Shadow Mania vs Categories!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Mania
Test your knowledge by guessing shadows and silhouettes from various categories like characters, places, and objects. This addictive quiz game offers hundreds of levels with instant fun and no registration required. Challenge yourself and friends to unlock all the puzzles.
- Guess shadows and silhouettes
- Hundreds of levels
- Characters, people, cartoons, places, objects, food, TV, film
- Simple and addictive gameplay
- Instant fun, no registration
- Test knowledge and quiz friends
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Can you guess the shadow from just the silhouette? Guess the Shadow Quiz is a fun picture trivia game where each level shows a dark outline, shape, or icon and challenges you to figure out the answer. Play hundreds of silhouette puzzles featuring objects, animals, food, places, people, cartoons, movies, and more. WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT • Simple pick-up-and-play guessing game • Hundreds of shadow and silhouette puzzles • Fun picture clues for all ages • Use hints when you get stuck • No account required — just open and play Download now and see how many silhouettes you can solve.
Categories!
A team-based trivia game where players guess items within various categories. Split into teams, choose categories, and race to a victory score. Perfect for group fun and testing knowledge.
- Team-based gameplay
- Over 700 categories
- Item guessing challenges
- Customizable team names
- Score tracking
- Victory condition
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Categories is a fun team based trivia game with over 700 categories! Take turns guessing the 10 items in each category, and see which team can score the win first. Let the fun begin! - Split into two teams and give each one a memorable name. - Start the game by choosing a category for the opposite team to guess. Be fiendish and give them something tricky or test them out on something they should know. - Read out the category as the countdown starts and tick off the answers as the other team shouts them out. - Review the round and correct any missed answers. - Check the scores and pass to the other team to repeat. - The winner is the team that gets to the victory score first!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Categories! at none against Shadow Mania's 5. Categories! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Shadow Mania's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. Shadow Mania sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Categories! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shadow Mania ships an update every 31 months, Categories! every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow Mania | Categories! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (327 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 327 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 15 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MigoApps, LLC | Patrick Cavanagh |
Customer experience
Shadow Mania
Categories!
Bugs and requests
Shadow Mania
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain levels
- Incorrect or missing puzzle images
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
4 requests- More hint options or ability to skip levels
- Improved performance and stability
- Ability to sync progress across devices
- More variety in puzzle types and themes
Categories!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shadow Mania
- 350 coins$0.99
- 750 Coins$1.99
- 2000 coins$4.99
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- 5000 Coins$9.99
- 12000 coins$19.99
Categories!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shadow Mania free?
Is Categories! free?
Do Shadow Mania or Categories! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shadow Mania or Categories!?
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