Crystalux.New Discovery vs Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crystalux.New Discovery
A logic puzzle game where players match colored crystals to form patterns. It offers over 300 levels, hints for difficult puzzles, and boss battles. Players can share progress and sync across devices.
- Match-3 crystal puzzles
- Over 300 levels
- Hint system
- Boss battles with rewards
- Social media sharing
- Cross-device progress sync
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The gameplay is simple: just move six-sided pieces around and match crystals of the same color. To complete a level, use the crystals to form a pattern or picture. If things get tricky, there are hints that can help you. Just use them with any piece, and solving the most difficult pattern will become much easier. Crystalux. New Discovery features: - pleasant graphics and relaxing, Zen-style music - more than 300 levels, including a pack of large levels for real puzzle experts and people who enjoy giving their brains a workout. Stock up on hints! - numerous bosses – win treasure and crystals for defeating them, and fill your own personal treasure chest - share your finished pictures on social networks (including Instagram) - sync your progress and play on several devices (requires Facebook authorization) Enjoy! Follow us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/icecat.games
Shift
A unique puzzle game that challenges your logic and spatial skills. Swipe to move pieces and match them within squares, but be careful not to let them fall off the board. Progress through 48 levels of increasing difficulty.
- Swipe-to-move gameplay
- Unique puzzle mechanics
- 48 challenging levels
- Tests logic and spatial ability
- Easy to learn, difficult to master
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Easy to learn, difficult to master; Shift is a puzzle game like no other. Swipe to move the pieces into the same square, but don't let them fall off the board! Test your logic skills, spatial ability, and creativity as you shift your way through all 48 unique levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift at none against Crystalux.New Discovery's 14. Shift also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Crystalux.New Discovery's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 77 months) and ratings volume (103 vs 29). 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. Crystalux.New Discovery sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 103 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Crystalux.New Discovery's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shift's.
Crystalux.New Discovery ships an update every 4 months, Shift every 77 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crystalux.New Discovery | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (103 ratings) | 4.9 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 77 months |
| 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 | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pulse8 LLC-FZ | Chris Villegas |
Customer experience
Crystalux.New Discovery
Shift
Bugs and requests
Crystalux.New Discovery
Reported bugs
9 issues- Game crashes without loading
- Purchased expert level not unlocked
- Earned hints not showing
- Hints applied on levels lost
- Game not adjusted for certain screens
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- Hints disappear after returning to game
- Update caused hint issue
- Purchased ad removal not working
- Game fails if piece not in memorized spot
Requested features
3 requests- New levels
- Way to zoom in
- More explanation on treasures
Shift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crystalux.New Discovery
- 8 hints$1.99
- Unlock Expert pack2 variants$1.99
- Special Offer 1$1.99
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- Hints pack 1$1.99
- Special offer 1$2.99
- Special offer 4$2.99
- 20 hints$3.99
- Special offer 2$3.99
- Hints pack 2$4.99
- 40 hints$5.99
- Hints pack 3$9.99
- 200 hints$14.99
- Unlimited hints$19.99
Shift
No in-app purchases
Questions
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