Inverti vs What the Shell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inverti
Experience the classic board game Reversi on your iOS device. Strategically place chips to flip your opponent's pieces and outmaneuver the AI. Enjoy multiple skill levels and starting positions for varied gameplay.
- Classic Reversi gameplay
- AI opponent with 3 skill levels
- Two starting positions
- Score Log graph
- Works on all iOS 9+ devices
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Inverti is an iOS version of the classic board game Reversi (also known as Othello). Tap one of the small green dots to place your white chip on the board. All the black chips that lie directly between the chip you placed and another white chip "flip over" to become white. But beware the brain of Inverti, which is gonna try to do the same thing right back to you. Inverti features 3 skill levels, two starting positions, a Score Log graph, and works on any iOS 9+ device, including the iPhone X.
What the Shell
A fast-paced, strategic board game where players capture turtles and claim neutral eggs. It offers dynamic, original gameplay with simultaneous turns, encouraging aggressive play and quick thinking. Enjoy challenging matches against friends or AI.
- Dynamic and original gameplay
- Simultaneous play
- Capture opponent's turtles
- Claim neutral eggs
- Play against AI
- Play with friends
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You both move at the same time, in secret. Only when the turtles land do you find out whose plan just fell apart. Oh no — this ain't your traditional five-in-a-row. What the Shell is the one you reach for when you and a friend are bored on the couch: "Wanna play What the Shell?" A game between two beginners can be over in three minutes, and somehow you're still at it two hours later, laughing every time your minds collide and another egg turns up on the board. "Simultaneous play boosts the fun of this intuitive, yet surprisingly deep board game." — Matthias Titze, Clarc producer (German Computer Game Award winner) There's no taking turns, and nobody goes first — so nobody gets the first-player edge. You lock in your move, your friend locks in theirs, and the board resolves both at once. Strategy still wins games, but you're up against a mind you can't see, and you never know where she just played. Sandwich two of their turtles and they're gone. Both reach for the same square and your turtles crash into an egg — and an egg is a curious thing: you can capture it, or hatch it. One bold move flips a game you'd already written off. Capture at the right moment and a chain reaction can tear through the position your friend spent the whole game building. It's never won or lost until the last move. Made for two: • Sit down together, each on your own phone or tablet, and battle it out face to face — best enjoyed in the same room • Or play online at your own pace, whether your friend's across town or across the world • No one around? Tap Quick Match for a random opponent, or take on the panda offline, from an easygoing Newcomer to a tough Expert • Got a controller? Connect it to your iPad or iPhone and play however you want Read the board, then read your friend. Capture a couple of turtles, deal with the eggs, line up five in a row — and enjoy the look on his face when it all comes together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: What the Shell at 100% against Inverti's 50%. What the Shell also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 21 months). Inverti's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
What the Shell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Inverti's written reviews are positive against 100% of What the Shell's.
Inverti ships an update every 21 months, What the Shell every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inverti | What the Shell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frank LaRosa | Chuck Smith |
Customer experience
Inverti
What the Shell
In-app purchases
Inverti
No in-app purchases
What the Shell
No in-app purchases
Questions
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