Shift vs Aricade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift
A straightforward puzzle game where players move colored dots onto their matching spots on the board. Navigate through increasingly complex levels with multiple colors and challenging line-based movement mechanics. It's easy to learn but difficult to master.
- Move colored dots to matching spots
- Dots move along connecting lines
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Increasingly complex color puzzles
- Easy to learn, hard to master
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Relax with shift, an easy to play puzzle game. Make your way through the beginner, normal, clever, smart, and genius level brackets! Easy to learn but hard to beat, it's a straightforward puzzle game that can become deceptively tricky as the game goes on. HOW TO PLAY The goal of the game is to move the dots around the board to get them onto their own color. But there's a catch... the dots can only move along the connecting lines on the board. Early levels only have two colors, but later levels have 5 different colors! See if you can make it through all the genius levels.
Aricade
Enjoy a diverse collection of casual minigames, from retro throwbacks to unique mobile titles. Designed with simple, intuitive controls for players of all ages, it offers over 30 engaging games for endless fun.
- 30+ casual minigames
- Retro and original titles
- Intuitive gameplay
- Suitable for all ages
- Archery, Pool, Chess, and more
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A delightful collection of casual minigames ranging from retro classics to mobile favorites and originals. Features intuitive gameplay and controls suitable for all ages. Just simple, fun, casual games. 30+ Games to choose from including: Archery Pool Brick breaker Match3 Memory Fishing Chess Cars Golf Artillery Lunar Lander Growth Bubbles Tower Stacker and many more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aricade at 4.8 against Shift's 4.0. Aricade also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 27 months). Shift's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aricade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aricade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Shift's written reviews are positive against 75% of Aricade's.
Shift ships an update every 27 months, Aricade daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Shift | Aricade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jackson Perkins | Kingly Software Inc |
Customer experience
Shift
Aricade
In-app purchases
Shift
- Ad Free$0.99
Aricade
No in-app purchases
