Comparison

A vs ShapeShift

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

Head to head
About

A

Create unique geometric shapes through iterative affine transformations. Apply translations, rotations, and scaling to various objects with gradient coloring to generate visually interesting results.

Highlights
  • Affine transformation for shape creation
  • Translation, rotation, and scaling
  • Gradient coloring
  • Supports circles, rectangles, stars, polygons, and lines
  • Iterative shape generation
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This app allows you to create interesting shapes using affine transformation. Affine transformation can do translation, rotation and scaling on object's coordinate. We do iterations, and in each iteration we apply the affine transformation on the object (circle, rectangle, star, polygon or line), coloured in gradient. At the end, you may like the result. Have fun.

About

ShapeShift

This game challenges players to transform into various polygons to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. It's a fun way to learn about shapes, with customizable characters and a progressively challenging pace for all ages.

Highlights
  • Polygon morphing mechanic
  • Shape-based puzzles
  • Enemy combat challenges
  • Character customization
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Educational content
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ShapeShift is a captivating and engaging free-to-play educational sidescrolling platformer. The game's core mechanic revolves around the player's ability to morph into various polygons, ranging from triangles to octagons. As you progress throughout the game, you will encounter two types of challenges: shift boxes and enemies. Shift boxes present intriguing puzzles, requiring you to transform into specific shapes based on criteria such as physical shape, name, and number of sides. Successfully clearing shift boxes rewards you with tokens that can be spent in the in-game shop to customize your character with a variety of vibrant colors. You will also encounter enemies with distinct shapes. To overcome them and earn score-boosting bonuses, you must morph into the corresponding shape that matches the enemy's shape as well as the number of sides shown on its face. While ShapeShift is designed to educate and entertain younger audiences by teaching them about shapes, it offers a progressively faster pace as you play, ensuring an enjoyable challenge for players of all ages. ShapeShift is more than just a game; it's an exciting and educational adventure that integrates exhilarating gameplay with the introduction of basic shapes.

Screenshots

A4 screens
ShapeShift3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShapeShift at every 28 months against A's every 70 months. ShapeShift also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for A against 5.0 for ShapeShift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update every 70 months, ShapeShift every 28 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
A versus ShapeShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAShapeShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 70 monthsEvery 28 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes DwiartantoSaper Solutions LLC

Customer experience

A

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShapeShift

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

ShapeShift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShapeShift free?
ShapeShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A or ShapeShift?
A and ShapeShift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do A or ShapeShift have ads?
Neither A nor ShapeShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or ShapeShift?
A ships an update every 70 months, and ShapeShift every 28 months. Most recently, A was updated on September 30, 2026 and ShapeShift on September 30, 2026.

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