Sixtep vs Shiftogram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sixtep
A daily word puzzle game where you complete six-letter words using provided letters and locked letters in each position. Offers a clean design and tracks your progress. An optional Pro upgrade unlocks advanced stats and more puzzles.
- Daily word puzzle
- Six-letter word completion
- Locked letter mechanics
- Clean minimalist design
- Completion time tracking
- Optional Pro upgrade
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A new word puzzle every day. No ads. No subscription. No nonsense. HOW TO PLAY Each row needs a six-letter word. Some letters are already placed — you have to use them. But here's the catch: each provided letter can only appear once per column. One word at a time. Multiple solutions exist. Find yours. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE — Daily puzzle, every day at midnight — Timer (turn it off in settings if it stresses you out) — Clean, distraction-free design — Works offline — Curse words allowed. Proper nouns are not. UPGRADE TO PRO — ONE-TIME $3.99 — Unlimited extra games, anytime — Lifetime stats and score history — Achievement badges — Multiple background colors — Yours forever. No subscription. Ever. 15,000+ valid six-letter words. A new puzzle every day. Simple to learn, hard to put down.
Shiftogram
This game offers a unique 4x4 mini-crossword experience where clues are randomized. Solve the clue, then strategically drag and drop letter tiles to fit words into the grid. A new puzzle is available daily to maintain your playing streak.
- 4x4 mini-crossword puzzles
- Randomized clue order
- Drag-and-drop tile placement
- Daily new puzzles
- Streak building
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Shiftogram is a new take on a 4x4 mini-crossword puzzle- with a twist! Instead of numbered clues matching specific spots on the board, all of the clues are presented in a random order. First you solve the clue, then you figure out where each word belongs by dragging, dropping, and shifting letter tiles into the correct positions! A new puzzle is released daily- play each day to build your streak!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shiftogram at none against Sixtep's 1. Sixtep's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sixtep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shiftogram asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sixtep against 5.0 for Shiftogram. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Sixtep ships an update every 4 days, Shiftogram every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sixtep | Shiftogram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tyler Finck | Bradley Frizzell |
Customer experience
Sixtep
Shiftogram
In-app purchases
Sixtep
- Sixtep Pro$3.99
Shiftogram
No in-app purchases









