Comparison

Shift vs KASCADE

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

KASCADE

Features
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Set it. Start it. Watch it flow. KASCADE is a colorful logic game where every arrow shapes the path. Rotate and swap tiles, press Play, and watch the signal travel across the board. To complete a Perfect Kascade, guide it through every playable tile exactly once. EASY TO LEARN, SATISFYING TO MASTER Start with simple directional puzzles, then face increasingly intricate boards filled with walls, portals, switches, and chain reactions that transform the puzzle while the signal is moving. 64 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Progress through six chapters of carefully designed challenges. Each chapter introduces new mechanics and more demanding combinations. A NEW DAILY CHALLENGE Solve the same puzzle of the day and chase your fastest completion time. Hints are disabled, so every result is entirely yours. ENDLESS ARCADE MODE Create your own endless run. Choose the board size and difficulty, then customize the mechanics with rotating tiles, swaps, walls, portals, and chain reactions. THINK, COMMIT, WATCH Arrange the board at your own pace. When you are ready, press Play and watch your plan unfold through smooth animation and responsive haptic feedback. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from a collection of colorful themes and customize your daily reminder. KASCADE Premium is available as a single lifetime purchase. It removes ads and unlocks every current and future premium color theme. Features: • 64 handcrafted logic puzzles • Endless configurable Arcade mode • A new Daily Challenge every day • Rotating and swappable arrows • Walls, portals, and chain reactions • Optional hints in campaign levels • Colorful themes and polished animations • Customizable daily reminders • No account required Can you create the perfect chain?

Screenshots

Shift4 screens
KASCADE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shift at none against KASCADE's shown. Shift also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). KASCADE's advantage is update cadence (monthly 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 KASCADE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift ships an update every 27 months, KASCADE monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shift versus KASCADE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiftKASCADE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJackson PerkinsKaribouLab Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift

One-time1
  • Ad Free$0.99
1 purchases

KASCADE

One-time1
  • KASCADE Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KASCADE free?
KASCADE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shift or KASCADE have ads?
KASCADE shows ads; Shift does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift or KASCADE?
Shift ships an update every 27 months, and KASCADE monthly. Most recently, Shift was updated on November 3, 2026 and KASCADE on November 6, 2026.

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