Comparison

Curio Shelf vs OneLies

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

Head to head
About

Curio Shelf

Features
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Arrange each item. Read every clue. Bring the whole cabinet into harmony. Curio Shelf is a cozy spatial-logic puzzle set inside a quiet countryside garden shop. Place a collection of curious objects on a compact shelf, then rearrange them until every item's clue is satisfied. SOLVE 25 CAREFULLY CRAFTED CABINETS Each cabinet adds new items and new ways to think about space. Keep a seed jar beside the fern, separate things that should not touch, find the right row or corner, and work out which object belongs above, below, left, or right of another. EVERY MOVE IS AN EXPERIMENT Drag an item straight onto the shelf, or tap to select and place it. Invalid arrangements are allowed and clearly explained, so you can test an idea, move things around, undo for free, or restart whenever you like. There are no timers, lives, or penalties for taking your time. EARN THREE STAMPS Complete every cabinet, then refine your solution. Place each item efficiently to earn up to three stamps. If you want a nudge, an optional rewarded hint can reveal one correct item placement without finishing the whole puzzle for you. UNLOCK ENDLESS SHELF Finish all 25 cabinets to open an ever-changing mode filled with newly generated arrangements. Every Endless Shelf puzzle is checked for a valid solution before you play. A SMALL SHOP TO SETTLE INTO - Enjoy hand-painted garden-shop scenes, gentle motion, cozy sounds, and responsive haptics - Save your best stamps and settings on your device - Play the core game offline; an internet connection is used for ads - Adjust music, sound effects, haptics, and reduced motion - Play in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, or Simplified Chinese Curio Shelf is free and contains ads. Optional rewarded ads can reveal a hint. No account or sign-in is required. Every item has its place.

About

OneLies

Features
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Three directions. One lies. Every board hands you a set of arrows, and each one claims to point the first step toward the hidden target. Exactly one of them is lying. Work out which claim cannot be true, and the only possible cell left standing is your answer. HOW IT PLAYS Read โ€” study the arrows and the shape of the board. Each one names the first step toward the hidden target. Question โ€” compare the clues against each other. Only one direction can be lying, and the contradiction gives it away. Choose โ€” discard the liar, and a single cell survives every remaining clue. Tap it and watch the puzzle resolve. A board where all the arrows are honest is arithmetic โ€” follow them and you arrive. The single lie is what turns it into a puzzle: you have to hold every clue in your head at once and find the one that breaks. FEATURES - No account, no sign-in wall - Offline progress, nothing to lose if you close the app - Free to play, no timers pushing you through a board before you have read it - Simple touch controls - Pure logic: nothing to react to, nothing to grind - Short sessions that stay replayable One Lies is a logic puzzle by VZL: small rules, readable boards, and puzzles short enough to solve on a break.

Screenshots

Curio Shelf4 screens
OneLies2 screens

Verdict

The call

Curio Shelf and OneLies are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Curio Shelf versus OneLies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurio ShelfOneLies
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size102 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven WemyssYevhenii Chykalov

In-app purchases

None

Curio Shelf

No in-app purchases

None

OneLies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Curio Shelf free?
Curio Shelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OneLies free?
OneLies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Curio Shelf or OneLies have ads?
Both Curio Shelf and OneLies show ads.

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