Comparison

Shift vs Fruit Sort

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Move colored dots to matching spots
  • Dots move along connecting lines
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Increasingly complex color puzzles
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
Features
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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.

About

Fruit Sort

Features
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Sort the fruit, clear the board, relax. Fruit Sort is a color sorting puzzle with 2,500 levels, from a calm first tap to brain-teasing challenges. HOW TO PLAY Tap a tube to lift the fruit cubes on top, then tap another tube to drop them. Cubes only land on the same fruit or in an empty tube. Fill every tube with one fruit to win. Easy to learn, hard to put down. 2,500 LEVELS Every level is checked to be solvable. The difficulty grows level by level, with a breather now and then, so it never feels unfair and never gets boring. FOUR LEVEL TYPES • Classic: pure sorting • Hidden: only the top cube is visible, remember the rest • Special: tight boards with pockets and locked tubes • Hard: fewer free slots, more thinking BOOSTERS FOR WHEN YOU ARE STUCK • Hint shows your next three correct moves • Reveal uncovers the hidden cubes • Undo takes back a move • Key unlocks an extra tube MORE TO ENJOY • Hundreds of board shapes: hearts, arrows, butterflies, crowns and more • Fruit and animal skins to collect • Daily bonus and coin rewards • Satisfying sounds and effects • Play offline, no Wi-Fi needed • Free to play, remove ads with one purchase Perfect for a short break or a long relaxing session. Download Fruit Sort and start sorting!

Screenshots

Shift4 screens
Fruit Sort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shift at none against Fruit Sort's shown. Shift also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Fruit Sort's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 27 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fruit Sort sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update every 27 months, Fruit Sort every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shift versus Fruit Sort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftFruit Sort
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJackson PerkinsMehdi Mounsif

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift

One-time1
  • Ad Free$0.99
10 purchases

Fruit Sort

One-time10
  • Bronze Coin Pack$1.99
  • Animal Block Skins$1.99
  • Coins Pack 11500$2.99
Show 7 more
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Silver Pack$2.99
  • Coins Pack 25000$3.99
  • Gold Pack$3.99
  • Coins Pack 39000$4.99
  • No Ads Bundle$4.99
  • Diamond Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fruit Sort free?
Fruit Sort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift or Fruit Sort have ads?
Fruit Sort shows ads; Shift does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift or Fruit Sort?
Shift ships an update every 27 months, and Fruit Sort every 7 months. Most recently, Shift was updated on November 3, 2026 and Fruit Sort on November 8, 2026.

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