Comparison

One Line Shift vs TRACE

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

Head to head
About

One Line Shift

Features
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Hold a dot. Drag along the lines. Cover every path exactly once. That is the whole rule โ€” and it is enough to leave you stuck for ten minutes, then see it all at once. It is a hard game โ€” not because it rushes you, but because you have to see something. No lives, no countdown, no way to fail a level. Only "not yet". Lift your finger any time; the board waits exactly where you left it. Every rule is drawn on the board. There is no text on it, anywhere. The clock starts at your first touch, not when the level opens. Thinking is free. Three tracks: a few levels to learn the idea, a long stretch to build on it, and a set with portals โ€” where the hard part is working out where to start. There is a free set to try, across both difficulties. One purchase unlocks the rest, and every level added later. No subscription, no ads. No account. No network. No data collected. It works in airplane mode; progress syncs through your own iCloud.

About

TRACE

Features
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TRACE - One Line Puzzle Draw one continuous line through every open cell. No timer pressure, no ads, no accounts โ€” just a clean daily puzzle. HOW TO PLAY Start at S. Drag or tap through adjacent open cells, filling each one exactly once, until you reach E. The puzzle solves itself the moment the last cell is filled โ€” there's no submit button and no way to lose. DAILY MODE Three fresh puzzles every day โ€” a 4ร—4, a 5ร—5, and a 6ร—6 โ€” generated from the date, so every player gets the same set. Solve all three to keep your streak alive. FLOW MODE An endless run against the clock. Each solve adds time and raises your multiplier as the grids grow larger. Compare your best runs globally on Game Center. WHY TRACE โ€ข Fully offline โ€” play anywhere, anytime โ€ข No accounts, no ads, no tracking โ€ข A new set of puzzles every day โ€ข Clean, minimal design built around one simple rule TRACE is a small, focused puzzle: one rule, one line, one path through the grid.

Screenshots

One Line Shift4 screens
TRACE3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TRACE at none against One Line Shift's 1. TRACE also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. One Line Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TRACE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Line Shift ships an update every 10 days, TRACE daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
One Line Shift versus TRACE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Line ShiftTRACE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHOUJUN CO., LTD.LACHEZAR VENTSISLAVOV GADZHEV

In-app purchases

1 purchases

One Line Shift

One-time1
  • Full Game$6.99
None

TRACE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Line Shift free?
One Line Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TRACE free?
TRACE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do One Line Shift or TRACE have ads?
Neither One Line Shift nor TRACE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Line Shift or TRACE?
One Line Shift ships an update every 10 days, and TRACE daily. Most recently, One Line Shift was updated on October 24, 2026 and TRACE on October 22, 2026.

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