Comparison

Squircle Shift vs Arrow Loop

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.

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Arrow Loop

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Sharpen your logic in quiet focus. One loop. A handful of black cells. That's the whole rule— yet the deeper you look, the clearer your mind becomes. Guided by arrow-and-number clues, link every empty cell into a single closed loop, and shade exactly as many black cells as each arrow points to. That's Arrow Loop. No server, no account—everything stays on your device. WHAT YOU GET - A loop-and-shade logic puzzle: draw the path, shade the cells—two tactile modes - Always one solution: a solver verifies uniqueness as each board is built - Four difficulty tiers: from a gentle 6×6 to a fierce 12×12 - Today's puzzle: seeded by the date, the same board for everyone, worldwide - Two input modes: drag to draw the loop, tap to shade—simple and direct - Gentle assists: toggle mistake-highlighting, or take a quiet hint - Records & streaks: solves, average time, and daily streaks, shown calmly - Fully offline: play anywhere, no signal needed - English & Japanese, in a calm, paper-and-ink look MADE FOR YOU IF - You want to turn a few spare minutes into quiet, focused thinking - You love Slitherlink, Nurikabe, or nonograms - You're tired of ad-heavy, account-required puzzle apps - You care about the satisfying click of a single, certain answer - You want a small pre-sleep ritual with no notifications chasing you

Screenshots

Squircle Shift4 screens
Arrow Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squircle Shift at none against Arrow Loop's 1. Squircle Shift also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Arrow Loop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Arrow Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squircle Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 2 level
Squircle Shift versus Arrow Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquircle ShiftArrow Loop
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMong Xuan Luong Hoangtorankirite

In-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Loop

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

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

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