Comparison

Shadow Echo vs Hobby Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Echo

A minimalist puzzle-platformer where light and shadow are your tools. Drag light sources to cast shadows that form platforms and solve atmospheric puzzles in a mysterious silhouette world. Collect story fragments and enjoy ambient soundscapes.

Highlights
  • Light and shadow manipulation for puzzles
  • 6 hand-crafted levels
  • Progressive mechanics with different light types
  • Hidden story fragments
  • Atmospheric audio
  • Silhouette art style
  • Short levels for quick sessions
Features
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A minimalist puzzle-platformer where light and shadow become your tools. Drag light sources, reshape shadows, and solve atmospheric puzzles in a mysterious world of silhouettes. Full Description Step into the darkness. Your shadow is alive. Shadow Echo is a meditative puzzle-platformer that transforms light into your most powerful tool. Guide a lone wanderer through dark, abstract worlds where shadows aren't just absence—they're bridges, keys, and pathways waiting to be shaped. How to Play Touch to move your character through hauntingly beautiful environments Drag light sources to cast shadows that become solid platforms Manipulate angles and distances to reshape the world around you Press shadow-switches to open gates and reveal hidden paths Features 6 Hand-Crafted Levels — From gentle introductions to mind-bending puzzles requiring multiple light sources Progressive Mechanics — Discover warm, cool, and violet lights; moving platforms; and shadow-activated switches Hidden Story Fragments — Collect glowing orbs to unlock fragments of a mysterious narrative Atmospheric Audio — Ambient soundscapes with reactive tones that respond to your shadow-play Silhouette Art Style — Minimalist design with soft volumetric lighting and smooth animations Mobile-Optimized — Short 1–2 minute levels perfect for quick sessions A World of Mystery Each level introduces new ways to think about light and shadow. Cast bridges across chasms. Create staircases from nothing. Unlock doors that only shadows can open. As you progress, the story unfolds through poetic fragments—echoes of a world that once was. "The shadows are not empty. They hold memories."

About

Hobby Tracker

Features
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Hobby Tracker keeps the film, series, book or game you're in the middle of front and center — and tracks the time you put into it. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW Put any number of titles in focus. Each card shows where you left off — season and episode for series, page for books — and one tap starts a session timer. When you stop, the time is logged and shown back to you wherever that title appears. TRACK EVERY EPISODE AND PAGE Browse a series season by season with episode names, stills and air dates, and tick episodes off as you watch. Rate each episode as you go, and file older watches as "back then" so your history stays honest. Episodes that haven't aired yet can't be marked — the app knows the schedule, down to the hour. WATCH TOGETHER Invite friends with a link and group them — a partner, a household, a film club. Mark a title as watched, read or played together: progress moves for everyone, each person keeps their own rating, and a notification asks the others for their score. Filter Focus and Lists by who you share with. COLLECTIONS Build your own cross-category lists — "Rainy weekend", "Book club 2026" — and share them with friends as viewers or editors. A collection can hold a title you haven't added to your library yet. SHARE WHAT YOU FINISHED Share any title as a link, or as a story card for Instagram with your stars and a comment. Monthly and yearly recaps turn your posters into one card. NEVER MISS A RELEASE Upcoming films, series and games wait in their own list with a countdown. A series you've caught up on waits there too, with the date and time of its next episode. When the moment comes, the app tells you — with an optional local notification, no account needed. DISCOVER WHAT'S TRENDING Search films, series, books and games in one place, or browse what's popular this week — including what's streaming on the services you pick, in your country. See where a title streams, its cast, trailers, similar titles and community ratings, then add it with one tap. AN ASSISTANT THAT KNOWS YOUR TASTE Tell it what you're in the mood for, how much time you have and what genre, and get one confident suggestion with a reason — from your focus, your backlog, a collection, what's trending or your streaming services. It reads your own history: what you loved, what you dropped, what you're halfway through. Pick a friend and it chooses for the two of you. YOUR YEAR AT A GLANCE Profile shows everything you finished this year by category, a month-by-month history of episodes watched, pages read and time spent, per-category stats with a monthly chart and your top genres — and a short written note on your taste. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Create a free account to keep your lists, progress and history in sync across your devices. An account is optional — the app works fully without one. HOBBY TRACKER PRO Everything in the app is free, including sync. The assistant offers 5 suggestions a week for free (20 in your first week); Hobby Tracker PRO makes it unlimited (up to 500 a month), refreshes your Profile note daily and unlocks the story card themes. PRO is an auto-renewing subscription: $1.99 per month or $14.99 per year (prices vary by region). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://mainthreadstudios.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mainthreadstudios.com/privacy Film and TV data from TMDB, book data from Open Library, game data from IGDB, streaming availability from JustWatch. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

Shadow Echo3 screens
Hobby Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Echo at none against Hobby Tracker's 2. Hobby Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. Hobby Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shadow Echo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Echo ships an update every 2 months, Hobby Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shadow Echo versus Hobby Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow EchoHobby Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB70 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIbrahim HammoudAHMET TURK

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Echo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hobby Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Shadow Echo free?
Shadow Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hobby Tracker free?
Hobby Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadow Echo or Hobby Tracker have ads?
Neither Shadow Echo nor Hobby Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Echo or Hobby Tracker?
Shadow Echo ships an update every 2 months, and Hobby Tracker weekly. Most recently, Shadow Echo was updated on October 1, 2026 and Hobby Tracker on October 9, 2026.

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