Comparison

Squircle Shift vs Pixel Ark

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

Head to head
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.

About

Pixel Ark

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Somewhere in this cloud of pixels, an animal is hiding. Pixel Ark is a relaxing 3D puzzle. Every level starts as a scrambled cloud of colorful pixels floating in space. Rotate it with your finger, and from exactly one angle, the pixels line up — and a pixel art animal appears. Find it, straighten it, and rescue it to your Ark. HOW IT PLAYS • Drag to rotate the pixel cloud in 3D • Use two fingers to straighten the picture • When everything lines up, the animal comes to life • Stuck? Hold the eye button to peek at the animal you're looking for MADE FOR QUIET MOMENTS • No timers, no lives, no pressure • Play at your own pace, one gentle spin at a time • Soft colors and calm sounds Can you fill the whole Ark?

Screenshots

Squircle Shift4 screens
Pixel Ark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pixel Ark at none against Squircle Shift's shown. Squircle Shift's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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
Squircle Shift versus Pixel Ark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquircle ShiftPixel Ark
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMong Xuan Luong HoangWorld-Software

In-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Ark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squircle Shift free?
Squircle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Ark free?
Pixel Ark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squircle Shift or Pixel Ark have ads?
Squircle Shift shows ads; Pixel Ark does not.

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