Comparison

NekoZabuton 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

NekoZabuton

Features
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Tuck a sleepy cat in beside every cushion. NekoZabuton is a cozy nap-time logic puzzle that never asks you to guess. Every single puzzle can be solved with pure deduction — no luck, no leaps of intuition, just calm, satisfying logic. HOW TO PLAY - Place one cat next to each cushion (directly above, below, left, or right) - Cats need their space: no two cats can touch, not even diagonally - The numbers along the edges tell you how many cats sleep in each row and column WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - 300 handcrafted puzzles, every one verified to be solvable without guessing - No penalties and no pressure. Undo, redo, and pencil marks let you think at your own pace - Hints that actually teach: instead of just revealing an answer, each hint explains why a cat belongs there - A new Daily Puzzle every day — build a streak one quiet morning at a time - Works completely offline, so you can play on flights, trains, and anywhere else - Supports Dark Mode, VoiceOver, and larger text sizes A QUIET GAME, ON PURPOSE No flashing lights, no loud fanfare, no lives to run out of. Just you, a small grid, and a few cats who really need their nap. A round can be as short as a minute — perfect for a little break — or stretch out like a lazy Sunday afternoon. ABOUT ADS NekoZabuton is free to play and supported by ads. Ads never appear on the puzzle screen while you are solving, and how often they appear is capped. Every feature is available to everyone, whether or not you ever watch an ad. If you enjoy tents-and-trees style grid puzzles, nonograms, or sudoku, this kind of pure logic will feel right at home — with more cats. Curl up, get comfortable, and help everyone fall asleep.

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

NekoZabuton4 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Squircle Shift at 12.0 against NekoZabuton's 17.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
NekoZabuton versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNekoZabutonSquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperERI MUNAKATAMong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

None

NekoZabuton

No in-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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