ZenShell vs Loopine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenShell
Test your reflexes and hand-eye coordination with this classic "ball and cups" style game. Catch hermit crabs as they move rapidly under shells. See if your eyes are fast enough to keep up!
- Hand-eye coordination test
- Classic "ball and cups" gameplay
- Fast-paced shell following
- Hermit crab catching
- Reaction time challenge
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How fast are your eyes? Are they fast enough to catch hermit crabs and still follow the rapidly moving shells? Test your hand-eye coordination in the form of the classic "ball and cups" game!
Loopine
A new puzzle game challenges players to sync moving lines and loops, avoiding collisions. It features 150 levels with elegant patterns and interesting shapes.
- Moving line and loop synchronization
- Collision avoidance gameplay
- 150 challenging levels
- Elegant patterns and shapes
- Intuitive puzzle mechanics
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Loopine is a new puzzle game with moving lines and loops that need to be synced to avoid collisions. Play with elegant patterns and interesting shapes in the 150 levels of Loopine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ZenShell at 100% against Loopine's 50%. ZenShell also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Loopine's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). On price 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. Loopine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ZenShell asks for nothing beyond the download.
ZenShell holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ZenShell's written reviews are positive against 50% of Loopine's.
ZenShell ships an update every 2 months, Loopine every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZenShell | Loopine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Z Sculpt | Pyrosphere, Lda |
Customer experience
ZenShell
Loopine
In-app purchases
ZenShell
No in-app purchases
Loopine
- Remove Ads$0.99
