Comparison

SwitchDraw 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

SwitchDraw

Transform random squiggles into imaginative drawings. Play solo offline or challenge friends online by sharing and transforming their squiggles. Save, animate, and export your creations.

Highlights
  • Squiggle to drawing transformation
  • Offline single-player mode
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Save and export drawings
  • Redraw animation playback
  • Friend list and blocking
Features
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SwitchDraw is a drawing game that can be appreciated by everyone regardless of age or skill level. It’s all about your imagination. Start your game with a squiggle. SwitchDraw can generate one automatically or you can draw your own. Then the challenge is to turn that squiggle into a drawing. If you see something in the squiggle, give your imagination the test! Play offline by yourself, with your partner or send and receive squiggles online with your friends anywhere. Finished drawings can be saved in your gallery. If you’re playing online, your drawings will be saved in your gallery and your friend's gallery. Choose any drawing from there to watch the redraw animation, export it to your camera roll or delete it. Search for friends by email or username and build your friends list to play online. Block players you disagree with. The amount of fun you’ll have playing SwitchDraw is outrageous. But, you’ll also discover that the more you play the sharper your imagination gets.

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

SwitchDraw4 screens
Shift Light Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwitchDraw at none against Shift Light Puzzle's 1. SwitchDraw also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Shift Light Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (793 vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Shift Light Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SwitchDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SwitchDraw holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shift Light Puzzle has 793 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SwitchDraw's written reviews are positive against 76% of Shift Light Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwitchDraw ships an update every 3 months, Shift Light Puzzle every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SwitchDraw versus Shift Light Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwitchDrawShift Light Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better4.7 (793 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings12793 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSWITCHDRAW LLCSolebon LLC

Customer experience

SwitchDraw

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shift Light Puzzle

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

Bugs and requests

SwitchDraw

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

SwitchDraw

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Shift Light Puzzle

One-time1
  • PREMIUM UPGRADE$4.99

Questions

Is SwitchDraw free?
SwitchDraw 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, SwitchDraw or Shift Light Puzzle?
SwitchDraw is rated higher. SwitchDraw averages 5.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Shift Light Puzzle averages 4.7 from 793 ratings.
Do SwitchDraw or Shift Light Puzzle have ads?
Both SwitchDraw and Shift Light Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, SwitchDraw or Shift Light Puzzle?
SwitchDraw ships an update every 3 months, and Shift Light Puzzle every 6 months. Most recently, SwitchDraw was updated on October 13, 2026 and Shift Light Puzzle on October 16, 2026.

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