Comparison

Bonza Planet vs Typeshift

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

Head to head
About

Bonza Planet

Engage in unique word and picture puzzles that blend word search, jigsaw, and trivia. Explore diverse themes like animals, travel, and science with daily and weekly community-designed challenges.

Highlights
  • Word search, jigsaw, and trivia combination
  • Daily community-designed puzzles
  • Weekly jigsaw puzzles
  • Themed puzzle collections
  • Stunning photography
  • Ambient soundtrack
Features
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"Bonza puzzles are instantly addictive!" - Will Shortz (Crossword Editor, The New York Times) Combine word search, jigsaw, and trivia to solve puzzles as you explore the world of Bonza Planet. This edition of Bonza highlights themes like Animals, Travel, Planet Earth, Humanity, and Science. DAILY PUZZLE Every day you can solve a new puzzle designed by the Bonza community. BONUS JIGSAW Every Sunday you can solve a new jigsaw designed by the Bonza Team. FEATURES A new type of crossword Jigsaw puzzles Stunning photography Puzzles designed by the Bonza community Relaxing ambient soundtrack Web: http://bonzapuzzles.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/bonzapuzzles Facebook: http://facebook.com/bonzawordpuzzle

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

Bonza Planet3 screens
Typeshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bonza Planet at 86% against Typeshift's 49%. Bonza Planet also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 499). Typeshift's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Bonza Planet sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bonza Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 499 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Bonza Planet's written reviews are positive against 49% of Typeshift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bonza Planet ships an update every 3 months, Typeshift every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bonza Planet versus Typeshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBonza PlanetTypeshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better4.3 (499 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better49.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better499
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMinimegaZach Gage

Customer experience

Bonza Planet

All ratings2,389 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews641 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative8.7%

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive49.3%
Neutral17.5%
Negative33.2%

User reviews

Bonza Planet

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Science is always interesting and educational
  • 👍 Bonza is addictive fun
  • 👍 Great variety of puzzles
  • 👍 Challenging and stimulating
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ads are too long and disruptive
  • 🐛 Ads hijack the app and cannot be dismissed
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 🐛 Puzzle answers not accepted correctly
  • 🐛 Repetitive and US-centric puzzles

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

Bonza Planet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Puzzle packs containing errors
  • Game freezes when requesting hints
  • Rewards not properly credited after watching ads
  • Purchased ad-free experience not working
  • Inability to resume unfinished puzzles

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more jigsaw puzzle packs
  • Provide more variety in daily puzzles
  • Allow disabling of hints and blinking clues
  • Improve ad experience or offer ad-free option
  • Add support for multiple languages
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  • Provide more detailed information about jigsaws

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

11 purchases

Bonza Planet

One-time11
  • Mini Stack$0.99
  • Animals Pack 2$0.99
  • Travel Pack 2$0.99
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  • Basic Coin Stack$1.99
  • Bundle 2$2.99
  • Bundle 3$2.99
  • Bundle 4$2.99
  • Value Coin Stack$4.99
  • Coin Doubler$5.99
  • Limited Time Offer$8.99
  • Mega Coin Stack$9.99
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 Bonza Planet free?
Bonza Planet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bonza Planet or Typeshift?
Bonza Planet is rated higher. Bonza Planet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Typeshift averages 4.3 from 499 ratings.
Do Bonza Planet or Typeshift have ads?
Both Bonza Planet and Typeshift show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bonza Planet or Typeshift?
Bonza Planet ships an update every 3 months, and Typeshift every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bonza Planet was updated on October 21, 2026 and Typeshift on October 21, 2026.

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