Shift vs Pachoink! CE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift
A relaxing block puzzle game where you group blocks by color and adapt to shifting mechanics. Plan your moves to clear groups and earn points, with increasing speed and arrow effects adding challenge. Enjoy casual play or aim for high scores in multiple game modes.
- Block grouping by color
- Shifting block mechanics
- Increasing game speed
- Arrow effect challenges
- Original soundtrack
- Unlockable achievements
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Drop blocks. Shift colors. Speed up. This new block-based puzzle game challenges you to group blocks together, while planning ahead to shift and adapt your stack to upcoming blocks and arrows. Create a group of five or more blocks and the group will clear and you'll earn points. Arrows attached to blocks will cause nearby blocks to change. Adapt your strategy to the constantly changing arrow effects, and the increasing speed of the game. Enjoy casually playing Shift while zoning out and enjoying its original sounds and soundtrack, or try to get a new high score in regular play or time trial modes. With beautiful animations and a relaxing pace, this is the perfect game for a long plane ride or an afternoon on the couch. It's free to play, and has plenty of unlockable achievements. Check back for more updates in the future!
Pachoink! CE
Bounce and smash targets on challenging game boards. Master precision, timing, and brute force across over 70 levels with unique hazards. Unlock new areas and elements in future updates.
- Intuitive one-touch controls
- Campaign and Endless game modes
- Multiple board hazards
- 70+ skill-based levels
- Unlockable board elements
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Pachoink! The game boards provide the targets, but do you have the ball skills to take them all out? Some levels require precision, others good timing, some brute force, but more often than not it's a combination of all of these. Rise to the challenge and earn your stars! Features: -Intuitive one-touch controls: Simply tap, drag down and release! -Two game modes: Campaign and Endless (Tower). -Multiple board hazards: Teleports, catchers, spinners, movers and more can help or hinder you on your journey! -70+ Levels: A large base set of (skill based unlocking) levels and areas, with more board elements, traps and levels in future releases. Please note: In game text is minimal, in English. Contains banner ads at the end of the level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pachoink! CE at ad-supported against Shift's free with in-app purchases. Pachoink! CE also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Shift's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pachoink! CE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shift against 5.0 for Pachoink! CE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Shift | Pachoink! CE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Travis Bogosian | A To Play Ltd. |
Customer experience
Shift
Pachoink! CE
In-app purchases
Shift
- Remove Ads$2.99
Pachoink! CE
- No Ads$1.99








