Comparison

PRY vs Typeshift

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

Head to head
About

PRY

Experience a unique narrative journey by delving into a character's fragmented memories and thoughts. This interactive story unfolds through a blend of visual and textual elements, exploring the psychological impact of war.

Highlights
  • Explore fragmented memories
  • Interactive narrative experience
  • Character's thoughts and vision
  • Visual and textual storytelling
  • Psychological exploration
Features
Currently charting
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Pry is a book to watch and film to touch: a story revealed by opening a character’s eyes, pulling apart his memories and grasping his infinitely scrolling thoughts. Six years ago, James–a demolition expert–returned from the First Gulf War. Explore James’ mind as his vision fails and his past collides with his present. prynovella.com ====== "Everyone interested in the contemporary state or future of literature as a hybrid tactile mediated experience should experience Pry." — Los Angeles Review of Books "The narrative is fragmented, the visuals atmospheric: Charlie Kaufman by way of an acid trip." — LA Weekly ====== **Future of Storytelling Prize** **2015 Independent Games Festival Finalist for Excellence in Narrative** **IndieCade 2015 Digital Selection** **New York Film Festival: Convergence Official Selection** **Slamdance Digital, Interactive and Gaming Official Selection** **19th Japan Media Arts Festival Jury Selection** **Winner of the Robert Coover Award** **Winner New Media Writing Prize** **FWA Mobile Award** ====== PRY runs on iPad 2 and newer, iPhone 4s and newer, and iPod Touch 5th Gen. Small text optimized for iPhone 5 and above. **Epilepsy Warning: project contains moments of flashing text and strobing imagery. Reduced flashing mode available in PRY settings.**

About

Typeshift

This word puzzle game challenges you to unscramble letters within stacked words to form new words in the center row. It offers daily challenges with global leaderboards and special clue-based puzzles. Unlock additional content and remove ads with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Anagram and word search mechanics
  • Shift letter columns to spell words
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Special clue puzzles
  • Unlockable puzzle packs
  • Themes and statistics
Features
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From the creator of SpellTower, comes a new and completely original word game! Anagrams meets Word Search, with a sprinkle of Crosswords. Typeshift is the modern anagram puzzle; re-imagined from the ground up, combining wordplay, modern game design, and a mobile-first approach. In most anagram games, you search for new combinations within a single word, but in Typeshift, you search within three to five words stacked & scrambled up together. Shift columns of letters up and down as you try to spell words in the center row. Play continues until you have used all letters in a puzzle at least once. Special Clue Puzzles combine Crosswords with Anagrams as you match clever clues provided by Typeshift's various puzzle authors. - Daily Word Game Play with Global Leaderboards - Typeshift features a free daily challenge with global leaderboards. The easiest challenge for the week appears on Monday, and progressively more challenging puzzles build throughout the week. Compare your fastest Typeshift daily solving times with players around the globe! ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "Addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary.” - The Verge "Typeshift is a unmissable entry to the [word] genre." Gold Award. - Pocket Gamer "Typeshift is f*cking awesome" - Giant Bombcast "The Word Puzzle Game You've Been Waiting For" - Waypoint "Well worth your time" - Sixcolors ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? Typeshift comes with over a hundred free puzzles, with more coming soon, plus new free daily puzzles every day. Additional puzzle packs may be purchased in-app. Purchasing any puzzle pack removes ads, and unlocks themes & detailed statistics. ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Typeshift continues my quest to re-imagine classic newspaper games in the digital era. Where SpellTower tackled word search and Really Bad Chess handled chess puzzles, Typeshift re-examines Anagrams and Crosswords. Typeshift has been a joy to develop, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. As always, thanks so much for your support! -zach

Screenshots

PRY4 screens
Typeshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Typeshift at Free against PRY's $2.99. Typeshift also leads on ratings volume (499 vs 34). PRY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Typeshift is free to download; PRY costs $2.99 up front. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PRY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PRY holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 499 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of PRY's written reviews are positive against 50% of Typeshift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
PRY versus Typeshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRYTypeshift
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (34 ratings) — better4.3 (499 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better49.6% of reviews
Number of ratings34499 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size970 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTender Claws LLCZach Gage

Customer experience

PRY

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative19.7%

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative33.3%

User reviews

PRY

From 34 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative storytelling techniques
  • ✨ Unique and immersive experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful and artistic design
  • 🧠 Thought-provoking and engaging content
  • 👍 Intuitive and smooth interface

Room to improve

  • ❓ Confusing and difficult to follow
  • ⏳ Incomplete story/lack of content
  • 💸 Perceived as expensive for the content
  • 🐌 Slow pacing
  • 😵 Disjointed chapters/narrative

Typeshift

From 499 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 👍 Unique and innovative game concept
  • ⭐ Great brain workout
  • 🎨 Elegant and minimalistic design
  • 📚 Helps expand vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🔍 Obscure/uncommon words used
  • 🔇 Intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • ⚠️ Compatibility issues with newer devices

Bugs and requests

PRY

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • Videos loop at the end
  • App doesn't always pick up where it left off
  • Sound issues (no sound)

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content/chapters
  • Clearer narrative progression
  • Fix looping videos
  • Explanation for red diamond collection

Typeshift

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle timer inaccuracies
  • Purchased content not restoring properly
  • Letters not registering correctly
  • Puzzles not displaying properly on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clue puzzles and puzzle packs
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzle packs
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Support for British/Australian English
  • Built-in dictionary with better word definitions

In-app purchases

None

PRY

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Typeshift

One-time10
  • Chocolate Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Peppermint Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Pecan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
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  • Walnut Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Parmesan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Umami Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Pistachio Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Sophomore Bundle$1.99
  • Gumshoe Clue Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is PRY free?
PRY costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PRY or Typeshift?
PRY is rated higher. PRY averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Typeshift averages 4.3 from 499 ratings.
Do PRY or Typeshift have ads?
Typeshift shows ads; PRY does not.
Which is updated more often, PRY or Typeshift?
PRY ships an update every 6 weeks, and Typeshift every 6 weeks. Most recently, PRY was updated on November 6, 2026 and Typeshift on November 6, 2026.

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