Comparison

Masyu 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

Masyu

Features
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Masyu is the classic Japanese pearl puzzle — draw one closed loop through every black and white pearl. Clean rules. Deep logic. Built for touch: swipe to draw, pinch to zoom, long-press to mark edges, undo anytime. FEATURES • Authentic Masyu / Pearl Puzzle gameplay • 6 sizes from quick 5×7 to deep 10×15 • Daily Challenge with calendar history • Random Challenge for endless variety • Beginner tour and tips • Offline play, timer & best scores • Missions to track your progress Simple to start. Satisfying to master. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzles-together.com/privacy.html

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

Masyu4 screens
Squircle Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squircle Shift at none against Masyu's 1. Squircle Shift also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). 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. Masyu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squircle Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Masyu versus Squircle Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasyuSquircle Shift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建明 顾Mong Xuan Luong Hoang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Masyu

One-time1
  • 30 puzzles$0.99
None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masyu free?
Masyu 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 Masyu or Squircle Shift have ads?
Both Masyu and Squircle Shift show ads.

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