SixShapes vs -Endings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SixShapes
A turn-based tile-matching game played directly within iMessage conversations. Players build lines of matching shapes or colors to score points and compete with friends without leaving the messaging app.
- Playable within iMessage
- Turn-based tile matching
- Build lines of shapes or colors
- Score points for lines
- Drag-and-drop tile placement
- Undo moves before sending
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Match tiles with friends right in iMessage. SixShapes is a turn-based tile-matching game you play inside your conversations. Place tiles to build lines of matching shapes or colors, score points, and challenge your friends — all without leaving Messages. HOW TO PLAY • Open SixShapes from the iMessage app drawer • Drag tiles from your hand onto the board • Build lines of all one shape or all one color • Score points for every line you create or extend • Complete a full line of 6 for the SixShapes bonus (+6 points!) • Player with the highest score when all tiles run out wins! FEATURES • 108 tiles — 6 shapes × 6 colors × 3 each • Drag-and-drop tile placement • Live score preview shows points before you commit • Swap tiles when you're stuck • Undo moves before sending your turn • Confetti celebration when you win • Rematch with one tap
-Endings
A daily word game where players find words ending with a specific suffix revealed each morning. Compete globally on leaderboards, track your streaks, and challenge friends in two-player mode.
- Daily word ending challenge
- Global leaderboards
- Streak tracking
- Two-player pass and play
- Score sharing
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Endings is the daily word game where one suffix rules the day. Every morning at 6am, a new word ending is revealed — like —ING, —EST, or —TION. Your goal: find as many words as possible that use that ending before time runs out. **HOW TO PLAY** • A new ending is released every day at 6am • Type any real word that ends with today's ending • Each valid word scores one point • The timer runs — find as many as you can • Come back tomorrow for a new challenge **COMPETE GLOBALLY** Sign in with Google or Apple to post your score to the daily leaderboard. See how your vocabulary stacks up against players around the world. Every player has the same ending — same playing field, same clock. **TRACK YOUR STREAK** Build a daily streak by playing every day. Track your current streak, longest streak, and personal best score. **SHARE YOUR SCORE** Share your result as an image — show off your word count and daily streak without spoiling the ending for others. **TWO-PLAYER PASS & PLAY** Want to challenge your friends? Choose two-player mode and see who can get the most endings in a best 2-out-of-3 match! Endings is free to play. Sign-in is optional — guest play is always available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: -Endings at every 2 days against SixShapes's every 4 weeks. -Endings also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SixShapes against 5.0 for -Endings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
SixShapes ships an update every 4 weeks, -Endings every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SixShapes | -Endings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BROOKE ROSE BEKOFF | The Funding Letter LLC |
Customer experience
SixShapes
-Endings
In-app purchases
SixShapes
No in-app purchases
-Endings
No in-app purchases
