Comparison

Shadow Loom vs Skip Lunch

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Loom

Features
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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.

About

Skip Lunch

Guide a shy shrimp through a lunchbox by sliding sushi blocks. Solve increasingly challenging puzzles to help Ebi escape and reach the sea. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free experience with no timers or notifications.

Highlights
  • Sliding-block puzzle mechanics
  • 100 levels across five themed locations
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Offline play
  • No ads, timers, or energy systems
  • Unlimited undo and progress saving
  • Optional hint purchase
Features
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Ebi is lunch. He'd rather not be. Skip Lunch is a sliding-block puzzle set inside a lunchbox. Ebi, a shy tempura shrimp, is trying to slip out the gap on the right. Everyone else is in the way. Slide the sushi along their lanes until his path is clear, then watch him go. Every box he escapes takes him one stop closer to the sea, which he has never seen. He's not entirely sure he's still a shrimp. THE CAST • Ebi: shy. Blushes when you tap him. • Sake-san: salmon nigiri. Refuses to apologise, and refuses to celebrate your win. • Tama: tamago. Wobbles. Means well. • Gohan: rice under a nori blanket. Always asleep. • The Triplets: three maki who move as one and stare as one. • Tako-san: an octopus-cut sausage and a party animal. • The Peas: three siblings, zero personal space. Bump into one and you'll hear about it. THE ROUTE • 100 boxes across five stops: Lacquer Box, Sushi Counter, Night Market, Hanami Picnic and Harbor at Dawn. • Difficulty climbs from Mild to Medium, Spicy and Wasabi. • Every box has been checked by a solver, and its par is the true fewest moves. • Play the boxes in a stop in any order. Clear all 20 to stamp it in Ebi's stamp book and open the next. • Match par for a second star. MADE TO BE PLEASANT • No ads. No timers. No energy. No notifications. • Free to play all the way to the sea. • Undo as much as you like, and leave a box half-done: it'll be there when you come back. • Three free hints a day, plus one for every box you clear at par. One optional purchase unlocks unlimited hints for good. • Progress syncs between your devices with iCloud. • Tap-to-move for anyone who'd rather not drag, and a switch to calm the background motion. • Plays offline.

Screenshots

Shadow Loom3 screens
Skip Lunch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow Loom at none against Skip Lunch's 1. Shadow Loom also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Skip Lunch'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. Skip Lunch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shadow Loom asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shadow Loom versus Skip Lunch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow LoomSkip Lunch
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGizem SOZERLanely Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Loom

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Skip Lunch

One-time1
  • Unlimited Hints$0.99

Questions

Is Shadow Loom free?
Shadow Loom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skip Lunch free?
Skip Lunch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadow Loom or Skip Lunch have ads?
Shadow Loom shows ads; Skip Lunch does not.

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