Comparison

Rainbow Secrets vs 5th Invention

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow Secrets

Explore vibrant worlds inspired by nature in this colorful puzzle game. Match color combinations across four unique themes: Flowers, Sea, Forest, and Rainbow. With 100 handcrafted levels, it offers a relaxing yet challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Nature-inspired themes (Flowers, Sea, Forest, Rainbow)
  • 100 handcrafted levels
  • Color matching puzzles
  • Relaxing music
  • Free undo options
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What's the difference between dreams and reality? Maybe it's all about colors? Rainbow Secrets is a game made for you to bring your dream colors come to real. In this colorful game we made four parts for you inspired by nature: • Flowers - you'll feel all the pallets of flowers with the special music which will make you feel like in flowers field. • Sea - with all the range of blue, and the game will come more challenging as the color combinations will gradually come harder. Music will help you too feel sea breeze and relax. • Forest- level of green. It will bring you to magical atmosphere of forest. • Rainbow- After all, you will reach the Rainbow level the most colorful and complicated one. _________________________________________________________ Rainbow Secrets offers you 100 handcrafted beautiful levels, from 2-color to 5-color boards, also we prepare 100 free undo’s for you. We believe you can find the Rainbow Secrets. Enjoy Rainbow Secrets!

About

5th Invention

Engage your spatial reasoning with this award-winning puzzle game inspired by traditional Chinese wood joinery. Solve intricate challenges, learn about cultural history, and unleash your creativity by designing and sharing your own puzzles.

Highlights
  • Spatial reasoning puzzles
  • Inspired by Chinese wood joinery
  • Learn through play and history
  • Design and share custom puzzles
  • Award-winning game design
  • 360-degree view of joints
Features
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The quintessentially Chinese puzzle game, 5th Invention has won several awards presented by the Palace Museum, IMGA, Indieplay, etc., and was inducted into the French museum, Musée Guimet. Now, open 5th Invention, enter this museum of wood joinery and enjoy stimulating challenges using space and imagination. Game Features Won Countless Domestic and International Awards Gold Award at The Palace Museum X Tencent 2016 Game Creativity Contest 2016 Invited to participate in the Palace Museum’s international forum on “Culture & Technology” November 2017 Invited to participate in the China Museum’s Creativity exhibition, Impressions of China, in May 2018 and was showcased at the Louvre, Paris in June 2018 Inducted into the French museum, Musée Guimet Jan 30, 2019 First place in the Game Category of the Beijing Cultural Creative Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition August 2019 Won Best Design at the China Art Games Competition August 2019 Won the Golden Panda Tianfu Creative Design Award 2019 in November 2019 Nominated for Best Mobile Game and Most Innovative Game at IndiePlay 2019 Spatial Reasoning Challenge Inspired by Chinese wood joining, 5th Invention is a straightforward game that requires players to solve puzzles using spatial reasoning. Players need to examine wood joint blueprints and craft the pieces of wood using simple on-screen commands, such as tapping and removing, etc., to conjoin the pieces and solve the puzzle. Learn through Play Blueprints for wooden joints from the missions are saved on the “Museum” interface. Players can freely dismantle each joint and enjoy a 360 view to showcase the secrets behind wood joinery, sharing the history of Chinese culture. Unleash Your Imagination “Challenge” mode provides players with an online community to share wood joinery designs. Here, players use their imagination to design puzzles for other players to solve. 5th Invention not only offers an enjoyable gaming experience, but a platform where players can apply what they have learned. 【Practice Subscription】 1.Unlock Practice privileges during the subscription period, allowing you to play levels created by other players. 2.During the subscription period, you can publish 5 custom levels per day. 3.During the subscription period, you can receive 4800 bonus Coins, which can be used to unlock Practice Structure Models and Frame Textures. Subscription Price: US$19.99 per month ※ Continuous Subscription, Next month $19.99, cancelable TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.zplay.com/terms-of-service PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.zplay.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Rainbow Secrets4 screens
5th Invention4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rainbow Secrets at 100% against 5th Invention's 0%. Rainbow Secrets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). 5th Invention's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Rainbow Secrets sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and 5th Invention sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rainbow Secrets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Rainbow Secrets's written reviews are positive against 0% of 5th Invention's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rainbow Secrets versus 5th Invention: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow Secrets5th Invention
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB875 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextStack LLCZplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Rainbow Secrets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

5th Invention

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rainbow Secrets

One-time4
  • 25 Unods$0.99
  • 100 Undos$2.99
  • 200 Undos$4.99
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  • Skip button$4.99
12 purchases

5th Invention

Subscriptions1
  • Practice Subscription Monthly$19.991 Month
One-time11
  • DLC.Papa's Carpenter's House$0.99
  • Ochre$1.99
  • Master Expansion Pack$2.99
Show 8 more
  • Elm$2.99
  • Beige$3.99
  • Green$4.99
  • Black walnut$4.99
  • Zitan Wood$5.99
  • Indigo$6.99
  • Rosewood$8.99
  • Texture Collection$18.99

Questions

Is Rainbow Secrets free?
Rainbow Secrets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5th Invention free?
5th Invention is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainbow Secrets or 5th Invention?
Rainbow Secrets is rated higher. Rainbow Secrets averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while 5th Invention averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Rainbow Secrets or 5th Invention have ads?
5th Invention shows ads; Rainbow Secrets does not.

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