City Jam 3D vs Shiftmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
City Jam 3D
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Challenge your puzzle-solving skills as you keep sorting and matching objects until every item is cleared from the screen. It’s not just a puzzle; it’s a test of your mind and strategy. Enjoy getting lost in crowded cities with different themes. Finding your targets hidden behind big buildings will be more fun than you think. If you want to test your mind and concentration, City Jam is waiting for you.
Shiftmate
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Match-3, rethought for people who like to plan. In Shiftmate there are no swaps. The board has one gap, and every swipe slides a whole row or column into it. Two, three, even six gems move at once, the gap travels on, and chains fall into place. Read the board, plan the route of the gap and set up the cascade. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT • One gap, endless plans: every move changes where your next move can be. • See what drops next: the top row shows the next gem in every column. No blind luck. • 250 levels across 26 worlds, each tuned with hundreds of test games. • Frost, crates, double crates, blanks, chains and gold bars keep every world fresh. • Line clears and color blasts: match four or five to build specials. • Daily puzzle: the same board for everyone. Beat par, keep your streak, share your result. • Daily rewards: come back each day, day 7 is the big one. • Undo a move when a plan goes wrong. • Fair by design: no lives, no waiting, no energy timers. • Plays offline. No ads, no tracking, no account. • Distinct gem shapes, easy to tell apart with color blindness. • In English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese. Shiftmate is free. Have fun planning the gap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shiftmate at none against City Jam 3D's shown. City Jam 3D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | City Jam 3D | Shiftmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nebih Basaran | Andreas Rutsch |
In-app purchases
City Jam 3D
No in-app purchases
Shiftmate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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