Comparison

ShapeShift vs HandyPlanet

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

Head to head
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.

About

HandyPlanet

Explore the solar system in stunning 3D. Select planets like Earth or Mars to view them as interactive globes and learn key facts about their size, orbit, and moons. An engaging and simple educational tool for space enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • 3D planet models
  • Rotatable globes
  • Planet facts (size, distance, day/year length)
  • Information on moons
  • Interactive solar system exploration
Features
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Bring the solar system to your fingertips in vivid 3D. Choose a planet—Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, or Mercury—tap to view it as a rotatable globe, and explore short facts about size, distance from the Sun, day and year length, and moons. A simple, educational way for anyone to discover the planets.

Screenshots

ShapeShift3 screens
HandyPlanet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShapeShift at 5.0 against HandyPlanet's 1.0. ShapeShift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). HandyPlanet's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 28 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShapeShift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShapeShift has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShapeShift ships an update every 28 months, HandyPlanet every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ShapeShift versus HandyPlanet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShapeShiftHandyPlanet
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaper Solutions LLCARAKAKI CAIO DAISUKE

In-app purchases

None

ShapeShift

No in-app purchases

None

HandyPlanet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShapeShift free?
ShapeShift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HandyPlanet free?
HandyPlanet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShapeShift or HandyPlanet?
ShapeShift is rated higher. ShapeShift averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while HandyPlanet averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ShapeShift or HandyPlanet have ads?
HandyPlanet shows ads; ShapeShift does not.
Which is updated more often, ShapeShift or HandyPlanet?
ShapeShift ships an update every 28 months, and HandyPlanet every 6 weeks. Most recently, ShapeShift was updated on October 24, 2026 and HandyPlanet on October 28, 2026.

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