Comparison

Arabilis vs Shift II

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

Head to head
About

Arabilis

Experience a cozy arcade farming puzzle game where you plant, grow, and harvest vegetables in randomized gardens. This free version offers four unique seasons to play and challenge your high score. Enjoy a completely ad-free and in-app purchase-free experience.

Highlights
  • Farming puzzle gameplay
  • Roguelike elements
  • Color matching mechanics
  • Four unique seasons
  • High score chasing
  • Tutorials included
  • Multi-language support
Features
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-- PocketGamer App Army -- "Absolutely recommended to anyone who enjoys puzzle games." "If you like puzzle games I think there's a lot here to learn/discover and it will keep you coming back. I definitely want to spend more time with it and attempt to master its mechanics" "There is definitely lots here for lovers of this genre." -- PocketGamer - Bronze Rating -- “It's a very unique concept to combine colour matching, roguelike elements and farming in a single game" Arabilis: Sprout Edition is a free version of Arabilis: Super Harvest, which is a cozy arcade farming puzzle game. You are planting, growing and harvesting vegetables in gardens filled with randomized challenges. In this version you can play 4 seasons of Arabilis and chase your highscore. Completely ad, in-app purchases free. Sprout Edition contains: - 4 unique seasons to plant, grow and harvest in. - Save you high scores. - Play all tutorials. - English, German, Dutch, French, Indonesian and Spanish language support. - No ads, no in-app purchases, no data gathering

About

Shift II

A challenging puzzle game with three distinct modes: managing energy, maintaining streaks, or beating a timer. Upgrade and downgrade tiles to achieve high scores and compete on online leaderboards. Enjoy a meditative experience, except for the frantic mode.

Highlights
  • Three gameplay modes (Calm, Frantic, Tactical)
  • Online leaderboards
  • Tile upgrading and downgrading
  • Streak management
  • Timed challenges
  • Color themes
Features
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“The Hyperspatial Directive Node has been upgraded to a subdermal implant. All of its original functionality remains in place, quite literally at your fingertips. Please report any itching, spontaneous combustion or redness to your supervisor immediately.” A sequel to 2022's award nominated puzzle game for the Playdate, Shift II takes the familiar and adds all new mechanics, strategy and ways to play, and now on your phone! And sort of in color! Featuring three game play modes, The Calm tasks you with managing your energy supply, The Tactical only cares about your ability to maintain a streak, while The Frantic pits you against a thirty second countdown timer and was specifically designed for those of you who were disappointed that the original game wasn't stressful enough. Keeping up your streak count, upgrading and downgrading tiles and making the most efficient moves as possible are all critical to your high score chances. No ads and no in-app purchases. It won't even harass you to rate it (Though it would be nice if you did)! Just a super fun, meditative puzzle game. Well, except for The Frantic, that's not really very meditative. Features: - Three game play modes; The Calm, The Frantic & The Tactical - Online leader boards for all three modes. - Four color themes to choose from. - The same music and sound effects you loved in the Playdate version. - Again: No in app purchases, no ads, no tracking. -- "This sequel is as fun as the first game! Shift II adds a twist to the original, with more shapes to match and more modes. Our favorite new mode is The Tactical, where you must maintain your streak to keep playing!" -- Panic Staff Pick

Screenshots

Arabilis4 screens
Shift II4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arabilis at Free against Shift II's $4.99. Arabilis also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Shift II's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Arabilis is free to download; Shift II costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Arabilis against 5.0 for Shift II. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arabilis ships an update weekly, Shift II every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Arabilis versus Shift II: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArabilisShift II
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim OvervlietScenic Route Software

Customer experience

Arabilis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shift II

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arabilis

No in-app purchases

None

Shift II

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arabilis free?
Arabilis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift II free?
Shift II costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arabilis or Shift II?
Arabilis and Shift II are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Arabilis or Shift II have ads?
Neither Arabilis nor Shift II shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arabilis or Shift II?
Arabilis ships an update weekly, and Shift II every 5 days. Most recently, Arabilis was updated on October 28, 2026 and Shift II on September 18, 2026.

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