½ Halfway vs Night Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
½ Halfway
Guide two light elements to reunite and restore harmony in a black and white world. Strategically use objects to solve mind-bending puzzles and prove your puzzle-solving skills. Enjoy a stress-free, offline experience with beautiful minimalist artwork.
- Challenging hand-crafted levels
- Offline play
- Minimalist artwork & animations
- Stress-free gameplay
- Simple swipe controls
- No ads or in-app purchases
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In a world dominated by black and white, two elements are seeking a path to reunite and restore the harmony. Guide the light elements to destination and meet halfway using the help of the other objects strategically placed across the level and prove incredible puzzle solving skills by succeeding in mind bending situations. Halfway features: · Challenging hand crafted levels grouped into 4 chapters. · Play Offline, no internet connection required to play. · Beautiful, minimalist artwork & animations. · True black and white graphics. · No violence, stress free; play at your own pace. · No ads, no in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever. · Simple controls, Swipe to move · Easy to learn; no instructions needed! · Optimized for all iOS devices.
Night Shift
Soar through the night sky, escaping as far as possible. This endless runner game offers a serene flying experience to unwind after a long day. Enjoy the freedom of flight in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- Endless flying gameplay
- Escape mechanics
- Night sky atmosphere
- Relaxing experience
- Simple controls
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"Escape as Far Away from Night Shift as You Can!" End your exhausting day and soar freely through the dark night sky! Straw Sipping Sound Source: https://gongu.copyright.or.kr/gongu/wrt/wrt/view.do?wrtSn=13220978&menuNo=200020
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Night Shift at Free against ½ Halfway's $1.99. Night Shift also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.4). ½ Halfway's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Night Shift is free to download; ½ Halfway costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Night Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ½ Halfway has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of ½ Halfway's written reviews are positive against 100% of Night Shift's.
½ Halfway ships an update every 56 months, Night Shift every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ½ Halfway | Night Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (98 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tepes Ovidiu | Yeong Ki Lee |
Customer experience
½ Halfway
Night Shift
In-app purchases
½ Halfway
No in-app purchases
Night Shift
No in-app purchases
