Comparison

Shuffly vs Artful North

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

Head to head
About

Shuffly

This app helps ensure fairness in group activities by intelligently selecting participants for turns, teams, or roles. It remembers past selections to balance outcomes over time, preventing repetition and ensuring everyone gets a fair chance.

Highlights
  • Intelligent turn selection
  • Balanced team creation
  • Secret role distribution
  • Match day player tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • Group history and stats
Features
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Random forgets. Shuffly remembers. Pick who goes first, split the teams, deal the secret roles. Shuffly keeps track of who went first last time, who got paired together and who sat out, and weights the next result so it evens out. Same squad, same class, same crew every week, and nobody can say it was rigged. One phone, passed around. Works offline, no account. FOR THE SQUAD Even teams for training, a batting order that rotates, a turn in goal for everyone. Match Day tracks every player's minutes during the game, plans the subs before kickoff and adds the minutes up over the season, so equal playing time is something you can show, not just promise. Football, futsal, handball, hockey and basketball. FOR THE CLASS Pick who answers next without landing on the same hand twice. New project groups and reading partners in seconds, and the same two don't end up together every week. FOR THE TABLE Who goes first, who's on whose team, who's the werewolf. Deal secret roles from one phone, roll the dice, and keep score once the game is on. WHY IT REMEMBERS True randomness has no memory. That's why the same kid ends up first three weeks running. Shuffly keeps a history for each group and weights the next pick, pair or team against it, so things spread out over a season instead of repeating by chance. Want a hard rule rather than a nudge? Lucky Pick has a No-repeat toggle that rules the last winner out entirely. WHAT'S INSIDE Pick someone • Finger Pick. Everyone holds a finger on the screen and the countdown picks one. No names, nothing to set up. • Lucky Pick. One winner from your group, or several. Recent winners get weighted down. Split the room • Team Builder. Balanced teams in one tap, each in its own colour. Drag a name to swap it. • Pair Up. Random partners. Odd number? Make a trio or let someone sit out. • Shuffle Line. Batting orders, presentation slots, turn rotations, as a list or a stadium seating chart. Deal the roles • Role Dealer. Secret roles from one phone passed around. Presets for Werewolf, Mafia and others scale to your group size, and you can save your own sets. Run the match • Match Day. Lineups weighted by who has played least, a live clock, subs with one drag, and a Lock Screen view with the score and the next sub. Play and score • Dice. d4 through d20 plus percentile, mixed sizes in one tray. • Darts. X01, Cricket and Around the Clock, with checkout suggestions and bust rules handled. • Minigolf. One shared scorecard and a live leader crown. • Chess Clock. Two to eight players, tap zones big enough for a phone lying flat. GROUPS Save the class, the football gang and the board game crew as separate groups and switch in a tap. Toggle someone off and they sit out until you switch them back on. Each group keeps its own history and stats. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Groups, names, results and scores stay on your device. Anonymous usage analytics are opt-in. The app asks once, and Settings lets you turn it off or delete what's been collected. Names, groups and results are never sent anywhere. Light and dark themes, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. PRICING Free to download, with 20 sessions you can spend on any mode. No timer, no expiry date. Dice and Finger Pick don't use one up. If the app earns its place, Shuffly Pro removes the session limit for a one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, Family Sharing included, and modes we add later come with it.

About

Artful North

This app offers a beautifully designed compass with customizable art dials, alongside essential tools like a spirit level, metal detector, and flashlight. Enhance your everyday utility with artistic flair and unique visual themes.

Highlights
  • Customizable compass art dials
  • Spirit level for quick checks
  • Metal detector with haptic feedback
  • Integrated flashlight
  • Multiple art pack collections
  • Magnetic or true north options
Features
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Artful North is a pocket compass dressed in art — and the everyday tools you actually reach for when you’re out, at home, or on a job. Beauty in every bearing. A living dial sits at the center of the experience: brass or pewter chrome, soft rose in the open well, and a gallery of ornate medallions you can spin onto the face. The looks aren’t flat stickers. They’re framed pieces — gold rings, rich scenes, miniature treasures that turn orientation into something you enjoy looking at. WHAT’S INSIDE • Compass — smooth heading readout with magnetic or true north, brass and pewter dial chrome, and a deep gallery of art looks for the dial center • Spirit level — quick bubble checks when a shelf, picture, or surface needs to be true • Metal detector — sense nearby ferrous objects with a clear gauge and haptic feedback • Flashlight — phone torch when you need light without hunting for a separate light COMPASS ART PACKS Unlock curated collections of dial medallions. Eight packs, 250+ looks: • Art & Literature — museum classics, music, and literary icons • Fantasy and Mythology — dragons, legends, and folklore • Spirituality & Religion — sacred symbols and contemplative art • Architecture & Monuments — landmarks and monuments on the rose • Vehicles & Machinery — aircraft, engines, ships, and machines of motion • Science & Nature — space, wildlife, and celestial instruments • Astrology & Mysticism — zodiac, tarot, and mystical dial looks • Nautical — ocean life and seafaring creatures Brass and Pewter dials are free. Explore the gallery, try what’s included, then unlock individual packs — or All Art Packs + Ad Removal for the full collection without ads. BUILT FOR PRESENCE Artful North is for people who want utility with atmosphere: a compass that feels like it belongs in a cabinet of curiosities, not a settings menu. Use it to find your bearing on a walk, check a frame on the wall, hunt a stud-side magnetic clue, or light a dark corner — then come back because the dial looks like art. Compass art packs. Pocket tools. Beauty in every bearing. Artful North by Appfinity Mobile

Screenshots

Shuffly4 screens
Artful North4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shuffly at none against Artful North's shown. Shuffly also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Artful North's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shuffly sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Artful North sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shuffly against 5.0 for Artful North. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shuffly ships an update every 4 days, Artful North every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shuffly versus Artful North: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShufflyArtful North
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB106 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBjørn Quentin KvammeAppfinity LLC

Customer experience

Shuffly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Artful North

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shuffly

One-time2
  • 50 Sessions$2.99
  • Shuffly Pro$6.99
10 purchases

Artful North

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Art & Literature Expansion Pack$3.99
  • Architecture & Monuments Exp. Pack$3.99
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  • Vehicles & Machinery Expansion Pack$3.99
  • Fantasy & Mythology Epansion Pack$3.99
  • Science & Nature Expansion Pack$3.99
  • Spirituality & Religion Expans Pack$3.99
  • Nautical Expansion Pack$3.99
  • Astrology & Mysticism Expansion Pk$3.99
  • Compass Art Expansion Packs Bundle$19.99

Questions

Is Shuffly free?
Shuffly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artful North free?
Artful North is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shuffly or Artful North?
Shuffly and Artful North are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Shuffly or Artful North have ads?
Artful North shows ads; Shuffly does not.
Which is updated more often, Shuffly or Artful North?
Shuffly ships an update every 4 days, and Artful North every 9 days. Most recently, Shuffly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Artful North on October 31, 2026.

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