite map. Enjoy a relaxed, minimalist experience with a soothing soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Automated shape production
  • Complex shape creation
  • Color extraction and mixing
  • Infinite map exploration
  • Factory optimization
  • Minimalist art style
Features
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*Try Shapez up to level 7 for free or unlock the full game for more tools, more shapes and more challenges!* Do you like automation games? Then you are in the right place! shapez is a relaxed game in which you have to build factories for the automated production of geometric shapes. As the level increases, the shapes become more and more complex, and you have to spread out on the infinite map. And as if that wasn't enough, you also have to produce exponentially more to satisfy the demands - the only thing that helps is scaling! While you only have to process shapes at the beginning, you will later have to color them - by extracting and mixing colors! FEATURES - Create a unique and complex abstract shapes factory in a satisfying way. - Unlock new devices, upgrade them, and optimize your factory by experimenting with diverse tools. - Develop your system the way you want: each problem can have many solutions. - Enjoy an elegant, minimalist and readable art direction. - Go at your own pace with an approachable gameplay and a soothing soundtrack. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface - Game Center achievements - iCloud - Share your progress between iOS devices If you run into a problem, please contact us at https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/12-playdigious/ with as much information as possible on the issue.

Screenshots

OptiFlight4 screens
Shapez4 screens

Verdict

The call

OptiFlight and Shapez both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of OptiFlight's written reviews are positive against 54% of Shapez's. Shapez's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. OptiFlight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Shapez sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for OptiFlight against 4.5 for Shapez. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of OptiFlight's written reviews are positive against 54% of Shapez's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, Shapez every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OptiFlight versus Shapez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOptiFlightShapez
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K1.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrish SuchdevPlaydigious

Customer experience

OptiFlight

All ratings1,280 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

Shapez

All ratings1,451 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews610 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative31.6%

Bugs and requests

OptiFlight

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Shapez

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Save data corruption and loss of progress
  • Conveyor belt orientation issues
  • Inconsistent performance and frame rate drops
  • Placement and selection bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync progress across devices
  • More game modes and customization options
  • Improved blueprint management
  • Faster time acceleration

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OptiFlight

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • OptiFlight Expansion$1.99
  • Large Tip$5.00
1 purchases

Shapez

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is OptiFlight free?
OptiFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shapez free?
Shapez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OptiFlight or Shapez?
OptiFlight is rated higher. OptiFlight averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Shapez averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do OptiFlight or Shapez have ads?
Neither OptiFlight nor Shapez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OptiFlight or Shapez?
OptiFlight ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shapez every 5 weeks. Most recently, OptiFlight was updated on October 22, 2026 and Shapez on October 18, 2026.

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