Comparison

HamiLoop vs Squircle Shift

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

Head to head
About

HamiLoop

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HamiLoop: Draw one loop. Pass through every square on the grid exactly once. That's the whole idea behind HamiLoop, and it's harder than it sounds. What looks like a simple rule turns into a real puzzle once the grid grows, and figuring out the right path can take real thought. Grid sizes vary a lot, so difficulty varies with them. Some puzzles are solved in a couple of moments, others take much longer and require some careful planning. With 150,000 preloaded levels, you can pick a size and difficulty that suits your mood, and a new difficult puzzle is added every day if you're after something tougher. There are no timers and no countdowns anywhere in the app, so every puzzle can be worked through at your own pace. Each puzzle is presented with clean, colorful visuals, though the colors are purely decorative and don't affect the solving itself. If you like tackling more than one thing at a time, you can keep several levels open in parallel, so an easier puzzle is always there when you want a break from a harder one. Alongside the daily challenge, an extra hard puzzle is released once a week for players looking for something tougher still. The core idea of the game is inspired by Hamiltonian cycles, a well known concept from graph theory, giving the puzzle a solid mathematical foundation beneath its simple rule.

About

Squircle Shift

Features
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A tranquil, minimalist spatial phenomenon where out-of-the-box thinking and precise color frame alignments offer total mental clarity. Escape noisy, over-stimulating games and discover true mental calm! Designed for thinkers seeking refined simplicity, this aesthetic puzzle experience invites you to slide rounded squares (squircles) into matching colored frames. While the rules are deceptively easy, solving these handcrafted challenges demands genuine creative intuition and lateral thinking—where a single brilliant move can unlock solutions you've contemplated for days! Enhanced by a subtle visual aesthetic, soothing ambient music, and intuitive one-handed controls, enjoy a peaceful sanctuary featuring 48 initial handcrafted levels, a smooth puzzle previewer, and a powerful undo mechanism.

Screenshots

HamiLoop4 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squircle Shift at none against HamiLoop's 5. Squircle Shift also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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. HamiLoop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Squircle Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
HamiLoop versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamiLoopSquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBastion Peak e.U.Mong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HamiLoop

One-time5
  • 10 Hints$0.49
  • 25 Hints$0.99
  • Premium$3.99
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  • 100 Hints$3.99
  • 250 Hints$7.99
None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HamiLoop free?
HamiLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squircle Shift free?
Squircle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HamiLoop or Squircle Shift have ads?
Both HamiLoop and Squircle Shift show ads.

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