Encodya vs Shapik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encodya
Embark on an adventure in Neo-Berlin 2062 as a young orphan and her robot guardian. Uncover a mission to save the world from grayness through puzzles and dialogues in a cyberpunk world.
- 2.5D cyberpunk world exploration
- 2 playable characters
- Over 100 unique locations
- Randomly generated puzzles
- Cinematic cutscenes
- Original soundtrack
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Neo Berlin 2062. Tina – a nine-year-old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian –in a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations. Tina is an urban jungle kid, who has learned to live alone, scavenging from city dumpsters and eking out a living from scraps. Her funny robot is always with her, programmed to protect her no matter what. One day, the little girl discovers that her father left her an important mission: to finish his plan to save the world from grayness! Tina and SAM embark on an incredible adventure across different realities full of bizarre robotic creatures and grotesque human beings. Through puzzles and exciting dialogues, they’ll find out the true meaning of being alive. - Explore the dark cyberpunk world of ENCODYA in 2.5D with 2 playable characters. - Over 34+ non-player characters bring the world of ENCODYA to life and provide a varied and exciting story. - Your journey will take you to more than 100 locations where there is a lot to explore and discover. - Special, randomly generated puzzles provide a unique gaming experience and present you with great challenges. - The cinematic cutscenes and the futuristic art and sound design brings the story of ENCODYA alive. - The original soundtrack, especially created for ENCODYA, makes the exciting, crackling atmosphere even more tangible. !!! IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! The app does not support Apple devices with less than or equal to 3GB RAM.
Shapik
Embark on a magical forest adventure to find your missing sister. Solve puzzles and explore a hand-drawn world filled with mystery and danger. The story unfolds through animated bubble thoughts, accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack.
- Hand-drawn graphics
- Puzzle solving
- No text dialogue
- Atmospheric soundtrack
- Exploration
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This is a story of Shapik, traveling through magic forest in search of his missing sister. Explore a beautiful world, full of mystery, magic and danger and find your missing sister, solving puzzles on your way. Graphics Backgrounds and characters were drawn by hand. You will find very many seemingly inconspicuous details. Just stop and take a closer look. FEWER letters In this story you will not find a single text line. The whole story is told using animated “bubble thoughts”. Exciting music Our music maker composed atmospheric music to make you feel all the twists and turns and exciting moments of the plot. Listen up when you're tired of exploring locations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shapik at 4.5 against Encodya's 3.0. Shapik also leads on price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (63% vs 29%). Encodya's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On ads, 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
Encodya costs $9.99 and Shapik $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shapik holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Encodya has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Encodya's written reviews are positive against 63% of Shapik's.
Encodya ships an update every 4 months, Shapik every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encodya | Shapik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.2 GB | 547 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Assemble Entertainment | Pavlo Podbierozko |
Customer experience
Encodya
Shapik
In-app purchases
Encodya
No in-app purchases
Shapik
No in-app purchases
