Card Shuffle vs Pathwords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Shuffle
Engage in a captivating card sorting puzzle where you rearrange and group cards by color. Earn coins and gems to unlock new decks and themes. Features multiple mini-games, including arrow escape and hexa block puzzles, offering endless challenges and brain-training fun.
- Card sorting by color
- Coin and gem rewards
- Unlockable card decks
- Arrow Escape mini-game
- Color Hexa Puzzle mini-game
- Hundreds of levels
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About Game ~*~*~*~*~*~ Are you prepared for the brand-new, endlessly entertaining card shuffle sort puzzle game? Card shuffle sort is a color card shuffle sorting puzzle game that involves rearranging the cards on the board to sort them into colored order. The game is simple to play, but as long as you play it, you need some strategic skills to get more coins and gems to unlock the new card deck. You can play this game endlessly; once you start playing it, you will not stop! If you love to play games like sorting, matching, or any other brain puzzle, this game is made for you. How to Play? ~*~*~*~*~*~ Pick cards of the same color and place them in an empty deck or on top of the card of the same color that you are currently picking. Merge the same color cards to get coins and gems, which will help unlock a new card deck. Upgrade the card merger to get more coins and gems while merging. DEAL will generate new random cards for the open deck. When all the decks open, a new theme will be opened, with new challenges and harder ones. MINI GAME - Arrow Escape Puzzle ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 1000+ levels. Guide the arrow through twisting mazes filled with traps, gates, and mirrors. Swipe to move, plan your path, and reach the exit with perfect timing. Use reflectors, portals, and switches to solve smart arrow puzzles. Avoid spikes, moving blocks, and tricky trap rooms as difficulty increases. Fast, fun levels designed for quick play sessions with smooth controls. MINI GAME - Card Sorting ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Card sorting puzzle is a color card sorting puzzle game. Arrange the cards by color. 2500+ levels. MINI GAME - Color Hexa Puzzle ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A strategic, hyper-casual game with unlimited fun. Shuffle and sort the group of hexa color blocks on the board to sort, stack, and merge. Block-stacking games will help you improve your brainpower and logical abilities. Features ~*~*~*~*~ Easy to play, hard to master. There are no limits for card generation or merging. Get a reward after level completion. Suitable for tablets and mobile Realistic, high-quality graphics and ambient sound. Realistic, stunning, and amazing animations. Smooth and simple controls User-friendly interface and interactive graphics. Download the Card shuffle - color sorting 3D game now and enjoy the ultimate shuffle card puzzle game.
Pathwords
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Pathwords is a word-path puzzle. Drag through adjacent letters, including diagonals, to spell the words on the list. Play Mini (3×3), Classic (4×4), or Mega (5×5). Find the words on the list to climb Start, Good, Great, Awesome, then Genius. Bonus words sit alongside the list. They score less, but they still count. How to play Drag across tiles, then lift to submit. You can’t reuse a tile in the same word. Mini words are 3 letters or longer. Classic and Mega are 4 or longer. List words score 2 points per letter. Bonus words score 1. Find words quickly to catch a Speed Streak and double your points. If you’re stuck You get three free hints per puzzle. After that, watch a short ad for two more, as often as you need. Pathwords Premium is a one-time purchase that removes ads and unlocks unlimited hints. Rotate the board for a fresh angle. Once you’ve earned 40% of the list, letter-count assist can show where remaining words start, and unused letters fade. Finish a puzzle, then Play Another Puzzle for a fresh generated board so you can keep going. Progress stays on this device. No account. Works on iPhone and iPad. Offline, you’ll still get a local board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pathwords at every 5 days against Card Shuffle's every 4 weeks. Card Shuffle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Card Shuffle sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Pathwords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Card Shuffle ships an update every 4 weeks, Pathwords every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Shuffle | Pathwords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (276 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mrudul Babariya | Christopher Musial |
Bugs and requests
Card Shuffle
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game freezes and won't stop
- Settings reset frequently
- Ads interrupt other media playback
- In-game purchases not delivered
- Card deck progress resets
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- Game closes when starting to play
- Purchased packages not delivering proper amounts
Requested features
6 requests- Add numbers to cards
- More vibrant/distinct colors
- More challenges for rewards
- Faster game speed and motions
- Picture-in-picture support
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- Clarification on coin usage
Pathwords
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card Shuffle
- 500 Gems$0.99
- 25,000 Coins$0.99
- 1,00,000 Coins$1.49
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- 1,000 Gems$1.99
- 1,000 Cards$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 5,00,000 Coins$3.99
- 3,000 Gems$3.99
- 2,500 Cards$3.99
- 10,00,000 Coins$5.99
- 5,000 Gems$6.99
- 3,00,000 Coins + 5,000 Gems$8.99
- 7,500 Cards$9.99
- 10,000 Gems$10.99
- 500000 Coin,2500 Gem,3000 Card$12.99
- 12,500 Cards$15.99
- 25,000 Gems$20.99
- 20,000 Cards$23.99
- 2500K Coins 100K Gems 5K Cards$69.99
Pathwords
- Pathwords Premium$2.99
Questions
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