Comparison

Squircle Shift vs Nyankoos

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

Nyankoos

A cozy logic puzzle game where players use pawprint clues, colored territories, and row/column rules to find hidden cats. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no timers and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Pawprint clue-based deduction
  • Colored territory logic
  • Row and column constraints
  • No timer, relaxed gameplay
  • Weekday Gardens story mode
  • Daily Puzzles
  • Endless challenging puzzles
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Follow the pawprints and find the Nyankoos. Nyankoos and the Secret Territories is a cozy logic puzzle where you use rows, columns, colored territories, and pawprint clues to discover where every cat is hiding. Narrow down the possibilities one step at a time. Find every Nyankoo in the correct place to clear the puzzle, with no timer and no need to rush. HOW TO PLAY ・Each colored territory contains exactly one cat. ・Each row and column contains at most one cat. ・Cats cannot touch, even diagonally. ・A pawprint tells you how many cats are in the eight surrounding cells. THREE WAYS TO PLAY ・Weekday Gardens: Meet the weekday Nyankoos across story stages. ・Daily Paws: Enjoy a new daily puzzle at the difficulty you choose. ・Endless Territory: Keep solving increasingly challenging puzzles and see how far you can go. KEEP COLLECTING Unlock Nyankoo Book entries, receive small gifts, and earn titles as your Endless Territory record grows. Recommended for players who enjoy logic puzzles, deduction games, brain training, thoughtful solo play, and cute cats. Cute, calm, and satisfyingly logical. Come explore the little mysteries of the Secret Territories with the Nyankoos.

Screenshots

Squircle Shift4 screens
Nyankoos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squircle Shift at none against Nyankoos's 4. Squircle Shift also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Nyankoos'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. Nyankoos sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Squircle Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Squircle Shift versus Nyankoos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquircle ShiftNyankoos
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Daily
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMong Xuan Luong HoangNoshi.corporation

In-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Nyankoos

One-time4
  • おにぎり$0.49
  • サーモン$1.99
  • マグロ$2.99
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  • 鯛の差し入れ$5.99

Questions

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

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