Comparison

Macroset vs Shadow Rulers

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

Head to head
About

Macroset

A puzzle game where you tap matching number clumps to clear them and boost your score. Maintain accuracy above 0% to avoid ending your session. Unlock mini-games and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Tap matching number clumps
  • Maintain accuracy to continue
  • Unlock themed mini-games
  • Compete on global leaderboards
  • Form Departments with friends
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Step into the grid. Refine data clusters. Keep your accuracy above 0%—any slip, and your session ends. Macroset challenges your focus, speed, and strategy with every tap. Tap matching number clumps to clear them and boost your score. Accuracy starts at 100% and drops with every mis-tap. As you progress, patterns grow more complex—refine faster, tap smarter, and unlock higher tiers. Every decision matters: one wrong move can send your accuracy spiraling. Breakroom awaits once you hit key milestones. Unlock freshly themed mini-games like Block Drop, Goat Run, Light Sync, Verbosity, Sokoban, and Asteroids. Each offers a unique test of skill and timing—perfect for a quick “coffee-break” challenge or a focused dive between grid sessions. Compete on global leaderboards to see who can refine the most data. Form a Department with friends, share live scores, and challenge each other to climb the ranks. Daily challenges keep the experience fresh and push you to sharpen your accuracy streak even further. With a clean, minimal interface, subtle glows, smooth animations, and precision haptic feedback, every interaction feels deliberate and immersive. A custom ambient soundtrack sets the tone—every click, swipe, and chime adds to the tension. Are you ready to refine? Download Macroset now, hone your data-refining prowess, and prove you have what it takes.

About

Shadow Rulers

Features
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Shadow Rulers is a global strategy game where you lead a secret organization competing for control of the world from the shadows. Expand your influence across strategic regions, challenge rival families, recruit specialized Lords, build powerful assets, manipulate global systems, and decide how your organization will rise. Every decision affects your path to power. CONTROL THE WORLD FROM THE SHADOWS Capture strategic regions and expand your global network. Use different Lords to exploit weaknesses in military power, politics, media, cyber operations, and the economy. DAILY SEASON OPERATIONS Every season lasts 30 days and creates a new strategic journey. Face a new challenge every day while major events unfold throughout the season, changing the world and forcing you to adapt your strategy. No two days of the season are exactly the same Develop powerful Influence Assets across the world, expand your organization, and generate resources that strengthen your long-term strategy. ENTER THE SHADOW MARKET Trade across strategic sectors including Defense, Energy, Technology, Banking, Pharma, and Media. Watch global signals, choose the right moment to act, and take advantage of changing market conditions. COMMAND YOUR LORDS Different Lords specialize in different forms of power. Choose the right approach for each target and exploit its weakest point before rival organizations do. FACE RIVAL FAMILIES Other shadow organizations are competing for the same world. Expand faster, defend your influence, and prevent rival families from becoming too powerful. SEASON PASS Unlock additional seasonal benefits including expanded Influence access, additional Market access, premium rewards, and access to Season Archive replays. SEASON ARCHIVE & REPLAY Revisit previously declassified operations from the current season and replay strategic scenarios without affecting your daily operation progress. GLOBAL STRATEGY Manage resources, influence, suspicion, strategic assets, world events, and long-term expansion while adapting your strategy to an evolving world. The world sees governments, corporations, wars, markets, and headlines. You see the forces behind them. MORE THAN 10 GAME MODES Shadow Rulers now offers more than 10 different ways to play. Each mode changes the rules, objectives, world conditions, and strategic challenges you face. From global wars and collapsing worlds to hidden conflicts, alliances, empires, and seasonal operations, every mode offers a different path to power. Welcome to Shadow Rulers.

Screenshots

Macroset4 screens
Shadow Rulers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shadow Rulers at 15.0 against Macroset's 17.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Macroset sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Shadow Rulers sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Macroset versus Shadow Rulers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMacrosetShadow Rulers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB380 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIn The Plan LLCMutaz abdalgani

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Macroset

One-time4
  • 20 Bits$0.99
  • 100 Bits$2.99
  • 250 Bits$4.99
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  • Unlock All Breakroom Games$6.99
5 purchases

Shadow Rulers

One-time5
  • Launch WMD Pack$0.99
  • Stability Tokens x4$2.99
  • Season Pass S1$5.99
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  • Season Pass S2 - 30 Days$5.99
  • Media Politics Pack$6.99

Questions

Is Macroset free?
Macroset is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadow Rulers free?
Shadow Rulers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Macroset or Shadow Rulers have ads?
Neither Macroset nor Shadow Rulers shows ads.

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