Alphabetris vs Material Shifter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alphabetris
Engage in an alphabet adventure by tapping and swapping letter blocks to form words. Clear the board, unlock power-ups, and challenge friends in hundreds of puzzles. This game enhances language skills for all ages.
- Tap and swap letter blocks
- Form words to clear the board
- Unlock power-ups
- Hundreds of puzzles
- Enhance language skills
- Challenge friends
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Immerse yourself in the world of Alphabatris! It's an alphabet adventure with the delightful Alphabats. Tap, swap, match letter blocks, form words, clear the board, and soar your score high! Unlock power-ups, challenge levels, and enjoy brain-teasing fun. Play hundreds of puzzles, meet Alphabats, boost your word-making skills, find hidden words, win rewards, expand your vocabulary, and challenge friends. Alphabatris is fun and educational, enhancing language skills for both kids and adults. Don't miss out, download Alphabatris and start your word-building journey today!
Material Shifter
Transform between balloon and metal forms to navigate challenging levels. Master physics-based gameplay to reach the end of each stage. Enjoy a unique puzzle-platformer experience.
- Switch between balloon and metal forms
- Physics-based gameplay
- Level completion challenges
- Form-shifting mechanics
- Puzzle-platformer genre
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Switch between your balloon form to fly and your metal form to fall and complete all the levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Alphabetris at none against Material Shifter's shown. Alphabetris also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Material Shifter's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Alphabetris sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Material Shifter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Material Shifter holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 27 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Alphabetris ships an update every 2 weeks, Material Shifter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alphabetris | Material Shifter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (73 ratings) | 3.9 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 457 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapNation | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Alphabetris
Material Shifter
In-app purchases
Alphabetris
- No Ads Offer Bundle$0.99
- No Ads$1.99
Material Shifter
- Remove Ads$2.99
