Shadow Loom vs Gosai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Loom
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Change the light. Shape the objects. Discover the shadow. Shadow Loom is an atmospheric puzzle and discovery game where light and shadows become the key to every mystery. Move the objects on the table, change the position of the light and reveal the hidden silhouette on the wall. Ordinary shapes can transform into something completely unexpected when the angle and lighting are just right. Every puzzle hides something waiting to be discovered. PLAY WITH LIGHT Move the light and experiment with the shadows created by the objects around you. Sometimes a tiny adjustment is all it takes to reveal the hidden shape. DISCOVER HIDDEN FIGURES Look closely at the silhouette and discover what is hiding inside it. From animals and legendary creatures to nature, structures and mysterious objects, there are many different shapes waiting to be found. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Every discovery becomes part of your collection. Explore different categories and try to complete them all. Animals. Legends. Nature. Objects. But not everything has been revealed yet. A CALM, MYSTERIOUS ATMOSPHERE Warm lighting, dark environments, wooden textures and lo-fi music create a relaxing atmosphere designed for playing at your own pace. Shadow Loom is less about speed and more about observation, curiosity and creativity. Move a piece. Change the light. Watch the shadow. Discover what it becomes. Shadow Loom. Change the light. Bring the shadow to life.
Gosai
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Gosai is a solo tile-laying puzzle inspired by Kutani ware โ Japanese porcelain famous for its five overglaze colors. Pick a pile and take its three tiles. Place each one on a cell whose dots match its color. When the piles run out, the kiln opens, and your board is scored by three cards: fill the rim, build the diagonal, gather a flock of one color. Only the final board counts. NO LUCK Every pile โ and the order in which they vanish โ is visible from your very first move. There is nothing to draw and nothing to hope for. If you fall short, there was a better line, and you can find it. Stars are awarded at 55%, 75% and 92% of the best score possible on that exact board. Match the best score, and the firing is perfect. EIGHT CHAPTERS 200 handcrafted stages, from plain porcelain to gold brocade. New scoring cards appear as you go โ 28 in all โ and each one changes how you read the board. Every chapter also holds fifteen extra stages that build from gentle to brutal. TODAY'S PIECE One shared puzzle a day. The whole world plays the same board: one attempt for the Game Center leaderboard, then practice as often as you like. A QUIET SHOP Stars are earned, never sold. They buy looks alone โ watercolor glazes, board frames, patterns and vessels. Chapters 1โ2 and the daily puzzle are free forever; a single one-time purchase unlocks everything else. No ads. No subscriptions. No timers. โข 200 stages โ learn it in half a minute, chase perfection for weeks โข 28 scoring cards, introduced one at a time โข A daily puzzle with Game Center leaderboards โข Plays fully offline โข Available in 17 languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Loom at none against Gosai's 1. Shadow Loom also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gosai's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Gosai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shadow Loom asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Shadow Loom | Gosai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gizem SOZER | Tatsuya Okuda |
In-app purchases
Shadow Loom
No in-app purchases
Gosai
- Unlock All Stages$4.99









