Comparison

Shifting Match vs Glow Loop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Slide jellies into empty cells
  • Form matching color patterns
  • Trigger chain reactions
  • Rack up massive combos
  • Visual path indicator
  • Unique formations
Features
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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

About

Glow Loop

Features
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Glow Loop is a cosmic pattern-defense game where every level is a mandala waiting to be completed — and a target thieves want to steal from you. Drag glowing crystals onto the nodes of a growing mandala. Fill all three points of a slice and it locks forever. But thieves creep in from the dark, snatching unlocked crystals and nodes — swipe across them to wipe them out before they reach your core. Crash two matching crystals together in midair to trigger a Fusion — immense power, but it draws every thief on the board straight to it. Time it wrong and you'll regret it. Survive long enough and the ring in the corner fills — unleash a Supernova and clear the board in one blinding burst. • 200+ hand-tuned levels with a rising difficulty curve • A growing Cosmic Codex of constellations to collect • Passive powers and Workshop relics that carry across runs • No pay-to-win — progress is earned, not bought How long can you keep the pattern whole?

Screenshots

Shifting Match4 screens
Glow Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shifting Match at 13.0 against Glow Loop's 15.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shifting Match versus Glow Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShifting MatchGlow Loop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCigdem BaranKadir KIRAN

In-app purchases

None

Shifting Match

No in-app purchases

None

Glow Loop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shifting Match free?
Shifting Match is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glow Loop free?
Glow Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shifting Match or Glow Loop have ads?
Both Shifting Match and Glow Loop show ads.

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