Cup Match vs Shut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cup Match
A captivating puzzle game where you must arrange colored cups in a hidden sequence. Use feedback on correctly placed cups to refine your strategy and crack the code. Test your problem-solving skills in this mentally stimulating challenge.
- Cup arrangement puzzles
- Hidden sequence challenges
- Positional feedback system
- Logical reasoning gameplay
- Strategic thinking required
- Trial and error mechanics
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Welcome to the ultimate cup arrangement challenge! In this captivating puzzle game, your objective is to align a series of colored cups in the exact order of a hidden sequence. You'll start with an initial arrangement and make adjustments to the positions of the cups in each round. After every attempt, you'll receive feedback indicating how many cups are correctly placed. This crucial hint will guide you toward uncovering the correct sequence. Here’s how it works: Make a Guess: Change the positions of the cups to your best guess of the hidden sequence. Receive Feedback: After each guess, you'll be informed of how many cups are in the correct position but not which ones. Refine Your Strategy: Use the feedback to modify your next guess. With each attempt, get closer to the correct order. For example: Through trial and error, logical reasoning, and strategic thinking, you'll strive to find the exact arrangement. The game challenges your problem-solving skills and keeps you engaged with its simple yet intriguing mechanics. Can you crack the code and align all the cups perfectly? Dive in and test your skills in this delightful and mentally stimulating game!
Shut
Enjoy the classic dice game on your mobile device. Test your luck and strategy with this portable version of a popular pub game. Perfect for quick play sessions anywhere.
- Portable dice game
- Classic pub game experience
- Quick play sessions
- Dice rolling simulation
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Play shut the box anywhere you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shut at 100% against Cup Match's 10%. Shut also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). Cup Match's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shut holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cup Match has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Cup Match's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shut's.
Cup Match ships an update every 5 weeks, Shut every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cup Match | Shut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Devran Akat | Carson Hellman |
Customer experience
Cup Match
Shut
In-app purchases
Cup Match
No in-app purchases
Shut
No in-app purchases
