Comparison

Smartle Game vs ShiftFive

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

Head to head
About

Smartle Game

Engage in a daily word puzzle by rearranging letters to form five-letter words. Expand your vocabulary with definitions for each word you construct. Challenge yourself with timed Sprint Mode or compete on the leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzle challenges
  • Letter rearrangement gameplay
  • Word definitions and hints
  • Timed Sprint Mode
  • Leaderboard and personal records
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Welcome to Smartle Daily Word Puzzle! > Unleash Your Word-Hunting Skills! Solve the word puzzle by rearranging letters to form valid 5-letter words in all 5 rows. Simply drag and drop letters to swap their positions. Play a unique Daily Challenge every day! > Play & Learn Need a bit of help to solve the word puzzle? No problem! Utilize a variety of hints per game and have words built for you. For every word you construct throughout the day Smartle offers word definitions. If you happen to form a word by accident, you'll quickly learn its meaning. These two features combined provide an enjoyable and educational way to expand your vocabulary. > Introducing Sprint Mode Looking for more than just one word game per day? Now you can have it! In Sprint Mode, your objective is to complete five word puzzle games in just 10 minutes. It's a challenging mode that will test your word-hunting skills! Can you beat the clock and solve all five puzzles? Take breaks between games without the clock ticking away. Whether you finish all five games in one go or spread them out throughout the day, the choice is yours! Didn't make it in time? No worries! Replay Sprint Mode as many times as you like, with each round presenting new letter combinations and fresh challenges. And if you wish to play again just hit "Play Again" to jump right back into the action! > Set records On the Leaderboard you can see how you compare to other Smartle players. Scores for Daily Word Puzzle and Sprint Mode can be found in their dedicated tabs on the leaderboard. Compete for the top spot based on your time, number of swaps, and streak. Track your progress with Personal Records, which are combine both word game modes. Can you maintain your daily streak and surpass your previous records in terms of time and number of swaps? > Achieve Achievements are our latest feature, and we’re incredibly proud of it! Every time you accomplish something impressive or hit a milestone in the Daily or Sprint word game, a new achievement unlocks on your Achievements page. Some achievements are straightforward, like reaching a streak of N days, while others are “secret.” The only way to uncover these hidden achievements is to stumble upon them by accident as you play and explore the word puzzle. Download Smartle Daily Word Puzzle and try a word-hunting adventure like no other! Let's see if you have what it takes to conquer Sprint Mode and become the ultimate word puzzle champion!

About

ShiftFive

Engage in a strategic letter elimination game where you guess a five-letter word. Utilize color-coded feedback to eliminate letters and score points. Unlock rewards and themed word packs for extended gameplay.

Highlights
  • Strategic letter elimination
  • Color-coded feedback system
  • Daily Classic and Daily Shift modes
  • Unlockable rewards
  • Themed Word Packs
  • Scoring based on efficiency
Features
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Shift. Solve. Score. Play daily challenges and unlock rewards! Check out themed Word Packs for a new twist. Welcome to ShiftFive, a game of high-scoring strategic letter elimination. ShiftFive is a fresh take on the daily word puzzle that leaves all those boring Wordle clones and wannabes in the dust. Your job is to guess the target 5-letter word in as few tries as possible and score points while you do it. Spin the letter pickers to enter a 5-letter word and submit your guess. Each letter in the word will light up one of three colors: # Green means the letter is correct and will be locked in. # Red means the target letter comes later in the alphabet, eliminating the guessed letter and all letters before it. # Blue means the target letter is earlier in the alphabet, eliminating the guessed letter and all letters after it. After each guess, you'll see how many possible words are remaining! You're awarded points for efficiently eliminating words, guessing letters correctly, and finding the target word in as few tries as possible. So what are you waiting for? Download today and enjoy 2 different (completely free) daily game modes: > Daily Classic is the original. 5 guesses to solve the target word. Eliminate letters as you go. Use a hint if you get stuck. > Daily Shift spices things up by choosing a random word as your first guess. And what’s this? No access to a hint?! Better hope you’re feeling lucky. Complete both challenges each day to unlock exciting rewards like backgrounds, color themes, and customized logos! But wait, don’t forget about Word Packs!
Still craving more sweet Shifting action? Word Packs are where it all comes together. Unlock a new layer of strategy by guessing the target words for each theme. Enjoy one sample Word Pack for free, with 10 more available for purchase and more to be added in the future. Are you still reading? How have you not downloaded this game yet?? Happy Shifting :-D

Screenshots

Smartle Game4 screens
ShiftFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smartle Game at none against ShiftFive's 11. Smartle Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). ShiftFive's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. ShiftFive sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Smartle Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smartle Game against 5.0 for ShiftFive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShiftFive has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartle Game ships an update every 6 weeks, ShiftFive monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smartle Game versus ShiftFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartle GameShiftFive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB68 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPAVLO YAKUBOVSKYIBraxton Smallwood

Customer experience

Smartle Game

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShiftFive

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smartle Game

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

ShiftFive

One-time11
  • It's Spooky Word Pack$0.99
  • Gettin' Swoll Word Pack$0.99
  • Pass the Popcorn Word Pack$0.99
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  • The Feels Word Pack$0.99
  • Nom Nom Word Pack$0.99
  • Feel the Beat Word Pack$0.99
  • To Be Young Word Pack$0.99
  • It's a Zoo Word Pack$0.99
  • On the Go Word Pack$0.99
  • 5 Word Packs + Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10 Word Packs+Unlimited+No Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Smartle Game free?
Smartle Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShiftFive free?
ShiftFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smartle Game or ShiftFive?
Smartle Game and ShiftFive are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Smartle Game or ShiftFive have ads?
ShiftFive shows ads; Smartle Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Smartle Game or ShiftFive?
Smartle Game ships an update every 6 weeks, and ShiftFive monthly. Most recently, Smartle Game was updated on August 26, 2026 and ShiftFive on June 11, 2026.

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