Comparison

Squircle Shift vs Hoshitsunagi

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

Hoshitsunagi

A serene logic puzzle game set under a night sky. Connect stars based on numerical clues indicating linked neighbors of the same type. Offers 2,000 puzzles with increasing difficulty and subtle visual rewards upon completion.

Highlights
  • Logic-based star connection puzzles
  • Gradual difficulty progression
  • Seven rule variations
  • Illustrated help guides
  • 2,000 unique puzzles
  • Rewarding completion effects
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Hoshitsunagi is a quiet logic puzzle under a dark night sky. Each number shows how many directly linked neighbors are the same type. Connect every pair you know matches; “Different” is only an optional note. Only your connected lines and stars glow white during play. Blue and gold appear only when the puzzle is complete. Early stages start gently, then seven rule variations unlock little by little. Illustrated help is always available. There are 2,000 puzzles with gradual difficulty and subtle completion effects. Hints are available after watching a rewarded video. Banner and interstitial ads are included. No in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Squircle Shift4 screens
Hoshitsunagi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Squircle Shift at 12.0 against Hoshitsunagi's 15.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Squircle Shift versus Hoshitsunagi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquircle ShiftHoshitsunagi
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMong Xuan Luong HoangTakeru Ito

In-app purchases

None

Squircle Shift

No in-app purchases

None

Hoshitsunagi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Squircle Shift free?
Squircle Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hoshitsunagi free?
Hoshitsunagi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Squircle Shift or Hoshitsunagi have ads?
Both Squircle Shift and Hoshitsunagi show ads.

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