Comparison

puzzling.com vs GameShelf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

puzzling.com

Engage your mind daily with a variety of classic puzzles like Crosswords and Sudoku. Access thousands of puzzles and an ad-free experience with a VIP subscription. Track your progress and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Classic puzzle variety
  • Thousands of puzzles with subscription
  • Ad-free VIP experience
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Smart search filters
  • Help and tutorial videos
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Keep your mind active with new puzzles every day. · The dream team of classic puzzles: Crossword, Sudoku, Picture Cross, Codeword, Word Search, and dozens more. · Download free and enjoy a new page of puzzles every morning and evening. · Subscribe at any time to access thousands of puzzles, ad-free. · Smart search filters help you find puzzles of your preferred type, genre or difficulty. · Learn to play new puzzles with extensive online help and videos. · Track your progress and earn trophies and rewards. Whether you're looking for a new challenge or to relax with a familiar old favorite, you can find it all in the puzzling.com app. ■ Subscribe for VIP access With a puzzling.com VIP subscription, you'll get free, unlimited access to all the puzzles on your Morning and Evening pages each day, including all previous days' pages. You can also browse puzzling.com's growing library of Themed Issues (puzzle books), using replenishing VIP keys to unlock puzzles and expand your collection. What's more, as a subscriber you won't be interrupted by ad breaks between puzzles. (Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions through your iTunes and App Store Account Settings. On cancelling a subscription, you will continue to be subscribed until the end of the current billing period.) ■ Product support Please select the [HELP] option from the menu if you require assistance. Can't access the app? You can also contact us by email: support@puzzling.com Terms of use: https://www.puzzling.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzling.com/privacy/ ■ Latest news WEB: www.puzzling.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/getpuzzling BLUESKY: bsky.app/profile/puzzling.com

About

GameShelf

Access a curated collection of daily web games in one organized hub. Enjoy a variety of word, trivia, and puzzle challenges without needing multiple bookmarks. New games are added weekly to keep your brain engaged.

Highlights
  • Organized hub for daily web games
  • Variety of word and trivia puzzles
  • Track daily streaks
  • New games added weekly
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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our daily puzzle routine just got an upgrade. GameShelf is the only app that brings every great daily web game into one beautifully organized hub. Stop juggling browser bookmarks — open GameShelf, pick your game, and start playing.   FEATURED GAMES • Daily 5-letter word guessing game • Solve 4 word puzzles simultaneously • Identify countries by their shape • Guess a country by its trade exports • Group 16 words into 4 categories • Crack the hidden math equation • Rearrange letters across a grid • Name the movie from a single frame • …and dozens more, updated weekly WHY GAMESHELF? One tap to any game — no friction - Track your daily streak across every game - Get a nudge when new games go live - Curated picks: only the best daily puzzles make the shelf - Works on iPhone & iPad, supports Dark Mode   DAILY PUZZLE LOVERS LOVE IT Perfect for word game fans, trivia buffs, geography nerds, and anyone who needs their daily brain workout. Whether you play one game or all of them, GameShelf keeps your puzzle life organized. New games are added every week. If your favorite isn't on the shelf yet — request it and we'll add it. Play every daily game. Miss none of them. That's GameShelf.

Screenshots

puzzling.com4 screens
GameShelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GameShelf at none against puzzling.com's 18. GameShelf also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). puzzling.com's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. puzzling.com sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GameShelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GameShelf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: puzzling.com has 66 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

puzzling.com ships an update every 2 months, GameShelf every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
puzzling.com versus GameShelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpuzzling.comGameShelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (66 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings66 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size363 MB35 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAppyNation Ltd.Adam Hall

Customer experience

puzzling.com

All ratings66 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral23.1%
Negative38.5%

GameShelf

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

puzzling.com

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Coin Pack$2.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Large Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Extra Large Coin Pack$19.99
None

GameShelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is puzzling.com free?
puzzling.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GameShelf free?
GameShelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, puzzling.com or GameShelf?
GameShelf is rated higher. puzzling.com averages 4.6 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while GameShelf averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do puzzling.com or GameShelf have ads?
Both puzzling.com and GameShelf show ads.
Which is updated more often, puzzling.com or GameShelf?
puzzling.com ships an update every 2 months, and GameShelf every 4 days. Most recently, puzzling.com was updated on October 14, 2026 and GameShelf on October 11, 2026.

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