Pixel Popper vs Shiftmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Popper
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Tap a blaster. It fires at the lowest block of its own color, over and over, until its ammo runs out. Clear every block and the picture underneath is yours. That is the whole rule, and it takes about ten seconds to learn. What makes it a puzzle is the dock: only a few blasters fit at once, and once one is in, it stays until it has fired everything it has. Send in the wrong color at the wrong moment and the dock jams with nothing left to shoot. 128 PICTURES, EIGHT CHAPTERS Work through the Everyday things, then The Deep, the Night Sky, a Garden, a Kitchen, the Sky, a Toy Box and finally The Band. Every picture you finish is added to your gallery in full color. 500 LEVELS, EVERY ONE SOLVABLE Each level is checked by a solver before it ships, so there is always a way through ā no dead ends, no levels that only luck can beat. Every fifth level is a deliberate spike, tuned to be genuinely hard without being unfair. THINGS TO COME BACK FOR - Three daily quests, fresh every midnight - A seven-day reward streak, and a chest for every five levels cleared in a row - Star and gallery reward ladders that keep paying as you climb - Three stars on a level means matching the solver's own tap count BOOSTERS WHEN YOU WANT THEM Undo a tap, drop in a joker that shoots any color, or open one more dock slot. They help; they are never required. Coins come from playing, not from your wallet. Plays offline. Portrait, one hand, any length of session.
Shiftmate
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Match-3, rethought for people who like to plan. In Shiftmate there are no swaps. The board has one gap, and every swipe slides a whole row or column into it. Two, three, even six gems move at once, the gap travels on, and chains fall into place. Read the board, plan the route of the gap and set up the cascade. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT ⢠One gap, endless plans: every move changes where your next move can be. ⢠See what drops next: the top row shows the next gem in every column. No blind luck. ⢠250 levels across 26 worlds, each tuned with hundreds of test games. ⢠Frost, crates, double crates, blanks, chains and gold bars keep every world fresh. ⢠Line clears and color blasts: match four or five to build specials. ⢠Daily puzzle: the same board for everyone. Beat par, keep your streak, share your result. ⢠Daily rewards: come back each day, day 7 is the big one. ⢠Undo a move when a plan goes wrong. ⢠Fair by design: no lives, no waiting, no energy timers. ⢠Plays offline. No ads, no tracking, no account. ⢠Distinct gem shapes, easy to tell apart with color blindness. ⢠In English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi and Vietnamese. Shiftmate is free. Have fun planning the gap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shiftmate at none against Pixel Popper's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Pixel Popper | Shiftmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mevlut Sava | Andreas Rutsch |
In-app purchases
Pixel Popper
No in-app purchases
Shiftmate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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