Cup Stack Quest vs Shifting Match
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cup Stack Quest
Engage in a unique cup-stacking puzzle where tapping a cup triggers its neighbors in a chain reaction. Match the color of your queued cup to the base of a stack to add it, or send it to a zenbar. Plan your moves to clear the queue and conquer each level.
- Dynamic grid of stacked cups
- Satisfying blast chain reactions
- Color-matching mechanics
- Zenbar cup management
- Level-based progression
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Welcome to Cup Stack Quest – a fresh twist on cup-stacking puzzles! On a dynamic grid of stacked cups, every tap triggers its neighbors in a satisfying blast chain. Your queued cup must match the color of a stack’s base to join it; otherwise it’s sent to a zenbar. Each zenbar holds up to five cups of the same hue. Fill all zenbars and you’ll fail—so plan each move carefully! When the queue is emptied by perfect color matches, you conquer the level.
Shifting Match
Slide colorful jellies into empty cells to create matching color patterns. Trigger explosive chain reactions and massive combos in this strategic, fast-paced puzzle game. It's easy to learn but challenging to master.
- Slide jellies into empty cells
- Form matching color patterns
- Trigger chain reactions
- Rack up massive combos
- Visual path indicator
- Unique formations
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Shifting Match – Slide. Plan. Blast. Drag jellies into empty cells to form patterns of matching colors. Trigger satisfying chain reactions, rack up massive combos, and keep the grid from filling up. Strategic planning meets fast-paced tempo in this endlessly replayable puzzle challenge. Features: -Visual path indicator during drag -Unique formations -Instant feedback and explosive combos -Easy to learn, hard to master
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shifting Match at 5.0 against Cup Stack Quest's 4.4. Cup Stack Quest's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Shifting Match holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Cup Stack Quest | Shifting Match |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Longhorn Games | Cigdem Baran |
Customer experience
Cup Stack Quest
Shifting Match
In-app purchases
Cup Stack Quest
No in-app purchases
Shifting Match
No in-app purchases
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