ShiftFive vs FLUX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Strategic letter elimination
- Color-coded feedback system
- Daily Classic and Daily Shift modes
- Unlockable rewards
- Themed Word Packs
- Scoring based on efficiency
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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
FLUX
Engage in a classic word-finding game with modern enhancements. Compete in ranked matches, build your word collection, and customize your game experience with numerous color schemes and tile options.
- 1v1 ranked matches
- Word collection building
- Online game rooms
- Customizable boards
- Leaderboard competition
- Extensive color schemes
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The next generation of word games is here. In FLUX, you play the classic find words in a grid game, known as Boggle, Word Hunt, and other names. But in FLUX you can do so much more: Play live 1v1 ranked matches and climb the ELO ladder! Build your word collection, find words of high rarity, and view your personal stats and trends Compete, chat, and meet many other players online in FLUX game rooms Solve any board you want, see word positions as well as definitions. Generate fun, high scoring boards as you please Go for world records, see how you stack up in one of many different leaderboard categories Choose from nearly 200 different color schemes and customize the size of tiles and spacing as you wish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FLUX at none against ShiftFive's 11. FLUX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. ShiftFive sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. FLUX asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShiftFive against 4.9 for FLUX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FLUX has 117 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ShiftFive ships an update monthly, FLUX every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShiftFive | FLUX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.9 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Braxton Smallwood | Austin Stout |
Customer experience
ShiftFive
FLUX
Bugs and requests
ShiftFive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FLUX
Requested features
2 requests- More players
- Android version
In-app purchases
ShiftFive
- 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
FLUX
No in-app purchases









