Shadow Trick vs Mabayui
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Trick
Transform into a shadow to navigate a castle filled with challenges. Solve puzzles, overcome enemies, and defeat bosses in this unique platformer. Master your shadow form to progress through over 20 levels.
- Shadow transformation gameplay
- Castle-themed levels
- Enemy encounters
- Boss battles
- 20+ challenging levels
- Charming music
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Turn into a shadow to solve the puzzles and clear the level. This platformer game is taking place in a castle full of enemies, traps, and boss fights. Keep an eye on your shadow and don't let your eyes trick you! Features: • Clever gameplay • 20+ levels • Boss fights • Charming music tracks Important information: • This game comes with no ads and features a paywall to unlock the full game.
Mabayui
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Mabayui is a small rail shooter in which sound and light build up as you play. Shapes drift towards you along a rail. Press and trace across them to catch up to eight, then let go to fire. Every shot lands on the beat and adds a note. Catch one and you hear one; catch eight at once and the music swells, the colours spread across the screen and the whole picture starts to warp. Nothing is loaded from a recording. Every sound is synthesized on the device as you play, from sine waves and filtered noise, and the picture reads the same strength as the music, so what you see and what you hear rise and fall together. Leave it alone for a few seconds and Mabayui plays itself. Watch and listen, or touch the screen at any moment to take over. There are five stages, each with its own music and visuals. ProgressiveSpectrum, Hardcore and FullOn are free. Tide is a dub techno stage set in deep-blue water, with glowing jellyfish. Lattice is a geometric stage where dots join into a glowing grid. Both are available as separate one-time in-app purchases. You can restore your purchases on other devices using the same Apple Account. - Press and trace to catch, let go to fire - Every shot on the beat; the music layers up with what you catch - Plays itself when you leave it - Headphones or a speaker are worth it - Three stages free; Tide and Lattice are in-app purchases - Plays offline. No sign-up, no ads, no data collected iPhone (landscape) and iPad (any orientation). A work by senneroflove. Published by Nodera LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shadow Trick at 12.0 against Mabayui's 15.0. 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. Shadow Trick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mabayui sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Shadow Trick | Mabayui |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gionathan Pesaresi | Nodera LLC |
In-app purchases
Shadow Trick
- Premium$3.99
Mabayui
- Tide$1.99
- Lattice$1.99









