Comparison

Bus Solver vs SH3LLC0DE

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

Head to head
About

Bus Solver

Untangle a busy bus depot by strategically guiding colorful buses and their passengers to the correct exits. This logic puzzle game requires careful planning to clear the grid and ensure everyone reaches their destination. Enjoy a calming and rewarding experience suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Logic and planning puzzles
  • Untangle bus depots
  • Guide buses and passengers
  • Clear the grid
  • Calming puzzle experience
  • Rewarding gameplay
Features
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Buckle up for a smart and satisfying ride with Bus Solver! Put your logic and planning skills to the wheel as you untangle a bustling bus depot, making sure every passenger gets on the right bus and reaches their stop. Your mission is to guide a fleet of colorful buses and their waiting passengers to the correct exits. But don’t be fooled by the simple setup — these buses are all blocked in a crowded terminal, and only by thinking ahead can you clear the grid and send each bus on its way. It’s not about chaos and confusion — Bus Solver is built to be a calming, clever, and deeply rewarding puzzle experience for all ages!

About

SH3LLC0DE

A cyberpunk deduction puzzle game where you crack codes using limited tools. Every guess raises the alarm, forcing strategic decisions about risk and resource management to survive before being traced.

Highlights
  • Logic deduction gameplay
  • Information and risk management
  • Limited tool usage
  • Increasingly complex codes
  • Offline play
  • No ads or microtransactions
Features
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SH3LLC0DE is a code breaking game built around deduction. If you know Mastermind, Bulls and Cows, or Wordle, the basic idea will feel familiar. SH3LLC0DE takes that familiar formula and adds layers of complexity as you progress. Each attempt tells you something about the hidden code. Use that information to narrow down the possibilities and find the answer before the alarm reaches 100. You have tools when you need them, but knowing when you actually need them is part of the problem. There are 100 missions in the campaign. Things are fairly simple at first. They don’t stay that way. New rules and security systems are introduced as you go, and later missions start combining them. There’s a story running underneath the campaign, too. The jobs have consequences. You’ll see them in news reports and hear about them from your broker. Eventually, some of the targets, buyers and people caught in the middle start turning up in places they probably shouldn’t. There are daily puzzles, too. Crack a new one every day, or make a run of it with two or three. Finish at least one to keep your streak alive. No ads or in-app purchases. No account or internet connection required. No data collection.

Screenshots

Bus Solver4 screens
SH3LLC0DE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SH3LLC0DE at none against Bus Solver's shown. SH3LLC0DE also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Bus Solver's advantage is ratings volume (564 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bus Solver against 5.0 for SH3LLC0DE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bus Solver has 564 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Solver ships an update fortnightly, SH3LLC0DE every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bus Solver versus SH3LLC0DE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus SolverSH3LLC0DE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (564 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings564 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnap Brain Gameschristopher woods

Customer experience

Bus Solver

All ratings466 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

SH3LLC0DE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bus Solver

No in-app purchases

None

SH3LLC0DE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bus Solver free?
Bus Solver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SH3LLC0DE free?
SH3LLC0DE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bus Solver or SH3LLC0DE?
SH3LLC0DE is rated higher. Bus Solver averages 4.9 out of 5 from 564 ratings, while SH3LLC0DE averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bus Solver or SH3LLC0DE have ads?
Bus Solver shows ads; SH3LLC0DE does not.
Which is updated more often, Bus Solver or SH3LLC0DE?
Bus Solver ships an update fortnightly, and SH3LLC0DE every 4 days. Most recently, Bus Solver was updated on October 28, 2026 and SH3LLC0DE on October 21, 2026.

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