Shape Up vs Alpha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shape Up
A minimalist puzzle game where you manipulate shapes using various gestures to fit them into environments. It offers over 20 unique puzzles and a daily challenge to test your problem-solving skills.
- Shape manipulation with gestures
- 20+ unique puzzles
- Daily puzzle challenges
- Gesture controls (tap, drag, pinch, swipe, shake, tilt)
- Share results with friends
- Competitive daily challenges
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Shape Up is a minimalist puzzle game, where you find shapes and combine them together into the environment. This game features 20+ puzzles to test your mind and make full use of your phone's capabilities! Tap, drag, pinch, swipe, shake, tilt, and everything in between to obtain shapes. Combine these shapes together in interesting ways and fit them into the scene to complete puzzles. Play the daily puzzle for a unique experience that changes every day! Complete 3 puzzles back-to-back as quickly as possible to beat the daily puzzle. Share your result with your friends, and compete to see who can complete the challenge the fastest! Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/shape-up-privacy-policy/home
Alpha
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Embark on a linguistic journey with Alpha Quest, where words are your key to unlocking ancient mysteries! Solve clever puzzles, decode hidden languages, and sharpen your mind in this addictive word game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shape Up at none against Alpha's shown. Shape Up also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shape Up ships an update every 10 days, Alpha monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shape Up | Alpha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zachary Davidson | Web Motion Technologies |
In-app purchases
Shape Up
No in-app purchases
Alpha
No in-app purchases
