Comparison

Successful Success vs ShapeGame

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

Head to head
About

Successful Success

Simulate a successful entrepreneur and trader's life. Climb the career ladder, invest in stocks, and build your own startup. Become a billionaire tycoon in this business clicker game.

Highlights
  • Stock market trading and analysis
  • Career progression and job selection
  • Business startup simulation
  • Acquire assets like houses and cars
  • Online and offline play
Features
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See how far one life can go when every second counts. You begin at 18 with a few hundred dollars, no job and no education. From there, choose work, cover weekly bills and make each purchase part of a bigger plan. This fast life simulator mixes career progress, home ownership, personal needs and market risk. There are 17 jobs between the first car wash and the final machine-learning position. Take shifts as a cashier, courier or waiter, become a driver, move into marketing and analysis, then build a future in technology. Better roles improve weekly earnings and increase how many shares your character can trade. Not every promotion comes from time on the job. Complete one of 14 education paths to meet new requirements and cut future market fees. Driving lessons, vocational courses, college, coding and university all demand tuition while study continues. Keep enough money aside or progress for that week can be lost. Turn a rough property into a place that looks successful. Remove rubbish and rocks, lay paths, grow a garden and add practical upgrades before expanding the house. Collect cars, build a garage and parking, and work towards an extension and second storey. Seventeen purchases create a visible record of progress. Owning more also means paying more. Home items carry ongoing upkeep and some professions require particular purchases, so the most expensive option is not always the smartest next move. Housing bonuses can lift the value of a profitable stock position or soften a losing one, connecting property decisions directly to trading. Open the market screen when you want a more active challenge. Follow a fictional share price, watch the depth chart and judge whether demand or supply looks stronger. Back a rise or a fall, make additional moves for a fee, then stop the deal yourself. The result can be positive or negative depending on the price. Your wider life changes every position. A stronger job provides a larger order, completed study reduces charges, and the upgraded property adjusts gains and losses. Random events can fill a multiplier bar to unlock ×2, ×3 and ×5 outcomes. A powerful multiplier helps, but poor timing can still cost money. Good trades build experience and lead to new character levels. Level rewards include temporary boosters for salary, tuition or property costs. Use one before an expensive course, during a demanding housing stage or when a larger pay packet will help most. Choosing the right moment is another part of the strategy. Money cannot replace health or happiness. Both needs fall as the years move on and each has its own set of recovery activities. Compare price, recovery strength and cooldown before choosing. Ignoring either meter eventually ends the run, even if the character has a top career and an impressive home. Life moves quickly from one week to the next. Wages arrive, school and property expenses are charged, and the character grows older. Try to reach the best profession and complete the home before time runs out. If the plan fails, start again and take a different route through work, study and market choices. Play without needing to stay online. The core jobs, education, property and stock systems work without a constant connection. Network access is reserved for purchases and optional ad rewards. The simulation advances while you are actively playing; it does not promise earnings during time away. Take the first humble job and aim for a rich, balanced life. Learn new skills, unlock modern careers, build the home you want and test your nerve against a moving market. Can you make a fortune without sacrificing health, happiness or the chance to enjoy old age?

About

ShapeGame

Experience cutting shapes from candy with a needle, similar to a popular TV show. Trace the lines of various molds like triangles, squares, stars, and umbrellas without going outside the lines to successfully cut the shape. Aim for precision and success!

Highlights
  • Needle-guided shape cutting
  • Multiple candy mold shapes
  • Precision-based gameplay
  • Squid game-inspired challenges
  • Simple tap controls
Features
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İğne yardımı ile çeşitli şekillerde squid game dizisindeki gibi kalıp basılmış şeker kesme deneyimi yaşayacaksınız. İğneyi çizgi dışına çıkarmadan şekil yolunu bitirirseniz şekli kesmiş olursunuz. Üçgen, Kare, Yıldız ve Şemsiye olmak üzere 4 adet şeker kalıbı şekli bulunmakta. Başarılar!

Screenshots

Successful Success4 screens
ShapeGame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShapeGame at 90% against Successful Success's 0%. ShapeGame also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Successful Success sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and ShapeGame sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Successful Success ships an update every 2 months, ShapeGame daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Successful Success versus ShapeGame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuccessful SuccessShapeGame
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoris NekrushevSedat Gulmen

Customer experience

Successful Success

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ShapeGame

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Successful Success

One-time6
  • $5.000$0.99
  • Newbie pack$2.99
  • $25.000$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Professional pack$5.99
  • Champion pack$7.99
  • $150.000$10.99
6 purchases

ShapeGame

One-time6
  • Add 5 Health Powers$0.99
  • Add 30 Health Power$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Buy Style$0.99
  • Add 70 Health Power$1.99
  • Add 90 Health Power$2.99

Questions

Is Successful Success free?
Successful Success is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShapeGame free?
ShapeGame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Successful Success or ShapeGame have ads?
Successful Success shows ads; ShapeGame does not.
Which is updated more often, Successful Success or ShapeGame?
Successful Success ships an update every 2 months, and ShapeGame daily. Most recently, Successful Success was updated on October 24, 2026 and ShapeGame on October 24, 2026.

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