Comparison

ECHO 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

ECHO

Features
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Every digit you place echoes across the board. ECHO GRID is a fresh kind of logic puzzle about reading the ripples. Place digits 1-3 on a 5x5 board. Each digit sends an echo up, down, left and right, traveling as far as its own value and adding that value to every cell it passes through. Match the target sum of every row and column to clear the stage! SIMPLE TO LEARN, DEEP TO MASTER - One rule: place digits. You'll get it in a minute - A single digit affects several rows and columns at once - plan ahead - Every puzzle has exactly one solution. Pure logic, no guessing SPECIAL CELLS CHANGE EVERYTHING - Walls block echoes - Mirrors bend them 90 degrees - Amplifiers add +1 to passing echoes The same 5x5 board feels completely different with each combination. PLENTY TO PLAY - 100 stages, stepping up from basics to walls, mirrors, amplifiers and beyond - No locks - jump straight to any stage you like - A Daily Challenge shared by players worldwide, with streaks and lifetime stats THINK AT YOUR OWN PACE - Long-press any cell to see exactly which echoes reach it and from where - Stuck? A hint corrects just one cell - Calm neon visuals and soft, soothing sound PERFECT FOR - Fans of sudoku-style and logic puzzles - Short brain workouts on your commute - Quiet, focused play before bed - works offline Available in English and Japanese. Listen to the echoes. One digit changes the whole board.

About

Squircle Shift

Features
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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

ECHO4 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ECHO at none against Squircle Shift's shown. Squircle Shift's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
ECHO versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterECHOSquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwapon Inc.Mong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

None

ECHO

No in-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ECHO free?
ECHO 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 ECHO or Squircle Shift have ads?
Squircle Shift shows ads; ECHO does not.

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