Comparison

ZenConnect vs Shiftmate

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

Head to head
About

ZenConnect

Engage your mind with a variety of puzzle games that blend color, sound, and motion. Explore different game types, from simple spot-matching to complex energy flow challenges, all set to unique music.

Highlights
  • Variety of puzzle game types
  • Real-time strategy elements
  • Color and sound integration
  • Motion-based gameplay
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Original music by t r y ^ d
Features
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A unique combination of puzzles, real time strategy, color, sound and motion. Spots and connections compose a variety of game types that range from simple to sophisticated. Featuring music produced by the virtual band t r y ^ d Start simple with Spots, then explore the possibilities of Connections and the colors of Light Flow. Then, take on the challenge of Energy Flow.

About

Shiftmate

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ZenConnect4 screens
Shiftmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ZenConnect at 16.0 against Shiftmate's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ZenConnect versus Shiftmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenConnectShiftmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFTLapps LLCAndreas Rutsch

In-app purchases

None

ZenConnect

No in-app purchases

None

Shiftmate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZenConnect free?
ZenConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shiftmate free?
Shiftmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ZenConnect or Shiftmate have ads?
Neither ZenConnect nor Shiftmate shows ads.

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