Comparison

Qwert vs ShiftFive

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

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About

Qwert

This game challenges your vocabulary and typing speed with open-ended prompts. Compete in real-time multiplayer battles or train your brain with solo modes, including daily puzzles and a survival mini-game.

Highlights
  • 6 unique game modes
  • Daily brain teasers
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Open-ended prompts
  • Manual typing mechanic
  • Multiplayer and solo modes
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Fire up the typewriter, it’s time to play Qwert. Stretch your thumbs and get ready for a new TYPE of word game that will put your vocabulary skills to the test. In Qwert, there are no letter tiles – it's just you, your brain and the keyboard. Come up with words based on open-ended prompts like "Starts with A" or "Ends with B" and type as quickly as you can in fast-paced multiplayer matches and brain-training solo games. Challenge friends and opponents in real-time head-to-head battles or fly solo to beat your personal best. Qwert combines the best features of classic word games and speed typing games and rolls them into one unique and challenging experience! Keep your thumbs nimble with different game modes. Think fast in Time Attack and come up with as many words you can, or slow your roll with Wordplay where the highest scoring word wins. Need a break from the competition? Outsmart the swarm in Splat, a solo survival mini-game, and squash a pesky infestation of flying letters! And in our newest game Daily Definundrum, guess a new word every day based only on its definition and a few hints – it's like Wordle for word nerds! Qwert offers a new take on word-building games with next-level challenges that will test your vocabulary like never before. Download now and climb the leaderboards to become the next top wordsmith and challenge your own personal best. Qwert Features: • 6 unique & challenging game modes • Daily brain teasers to stretch your hippocampus • Fast-paced gameplay for a quick-witted fun • Open-ended prompts that give you the freedom to flex your vocabulary • A manual typing mechanic that inspires creative, unencumbered wordplay Multiplayer and Solo Gameplay • Reinvigorate your word knowledge every day with Daily Definundrum • Challenge friends in a head-to-head war of words in Time Attack and Wordplay • Guess textbook definitions of words and see if your bestie knows the meaning of the word "beastie" in Cupid's Arrow • Become a word sleuth and uncover the missing word in Sentence Case, a hardboiled version of Wordle • Fly solo in Splat and survive the swarm by forming words with pesky, flying letters • Climb the leaderboards and beat your personal best • Develop your vocabulary and increase your hat size Unique Visuals With Customizable Games • Enjoy a charming vaudevillian style that's packed with quirky, vintage vibes • Customize your keyboard and build an impressive dictionary of words with definitions and point value* • Honk at your opponents with a dedicated horn button, because why not? Train your brain, boost your vocabulary, and top the leaderboards in Qwert! Download today for a uniquely fun take on word games and prove your linguistic prowess. *Only available in Qwert premium (in-app purchase).

About

ShiftFive

Engage in a strategic letter elimination game where you guess a five-letter word. Utilize color-coded feedback to eliminate letters and score points. Unlock rewards and themed word packs for extended gameplay.

Highlights
  • Strategic letter elimination
  • Color-coded feedback system
  • Daily Classic and Daily Shift modes
  • Unlockable rewards
  • Themed Word Packs
  • Scoring based on efficiency
Features
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Shift. Solve. Score. Play daily challenges and unlock rewards! Check out themed Word Packs for a new twist. Welcome to ShiftFive, a game of high-scoring strategic letter elimination. ShiftFive is a fresh take on the daily word puzzle that leaves all those boring Wordle clones and wannabes in the dust. Your job is to guess the target 5-letter word in as few tries as possible and score points while you do it. Spin the letter pickers to enter a 5-letter word and submit your guess. Each letter in the word will light up one of three colors: # Green means the letter is correct and will be locked in. # Red means the target letter comes later in the alphabet, eliminating the guessed letter and all letters before it. # Blue means the target letter is earlier in the alphabet, eliminating the guessed letter and all letters after it. After each guess, you'll see how many possible words are remaining! You're awarded points for efficiently eliminating words, guessing letters correctly, and finding the target word in as few tries as possible. So what are you waiting for? Download today and enjoy 2 different (completely free) daily game modes: > Daily Classic is the original. 5 guesses to solve the target word. Eliminate letters as you go. Use a hint if you get stuck. > Daily Shift spices things up by choosing a random word as your first guess. And what’s this? No access to a hint?! Better hope you’re feeling lucky. Complete both challenges each day to unlock exciting rewards like backgrounds, color themes, and customized logos! But wait, don’t forget about Word Packs!
Still craving more sweet Shifting action? Word Packs are where it all comes together. Unlock a new layer of strategy by guessing the target words for each theme. Enjoy one sample Word Pack for free, with 10 more available for purchase and more to be added in the future. Are you still reading? How have you not downloaded this game yet?? Happy Shifting :-D

Screenshots

Qwert4 screens
ShiftFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShiftFive at 100% against Qwert's 64%. ShiftFive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Qwert's advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Qwert sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ShiftFive sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShiftFive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qwert has 292 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Qwert's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShiftFive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Qwert ships an update every 3 weeks, ShiftFive monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Qwert versus ShiftFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQwertShiftFive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (292 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter BarnettBraxton Smallwood

Customer experience

Qwert

All ratings290 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral16.3%
Negative19.2%

ShiftFive

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Qwert

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Multiplayer room creation/joining issues
  • Crashes and blank screens
  • Incorrect word acceptance/rejection
  • Ads still shown after purchasing premium

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved multiplayer functionality
  • Ability to use physical keyboard on iPad
  • More comprehensive dictionary
  • Leaderboards and player stats tracking

ShiftFive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Qwert

One-time3
  • Ad Annihilator$4.99
  • Premium$5.99
  • Qwert Premium$5.99
11 purchases

ShiftFive

One-time11
  • It's Spooky Word Pack$0.99
  • Gettin' Swoll Word Pack$0.99
  • Pass the Popcorn Word Pack$0.99
Show 8 more
  • The Feels Word Pack$0.99
  • Nom Nom Word Pack$0.99
  • Feel the Beat Word Pack$0.99
  • To Be Young Word Pack$0.99
  • It's a Zoo Word Pack$0.99
  • On the Go Word Pack$0.99
  • 5 Word Packs + Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10 Word Packs+Unlimited+No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Qwert free?
Qwert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftFive free?
ShiftFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Qwert or ShiftFive?
ShiftFive is rated higher. Qwert averages 4.6 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while ShiftFive averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Qwert or ShiftFive have ads?
Both Qwert and ShiftFive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Qwert or ShiftFive?
Qwert ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShiftFive monthly. Most recently, Qwert was updated on October 30, 2026 and ShiftFive on October 15, 2026.

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