Comparison

RainEl vs Squircle Shift

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

Head to head
About

RainEl

Features
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Forget everything you know about match-3. In Rainbow Elimination, you don't swap two balls — you slide an entire row or column. The empty space moves with your swipe, and matches form perpendicular to the direction you slide. One move ripples across the whole board in a way no ordinary match game does. HOW TO PLAY • Swipe any row or column to shift the balls • 2 or more same-colored balls lining up across your swipe = a match • Matched balls vanish — your goal is to clear the entire 9×9 grid • Stuck? Add a couple of fresh balls, or swap any two into place WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • No swapping adjacent tiles — you control whole lines at once • Every swipe can trigger chains you didn't plan for • Clean, colorful, no clutter — just you and the grid • Quick sessions that fit a commute or a coffee break Simple to pick up, surprisingly deep to master. Can you clear the rainbow?

About

Squircle Shift

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A tranquil, minimalist spatial phenomenon where out-of-the-box thinking and precise color frame alignments offer total mental clarity. Escape noisy, over-stimulating games and discover true mental calm! Designed for thinkers seeking refined simplicity, this aesthetic puzzle experience invites you to slide rounded squares (squircles) into matching colored frames. While the rules are deceptively easy, solving these handcrafted challenges demands genuine creative intuition and lateral thinking—where a single brilliant move can unlock solutions you've contemplated for days! Enhanced by a subtle visual aesthetic, soothing ambient music, and intuitive one-handed controls, enjoy a peaceful sanctuary featuring 48 initial handcrafted levels, a smooth puzzle previewer, and a powerful undo mechanism.

Screenshots

RainEl3 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squircle Shift at none against RainEl's 7. Squircle Shift also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. RainEl sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Squircle Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
RainEl versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainElSquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey LunevichMong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

7 purchases

RainEl

One-time7
  • Welcome Offer$0.99
  • 5 Swaps$0.99
  • 5 Hints$0.99
Show 4 more
  • 15 Hints$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 50 Swaps$4.99
  • 50 Hints$4.99
None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RainEl free?
RainEl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squircle Shift free?
Squircle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RainEl or Squircle Shift have ads?
Both RainEl and Squircle Shift show ads.

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