Rules! vs Shufflepong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rules!
Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.
- Daily Apple Watch brain workout
- Animated sticker pack
- Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
- Multi-touch interface
- Color perception assistance
- Surprising new game mechanics
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics
Shufflepong
Experience a classic arcade game adapted for your wrist. Compete against a diverse range of AI opponents, each with unique personalities. Control the game with intuitive touch or crown gestures.
- Play on Apple Watch
- Multiple AI opponents
- Unique player personalities
- Touch and crown controls
- Score-based win conditions
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Primarily an Apple Watch game. Get ready to take on a big roster of Shufflepong players, ranging from new and inexperienced, to the veterans, and you might even come across some magical players! And everyone has their own unique personality. Steer with your touch on mobile, or your wrist and crown on your watch. Win by scoring 10 goals on mobile or 6 goals on your watch. Lose by conceding the same amount. Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rules! at 4.2 against Shufflepong's 3.0. Rules! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (67 vs 2). Shufflepong's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On 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
Rules! costs $2.99 and Shufflepong $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rules! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rules! has 67 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Rules!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Shufflepong's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rules! ships an update monthly, Shufflepong every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rules! | Shufflepong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #131 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 137b | Hesselbom Tech AB |
Customer experience
Rules!
Shufflepong
Bugs and requests
Rules!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
- Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Option to save progress and continue from last level
- Randomized rule order
- Difficulty settings with longer time limits
- Colorblind accessibility options
- More game modes and challenges
Shufflepong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rules!
No in-app purchases
Shufflepong
No in-app purchases
