Comparison

sugar, sugar vs Shift!

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

Head to head
About

sugar, sugar

Guide sugar particles into cups by drawing lines on the screen. Progress through levels introducing new physics-based puzzle elements like color filters and teleports. Includes a sandbox mode for creative drawing.

Highlights
  • Draw to direct sugar
  • Realistic physics simulation
  • New puzzle elements introduced
  • Sandbox creative mode
  • 125 redesigned mobile levels
Features
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Draw with your finger on the screen to direct enough sugar in all the cups in each level. New puzzle elements are introduced as you make progress: color filters, gravitation switches, teleports and so on. The realistic physics result in thousands of sugar particles trickling down the screen. This is the official 'sugar, sugar' game by Bart Bonte, a physics puzzle game for you! In the additional sandbox mode you can draw anything you want. Sugar, Sugar is that sweet puzzle game you know from the browser but completely redesigned for mobile with new graphics and 125 new levels. Enjoy! @BartBonte

About

Shift!

Features
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Shift is a fast-paced arcade game where you guide a glowing cube through closing energy gates above a neon city skyline. GAMEPLAY • Drag to move your cube up and down • Fly through the gaps in the energy gates • Gates slam shut behind you — no going back • Speed increases as you progress through 8 unique stages 8 STAGES TO CONQUER Each stage brings a new color theme, faster speed, and moving gates that drift up and down. From the neon pink streets to the void — how far can you shift? LEVEL EDITOR • Build your own custom levels • Place gates wherever you want • Add moving gates for extra challenge • Save, share, and play your creations FEATURES • Haptic feedback on every action • Original soundtrack • High score tracking • Clean, minimalist neon art style • No ads, no in-app purchases

Screenshots

sugar, sugar4 screens
Shift!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shift! at Free against sugar, sugar's $2.49. sugar, sugar's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shift! is free to download; sugar, sugar costs $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
sugar, sugar versus Shift!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersugar, sugarShift!
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating4.6 (107 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBart BONTEMARC JACOBS

Bugs and requests

sugar, sugar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Level 10 reported as unsolvable
  • Level 18 and 90 reported as broken
  • Inconsistent behavior on level restarts

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Level editor or creator
  • Difficulty settings or options
  • Cloud sync and progress tracking

Shift!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

sugar, sugar

No in-app purchases

None

Shift!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is sugar, sugar free?
sugar, sugar costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift! free?
Shift! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do sugar, sugar or Shift! have ads?
Neither sugar, sugar nor Shift! shows ads.

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