Comparison

Arrow Shift vs Planet Merger

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

Head to head
About

Arrow Shift

Features
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Arrow Shift is a minimalist neon untangle puzzle. Tap an arrow and it flies off in the direction it points - read the tangle, pick the right order, and clear the board before you run out of hearts. WHY ARROW SHIFT - Pure tap-to-solve - no dragging, no timers, just read the tangle and tap in the right order. - Endless generated levels - fresh tangles with a smooth difficulty curve, never the same puzzle twice. - Daily Puzzle - a fresh challenge every day, with its own streak. - Play offline - no connection needed, no account, no sign-up. HOW TO PLAY - Tap any arrow to send it flying off the board in the direction it points. - Clear path, clean exit. Blocked path costs you 1 of your 3 hearts. - Free the tangled arrows first to unlock the ones stuck behind them. - Clear every arrow before your hearts run out to win the level. FEATURES - Endless generated tangles with a smooth difficulty curve, from easy warm-ups to expert knots. - Daily Puzzle with its own streak, separate from your main progress. - Hint button highlights a free arrow when you're stuck. - Run out of hearts? Watch an ad to continue with +1 heart. Arrow Shift is free to play with optional ads. You can remove ads, buy coin packs and hints, or subscribe to Arrow Shift PRO for an ad-free experience with extra perks - all completely optional. Read the knot. Time your tap. Feel the whoosh of a clean escape. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Planet Merger

Features
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Drop a planet. Watch it fall, collide, and merge into something bigger. Planet Merger is a physics puzzle about building the solar system one collision at a time. When two identical planets touch, they merge into the next one up โ€” Pluto becomes Mercury, Mercury becomes the Moon, and on it goes. The board fills faster than you expect, the physics never quite behaves, and one well-placed drop can set off a chain reaction that clears half the screen. MERGE ALL THE WAY TO THE SUN Eleven worlds to discover, from tiny Pluto to the Sun itself. Every collision is driven by real physics, so no two games ever stack up the same way. Cross the line at the top and it's over โ€” so think about where each one lands. LEARN SOMETHING REAL Every planet you unlock opens a card of genuine astronomy: diameter, distance from the Sun, number of moons, day length, year length, surface temperature. Plus the details that stick with you โ€” like the fact that it rains diamonds on Neptune. 220 PLANET PUZZLES A separate quiz mode with 220 questions about the solar system, space exploration, and the science behind it all. Ten questions a round. ONE TAP TO PLAY Tap where you want the planet to fall. That's the entire control scheme. Easy to start in a spare minute, hard to stop when you're one merge away from a world you've never seen. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into 9 languages, quiz questions included. Free to play. An optional one-time purchase removes ads permanently.

Screenshots

Arrow Shift4 screens
Planet Merger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Planet Merger at 3 against Arrow Shift's 1. Planet Merger also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Arrow Shift sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Planet Merger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
Arrow Shift versus Planet Merger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArrow ShiftPlanet Merger
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnastassiya ShugaleySandeep Vijayakumar

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Arrow Shift

Subscriptions1
  • Arrow Shift PRO (Weekly)$4.997 Days
One-time7
  • 1,000 Coins$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
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  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 5,500 Coins$3.99
  • 12,000 Coins$7.99
  • Mega Pack$9.99
1 purchases

Planet Merger

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Arrow Shift free?
Arrow Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Planet Merger free?
Planet Merger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arrow Shift or Planet Merger have ads?
Both Arrow Shift and Planet Merger show ads.

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