Rune vs Shapezzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rune
Embark on a magical adventure as a young girl transported to a castle filled with attacking creatures. Discover the power of "Fancy Rhabdomancy" to wield a wand and battle your way through this enchanted realm.
- Magical adventure gameplay
- Spellcasting mechanics
- Fantasy creatures
- Story-driven experience
- Interactive book discovery
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One rainy afternoon, a young girl named Gaia found herself drawn to a small forgotten bookstore, The Last Leaf. Gaia found herself mesmerized by the shelves upon shelves of books that surrounded her. As she browsed the aisles, Gaia stumbled upon a peculiar book tucked away in a dusty corner. Its cover was worn, but something about the name called out to her. "Fancy Rhabdomancy." She opened the book and began to read, and in an instant, Gaia was transported to a castle of magic where creatures started attacking! Still having the book in hand, she read further and suddenly a wand appeared in her hand. "The words here must be magic!" she giddily exclaimed, and she could feel that a great adventure was ahead!
Shapezzle
This logic puzzle game challenges you to fill a grid with rectangles and squares based on visual clues. Each piece must fit its designated space without gaps or overlaps, requiring pure deduction to solve. Enjoy a clean, relaxing experience perfect for quick brain-teasing sessions.
- Fill grids with shapes
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Shape size and orientation clues
- No gaps or overlaps
- Clean, clutter-free design
- Relaxing grid puzzles
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Shapezzle is a clean shape logic puzzle where every clue helps you fill the grid. Place rectangles and squares on the board. Each shape must fit its clue, cover the right number of cells, and leave no gaps or overlaps. Every level is solved with logic — no guessing required. HOW TO PLAY • Fill the whole grid with shapes • Each clue belongs to one shape • Numbers show the shape size • Icons show whether the shape is square, tall, wide, or unknown • Shapes cannot overlap • No empty cells can remain WHY YOU’LL LIKE SHAPEZZLE • Simple rules, satisfying logic • Relaxing grid puzzles for quick sessions • Smart shape clues: square, tall, wide, or unknown • Clean design with no clutter • Great for fans of Shikaku-style puzzles, rectangle puzzles, brain teasers, and spatial logic games Shapezzle starts easy, then grows into a deeper logic challenge. Look at the clues, find the hidden shapes, and complete the grid one perfect piece at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rune at 100% against Shapezzle's 0%. Rune also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Shapezzle's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Rune sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Shapezzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rune holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shapezzle has 33 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rune's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shapezzle's.
Rune ships an update weekly, Shapezzle every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rune | Shapezzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Patterson | Honey Badger Games LTD |
Customer experience
Rune
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In-app purchases
Rune
- Keep the lights on$0.99
- Coffee for Team$4.99
- Coffee and Pastry for Team$9.99
Shapezzle
- Small Coin Pack$4.99
- Medium Coin Pack$8.99
- Big Coin Pack$17.99
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- No Ads$19.99









