GUBBINS vs Shiftogram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GUBBINS
A friendly word puzzle game where you build words using tiles and special modifiers called Gubbins. Navigate a charming world with quirky characters that can help or hinder your progress.
- Tile-based word construction
- Wildcard Gubbins modifiers
- Charming cartoon characters
- Minimalist typography
- Moreish wordplay
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Gubbins is a friendly puzzle game where players place tiles to construct words, with the help and hindrance of wildcard modifiers called Gubbins. Minimalist typography alongside kooky cartoons serve as a canvas for moreish wordplay. Dig through the draw pile and make words on the board with hilarious friends wreaking havoc.
Shiftogram
This game offers a unique 4x4 mini-crossword experience where clues are randomized. Solve the clue, then strategically drag and drop letter tiles to fit words into the grid. A new puzzle is available daily to maintain your playing streak.
- 4x4 mini-crossword puzzles
- Randomized clue order
- Drag-and-drop tile placement
- Daily new puzzles
- Streak building
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Shiftogram is a new take on a 4x4 mini-crossword puzzle- with a twist! Instead of numbered clues matching specific spots on the board, all of the clues are presented in a random order. First you solve the clue, then you figure out where each word belongs by dragging, dropping, and shifting letter tiles into the correct positions! A new puzzle is released daily- play each day to build your streak!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shiftogram at none against GUBBINS's 10. Shiftogram also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). GUBBINS's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 7). On price, 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. GUBBINS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Shiftogram asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shiftogram holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GUBBINS has 1.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of GUBBINS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shiftogram's.
GUBBINS ships an update every 4 weeks, Shiftogram every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GUBBINS | Shiftogram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 614 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Folly Pty Ltd | Bradley Frizzell |
Customer experience
GUBBINS
Shiftogram
Bugs and requests
GUBBINS
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tiles becoming unplayable after certain Gubbins
- Daily puzzle not updating correctly
- Inconsistent behavior of rotation and placement
- Crashes and performance issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Word validity checker
- Multiplayer mode
- Customizable Gubbins selection
- Leaderboards and stats tracking
- Ability to revisit completed puzzles
Shiftogram
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GUBBINS
- Planet GubbinFree
- Giant Postcard Pack$1.99
- Punctuation Pack$2.99
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- The Travel Gubbins Pack$4.99
- The Space Gubbins Pack$4.99
- Infinite Play$5.99
- The Space Punc Bundle$5.99
- Space Travel Bundle$7.49
- Launch Pack$9.99
- The Chonkiest Bundle$13.99
Shiftogram
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GUBBINS free?
Is Shiftogram free?
Which has better reviews, GUBBINS or Shiftogram?
Do GUBBINS or Shiftogram have ads?
Which is updated more often, GUBBINS or Shiftogram?
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