Comparison

Shelf Rush vs Terdz

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

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About

Shelf Rush

Engage your brain with a 3D puzzle game where you sort and match colorful products on busy shelves. Enjoy a relaxing experience with quirky companions and challenging levels, playable offline.

Highlights
  • Lively shelf sorting
  • Triple-match puzzle action
  • Three quirky companions
  • Offline mode supported
  • Boosters for difficult moments
  • Many shelf challenges
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Welcome to Shelf Rush! Step into a bright 3D puzzle world filled with busy shelves, colorful products, and quick matching decisions. In Shelf Rush, you will sort everyday items, pair up the right products, and work through lively shelf challenges with three quirky companions by your side. Move products from one shelf to another, bring three identical items together, and create space as each match disappears. With snacks, drinks, toys, tools, and daily essentials appearing across different shelf setups, every stage gives you a fresh sorting problem to solve and a rewarding puzzle rhythm to enjoy. Game Features Lively Shelf Sorting Rearrange colorful 3D products across busy shelves and enjoy the feeling of putting everything in the right place. Triple-Match Puzzle Action Bring three identical items together to remove them from the shelf and make room for your next move. Three Quirky Companions Travel through the shelf world with three fun-loving characters who add humor, energy, and personality to your adventure. Offline Mode Supported Play during a short break, during your commute, or while relaxing at home — no connection required. Boosters for Difficult Moments Use practical tools to remove stubborn items, refresh the shelf setup, or help you recover when space gets tight. Many Shelf Challenges Take on varied shelf patterns, product mixes, and puzzle situations as the game continues. Simple to Learn, Smart to Solve The rules are easy to understand, while later stages ask you to think ahead and choose carefully. How to Play Move products between shelves. Bring three identical items together. Make space by clearing matched products. Plan your moves before the shelf fills up. Use boosters when the stage becomes tricky. Finish the goal and enjoy the satisfying result. Begin your Shelf Rush adventure today. Sort colorful 3D products, meet three quirky companions, and enjoy a relaxing shelf puzzle experience full of matching, arranging, and rewarding moments. CONTACT US Share your feedback with us to help us continue improving! Email: playfulbytes.CustomerService@outlook.com Tel: +86 17812724209 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/grabjoy-limited EULA: https://sites.google.com/view/eula-of-grabjoy-limited

About

Terdz

A falling-block word puzzle game where you spell words to clear tiles and guess a hidden word. Features multiple game modes, themed word packs, and a unique deduction twist. Play offline or compete with others.

Highlights
  • Falling-block word puzzle gameplay
  • Hidden word deduction mechanic
  • Multiple game modes (Daily Drop, Cascade, Zen, Puzzles, Duel)
  • Themed word packs with unique content
  • Offline play support
  • Multiplayer versus mode
  • Customizable UI themes
Features
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Letters fall. Words clear. A hidden word hunts you the whole way down. TERDZ is a falling-block word puzzle with a deduction twist. Drop clusters of letter tiles, spell words across rows AND columns to clear them, and chain cascades for huge combos — all while a hidden word, the Cipher, ticks away at the top of the screen. Every word you clear is secretly a guess at the Cipher: green, yellow, grey, just like you know it. Crack the Cipher to trigger a screen-clearing Cipher Break. Ninety seconds to learn. Months to master. Built for one thumb, in portrait. GAME MODES • Daily Drop — one shared puzzle a day, an endless survival run. Keep your streak. • Cascade — an endless, score-chasing marathon. Speed ramps, cracks rise. • Zen — no timer, no fail state. Just you, the words, and the Cipher. • Puzzles — thirty hand-crafted, star-rated challenges. • Duel — a head-to-head versus mode. Pick a fighter, clear words to bury your rival in junk letters, and crack the Cipher to unleash your super. Battle the CPU, auto-match a live opponent, or challenge a friend with a link. TEN THEMED WORD PACKS Random, Tech, Cosmos, Autos, Motos, Books, Feast, Mythos, Tides, and Arcade — each with its own words, skin, soundtrack, and Duel fighter. MADE TO SHOW OFF • Global leaderboards and daily streaks • Daily quests and a clean-sweep trophy • Nine reskinnable UI themes • A neon, fully procedural-audio presentation that plays a melody as you clear • Spoiler-free emoji share cards PLAYS YOUR WAY • Anonymous-first — no account, no email, no sign-up wall to start playing • Fully playable offline • Color-blind-safe cues, reduced-motion mode, a dyslexia-friendly font, a left-handed layout, and scalable text Free to play. The core game and the Daily Drop are free forever. Any purchases are cosmetic only and never affect scoring or fairness. Some runs take longer than others. terdz.app

Screenshots

Shelf Rush4 screens
Terdz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Terdz at none against Shelf Rush's 10. Terdz also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Shelf Rush's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Shelf Rush sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Terdz asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Terdz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelf Rush has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Shelf Rush's written reviews are positive against 100% of Terdz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelf Rush ships an update every 4 days, Terdz every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shelf Rush versus Terdz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelf RushTerdz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size440 MB6 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPlayful Bytes StudioTravis Harrell

Customer experience

Shelf Rush

All ratings1,675 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Terdz

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Shelf Rush

One-time10
  • Fortune Quest$0.99
  • coin2$1.99
  • Only Once!$1.99
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  • Fortune Quest 2$2.99
  • Pick One$2.99
  • Cashier Pack$2.99
  • coin3$4.99
  • Weekly Bundle2$4.99
  • Expert Pack$5.99
  • Mart Pass$9.99
None

Terdz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shelf Rush free?
Shelf Rush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Terdz free?
Terdz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shelf Rush or Terdz?
Terdz is rated higher. Shelf Rush averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Terdz averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Shelf Rush or Terdz have ads?
Shelf Rush shows ads; Terdz does not.
Which is updated more often, Shelf Rush or Terdz?
Shelf Rush ships an update every 4 days, and Terdz every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shelf Rush was updated on November 9, 2026 and Terdz on November 5, 2026.

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