Shift II vs Kick Bot DX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift II
A challenging puzzle game with three distinct modes: managing energy, maintaining streaks, or beating a timer. Upgrade and downgrade tiles to achieve high scores and compete on online leaderboards. Enjoy a meditative experience, except for the frantic mode.
- Three gameplay modes (Calm, Frantic, Tactical)
- Online leaderboards
- Tile upgrading and downgrading
- Streak management
- Timed challenges
- Color themes
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“The Hyperspatial Directive Node has been upgraded to a subdermal implant. All of its original functionality remains in place, quite literally at your fingertips. Please report any itching, spontaneous combustion or redness to your supervisor immediately.” A sequel to 2022's award nominated puzzle game for the Playdate, Shift II takes the familiar and adds all new mechanics, strategy and ways to play, and now on your phone! And sort of in color! Featuring three game play modes, The Calm tasks you with managing your energy supply, The Tactical only cares about your ability to maintain a streak, while The Frantic pits you against a thirty second countdown timer and was specifically designed for those of you who were disappointed that the original game wasn't stressful enough. Keeping up your streak count, upgrading and downgrading tiles and making the most efficient moves as possible are all critical to your high score chances. No ads and no in-app purchases. It won't even harass you to rate it (Though it would be nice if you did)! Just a super fun, meditative puzzle game. Well, except for The Frantic, that's not really very meditative. Features: - Three game play modes; The Calm, The Frantic & The Tactical - Online leader boards for all three modes. - Four color themes to choose from. - The same music and sound effects you loved in the Playdate version. - Again: No in app purchases, no ads, no tracking. -- "This sequel is as fun as the first game! Shift II adds a twist to the original, with more shapes to match and more modes. Our favorite new mode is The Tactical, where you must maintain your streak to keep playing!" -- Panic Staff Pick
Kick Bot DX
Experience infinite wall jumping action with a procedurally generated terrain of obstacles. Customize your bot with earned parts and upgrades, compete on online leaderboards, and enjoy minigames. Includes the original game for classic gameplay.
- Infinite wall jumping gameplay
- Procedurally generated terrain
- Character customization
- Online leaderboards
- Minigames
- Original game included
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Hop into DELUXE Infinite wall jumping action now! The classic Kick Bot is back with all new visuals, new hazards and terrain to jump through, character customization, online leaderboard, minigames, and more! An overhaul of the Kick Bot with all new graphics and new features! Maneuver through a procedurally-generated terrain of obstacles like spikes and laser beams. One wrong move and you're a heap of metal. This time with character customization - earn parts and upgrades to make your bot truly unique and compete with friends via the leaderboard. (Also contains the original game for some old school rage!) 50% of the proceeds from this game will go to Gilda's Club of Kentuckiana, the amazing cancer support group that benefited my best friend Eric Lathrop immensely in his final years with us. Eric made this game with me and wrote the majority of the code. Eric was an amazingly funny, kind, unique, opinionated, and talented person and my mentor in programming and I will miss him until the end of time - Alex (AKA fufroom)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kick Bot DX at $2.99 against Shift II's $4.99. Kick Bot DX also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Shift II's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Shift II costs $4.99 and Kick Bot DX $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shift II against 5.0 for Kick Bot DX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift II | Kick Bot DX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scenic Route Software | Alex Bezuska |
Customer experience
Shift II
Kick Bot DX
In-app purchases
Shift II
No in-app purchases
Kick Bot DX
No in-app purchases









