Comparison

Shynoku vs SOLVI

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

Head to head
About

Shynoku

Engage in a relaxing block-placing puzzle experience. Arrange falling blocks to clear lines and achieve high scores. Enjoy a simple yet challenging gameplay loop perfect for quick sessions.

Highlights
  • Block placing puzzle
  • Line clearing gameplay
  • High score challenges
  • Relaxing experience
  • Simple controls
Features
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A block placing puzzle game

About

SOLVI

Features
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What happens when Fire meets Water? Or Earth and Air? Drag two elements together in Solvi and see what they become. Then keep going. Every discovery adds something real to a floating island that grows and changes as you play: weather rolls in, day turns to night, seasons pass, and eventually people arrive and build a settlement that grows from a camp into a city, all from the elements you combine. There is no timer, no energy meter, and nothing that locks you out of playing. Come back once a day or once a week. The island keeps its answers the way you left them. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Combine elements freely to uncover 247 discoveries across Fundamentals, Nature, Materials, Reactions, Life, Civilization, and more - Watch your discoveries change the island itself: plants grow, weather happens, a settlement rises, animals move in - Solve a new Daily Mystery combination each day - Fill in the Codex and complete milestones as your island fills out - Explore nine islands, including the frozen coast of Frostreach and the mangrove waterways of Verdant Flats - Follow discovery clues with Your Journey and keep track of experiments in the Notebook - Try optional weekly recipe puzzles alongside the Daily Mystery Solvi is built to be picked up for two minutes or twenty, with nothing standing between you and the next discovery.

Screenshots

Shynoku4 screens
SOLVI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shynoku at none against SOLVI's shown. SOLVI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shynoku ships an update every 8 days, SOLVI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Shynoku versus SOLVI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShynokuSOLVI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB189 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJason KochanOsei Fortune

In-app purchases

None

Shynoku

No in-app purchases

None

SOLVI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shynoku free?
Shynoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOLVI free?
SOLVI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shynoku or SOLVI have ads?
SOLVI shows ads; Shynoku does not.
Which is updated more often, Shynoku or SOLVI?
Shynoku ships an update every 8 days, and SOLVI every 2 days. Most recently, Shynoku was updated on October 24, 2026 and SOLVI on October 25, 2026.

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