Shells vs Mister Antonio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shells
A geometry puzzle game where you slide blocks into larger shells to rearrange the board and solve challenges. It offers over 360 levels across 8 worlds with a focus on spatial reasoning and problem-solving. Enjoy a relaxing experience with a soothing soundtrack.
- Nested block sliding mechanics
- Over 360 original levels
- 8 distinct game worlds
- Optional hint system
- Soothing piano soundtrack
- Compact 4x4 grid gameplay
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Shells is a geometry puzzle game about the elegance of nested pieces on a tiny board. Slide your block into larger shells to rearrange the board and find your way out! Features: - Simple core mechanics and deep emergent complexity packed into a compact 4x4 grid. Train your brain by challenging your problem solving and spatial reasoning skills! - Gradual difficulty curve featuring over 360 original levels spread across 8 distinct worlds. - Flexible progression structure with multiple levels to choose from at any given point. - Adjust the difficulty to your liking with the optional hint system! - Soothing piano soundtrack accompanied by relaxing sound effects and backgrounds.
Mister Antonio
Embark on a puzzle game adventure with a quirky cat. Navigate diverse worlds, solve increasingly challenging levels by fetching the right ball combinations, and enjoy surprising encounters and satisfying sounds.
- Puzzle game adventure
- Quirky cat protagonist
- Navigate different worlds
- Fetch ball combinations
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Lovingly-crafted puzzles
- Satisfying sounds
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A puzzle game adventure about a quirky cat with rather curious demands. Featuring surprising encounters, lovingly-crafted puzzles and satisfying sounds. Navigate around the different worlds using the control buttons and fetch the right ball combinations for your cat in increasingly challenging levels. A Bart Bonte puzzle game. Enjoy! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shells at weekly against Mister Antonio's every 5 months. Shells also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Mister Antonio's advantage is ratings volume (118 vs 22). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Shells sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mister Antonio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shells holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mister Antonio has 118 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Shells's written reviews are positive against 94% of Mister Antonio's.
Shells ships an update weekly, Mister Antonio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shells | Mister Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better | 4.7 (118 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 118 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | arlybird games LLC | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
Shells
Mister Antonio
Bugs and requests
Shells
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mister Antonio
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- More levels/content
- Colorblind mode
In-app purchases
Shells
- Small Bundle$0.99
- Medium Bundle$1.99
- Large Bundle$3.99
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- Unlimited Bundle$8.99
Mister Antonio
- premium unlock$2.49
