Comparison

CoreShift vs Pro Trading Life

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

Head to head
About

CoreShift

Features
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CoreShift is a sleek, minimalist strategy game based on Neutron — a classic abstract board game of pure skill, positioning, and tactics. Easy to learn. Deep to master. Every move can open a path, create a trap, or turn the match completely. No randomness. No hidden information. Pure strategy. THE GAME Play on a 5×5 grid. Each player controls five pieces, while a single amber token — the Neutron — begins at the center. On every turn, you must: 1. Slide the Neutron as far as it can move. 2. Slide one of your own pieces (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). Pieces move until blocked by the edge or another piece — they cannot jump. How to win: * Move the Neutron onto your own baseline. * Trap your opponent so they have no legal Neutron move. QUICK OR CLASSIC * Quick mode: Fast, aggressive openings with immediate tension. * Classic mode: Traditional rules where the first player skips the opening Neutron move for a more balanced start. THREE AI DIFFICULTY LEVELS * Easy: Learn the fundamentals. * Medium: Strong tactical play. * Hard: Advanced Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) AI that adapts to every position. ONLINE MULTIPLAYER — BETA Play real-time matches worldwide through Game Center. Our Elo rating system (starting at 1200) ensures you always face a fair challenge. * Climb the Ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. * Social: Add friends after matches, send instant rematches, and react with quick chat. * No Waiting: If no live opponent is available, Skynet — our built-in AI — keeps the match moving. TOURNAMENT MODE Five rounds. One run. No breaks. Easy → Medium → Medium → Hard → Hard Win all five to complete the challenge and track your progress on Game Center. STATISTICS & ACHIEVEMENTS Track win rates, streaks, fastest victories, and total play time. Unlock badges and Game Center achievements tied to real milestones. DESIGNED FOR iOS * Flat, minimal design with Dark and Light mode. * Smooth animations and haptic feedback on every move. * Atmospheric audio and satisfying "game feel." CoreShift is free to play. Tournament rounds 3–5 and Hard AI require a one-time Pro upgrade ($3.99).

About

Pro Trading Life

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You're broke, you live with your parents, and you have $50. But you have something nobody else has: charts. Pro Trading Life is a pixel-art trading life-sim. You trade on real, live price charts - wrapped in a fictional world - with a full trading interface: long or short, stop loss, take profit and leverage. Get too greedy? Margin call, account liquidated, game over. Permadeath, every single time. Claw your way up from the attic room to the penthouse. Learn to read chart patterns, build passive income from property and businesses as your safety net, and finally dare to go big. Your score = days survived x peak net worth. Every run is unique, because the market never repeats. WHAT YOU DO - Trade with real candlesticks and live prices: long, short, stop loss, take profit - Use leverage that multiplies your profit... and your loss - Build an empire of property and businesses for passive income - Level up skills to unlock indicators (MA, volume, RSI) - Short sessions, one hand, just-one-more-run Note: Pro Trading Life is a game, not financial advice. All assets and money in the game are entirely fictional. No real money is ever staked or paid out.

Screenshots

CoreShift4 screens
Pro Trading Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pro Trading Life at none against CoreShift's 1. Pro Trading Life also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). CoreShift's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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. CoreShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pro Trading Life asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoreShift ships an update every 3 weeks, Pro Trading Life every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
CoreShift versus Pro Trading Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoreShiftPro Trading Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJozsef FarkasDaan Koeman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CoreShift

One-time1
  • CoreShift Pro$3.99
None

Pro Trading Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoreShift free?
CoreShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pro Trading Life free?
Pro Trading Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CoreShift or Pro Trading Life have ads?
Neither CoreShift nor Pro Trading Life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoreShift or Pro Trading Life?
CoreShift ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pro Trading Life every 8 days. Most recently, CoreShift was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pro Trading Life on October 19, 2026.

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