Microscopya vs Color Shards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microscopya
Embark on a science-themed adventure and puzzle game exploring the intricate world inside a cell. Solve challenges based on real molecular processes, personalize your avatar, and discover the wonders of life's building blocks.
- Cellular exploration
- Molecular mechanism puzzles
- Character customization
- Science-themed adventure
- Original music score
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Microscopya is a science-themed adventure and puzzle game taking players on a journey through the inside of the cell. Explore the fantastical world, solve puzzles based on real molecular mechanisms, customize your character, and experience the beauty and complexity of what makes life possible. This is the first game from Beata Science Art, featuring music by the talented Jamie van Dyck of Earthside and programming by Atelier Monarch Studios. Follow @microscopyagame on social media or visit www.microscopya.com to learn more. Special thanks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Lyda Hill Philanthropies for making this project possible, and the American Society for Cell Biology for additional funding.
Color Shards
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Color Shards transforms the four color theorem into an ever-changing spatial puzzle. Each board is a field of colorful, generated shards. Tap a shard to cycle through four colors. Your goal is simple: no two shards that share an edge can have the same color. Every completed puzzle opens the way to larger, more intricate boards. If you pause, a subtle visual hint highlights two neighboring shards that still conflict. FEATURES • Procedurally generated puzzles using Voronoi noise • Progressively larger levels • Endless Mode with smooth board transformations • Four-color palettes that you can regenerate • Randomized musical sound effects • Unlockable sound packs • Optional 3D tile effects • Light haptic feedback • Portrait and landscape support • Local progress saving • Fully playable offline Completing levels earns Shards, which are permanent progress points that unlock additional sound packs and visual options. Shards are never spent and cannot be purchased. Color Shards is completely free, with no advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, tracking, or in-app purchases. A puzzle game by 589 Arcade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Microscopya at 11.0 against Color Shards's 17.0. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Microscopya | Color Shards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 522 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beata Mierzwa | RICCARDO STELLA |
In-app purchases
Microscopya
No in-app purchases
Color Shards
No in-app purchases









