Comparison

Link Jewels™ vs Shift Light Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Link Jewels™

Connect matching jewels by drawing lines between them on a grid. Enjoy a relaxing, timer-free puzzle experience with over 300,000 levels and beautiful graphics. Undo mistakes and use hints to solve challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Connect matching jewels
  • Timer-free gameplay
  • Over 300,000 levels
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Undo and hint options
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW and start having fun! Play the classic line-drawing game known as "Flow" or "NumberLink" with beautiful picture jewels! Endless variety with more than 450 beautiful "Emoji" images for you to match, and 300,000 levels included! Take your time finding the right path to connect the jewels - there's no timer to worry about! • Beautiful graphics! • Intuitive touch controls! • No timer, so you can take your time and relax... • 10 board sizes - 5x5 up to 9x9 for iPhone or iPad, 10x10 up to 14x14 recommended for iPad only • 300,000 levels for an endless challenge! (10,000 of each board size and difficulty) • 3 difficulty levels for each board size - Easy, Medium, or Hard • Harder difficulties have less jewels on the board to connect, which makes the paths long and twisty and challenging! • Made a wrong move? Use the Undo button to rewind and try again! • Hints are available if you get stuck! • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Compete against your friends and against everyone worldwide for the highest scores on Game Center! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Come see us at http://boyhowdytechnology.com LINK JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC

About

Shift Light Puzzle

Rotate tiles to connect power, connectors, and bulbs and make them glow. This puzzle game offers thousands of levels with increasing complexity, including color mixing and wrapping mechanics. Enjoy a relaxing yet challenging experience with a visually appealing interface and sound effects.

Highlights
  • Rotate tiles to connect circuits
  • Light up all bulbs to win
  • 3,500+ challenging levels
  • Color mixing and wrapping modes
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Detailed stats tracking
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The objective of Shift is to light the bulbs by shifting tiles on the game board. Simply tap the power, connector and bulb tiles to complete a link. The level is won when all bulbs are glowing! Blending colors, larger boards and mix & wrap play guarantee exciting and challenging game play. Game Content - 3,500 levels (more on the way) - 10 board sizes ranging from 5x5 to 14x14 - Detailed stats tracking Challenge Modes - Regular: play single colors - Mix: mix colors to form new ones - Wrap: play colors from one side of the board to the opposite side Design - Vibrant yet intuitive colors - Simple and visual appealing user interface - Fun bubbly sound effects - Play at your own pace This sponsored app is available free on the App Store. For support and answers to frequently asked questions, head over to http://www.shiftlightpuzzle.com/support.html. Shift Light Puzzle is built in the USA by the team at Solebon LLC (http://www.solebon.com).

Screenshots

Link Jewels™2 screens
Shift Light Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Link Jewels™ at none against Shift Light Puzzle's 1. Link Jewels™ also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Shift Light Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Link Jewels™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Link Jewels™ against 4.7 for Shift Light Puzzle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 921 and 794 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Link Jewels™'s written reviews are positive against 76% of Shift Light Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Link Jewels™ ships an update every 4 months, Shift Light Puzzle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Link Jewels™ versus Shift Light Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLink Jewels™Shift Light Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (921 ratings)4.7 (794 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.3% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings921 — better794
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBoy Howdy Technology LLCSolebon LLC

Customer experience

Link Jewels™

All ratings918 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.8%

Shift Light Puzzle

All ratings793 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative8.8%

User reviews

Link Jewels™

From 921 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Enjoyable and challenging
  • 👍 Relaxing and stress-free gameplay
  • 🧠 Exercises the brain
  • 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 🕰️ No time limits or penalties

Room to improve

  • 🤏 Difficult to play on smaller screens
  • 🐌 Occasional performance issues after updates

Shift Light Puzzle

From 794 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and challenging
  • 💡 Innovative puzzle game
  • 🚀 Fun and addictive
  • 👍 Enjoyable and gentle
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Difficulty progression issues
  • 👎 Lack of audio options

Bugs and requests

Link Jewels™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing or locking up during gameplay
  • Levels not resetting properly when restarting

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to save progress and resume levels
  • Incentives or rewards for completing puzzles

Shift Light Puzzle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashing on certain devices
  • Inability to save progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to specify difficulty level
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Hints or solutions for advanced levels
  • Customizable background music/sounds

In-app purchases

None

Link Jewels™

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift Light Puzzle

One-time1
  • PREMIUM UPGRADE$4.99

Questions

Is Link Jewels™ free?
Link Jewels™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shift Light Puzzle free?
Shift Light Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Link Jewels™ or Shift Light Puzzle?
Shift Light Puzzle is rated higher. Link Jewels™ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 921 ratings, while Shift Light Puzzle averages 4.7 from 794 ratings.
Do Link Jewels™ or Shift Light Puzzle have ads?
Both Link Jewels™ and Shift Light Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Link Jewels™ or Shift Light Puzzle?
Link Jewels™ ships an update every 4 months, and Shift Light Puzzle every 6 months. Most recently, Link Jewels™ was updated on November 11, 2026 and Shift Light Puzzle on November 1, 2026.

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