INKS. vs Ouros
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKS.
Experience a fresh take on pinball where each play session becomes a unique work of art. Smash an ink-covered ball across colorful canvases, creating vibrant layers and a visual history of your gameplay. Enjoy over 100 unique tables with perfectly balanced mechanics.
- Artistic pinball gameplay
- Over 100 unique tables
- Color-bursting mechanics
- Visual game history
- Share levels and scores
- Tactical challenges
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** App Store Best of 2016 ** ** Apple Design Award Winner 2016 ** From the makers of BAFTA-winning Lumino City comes INKS. INKS updates pinball for a new generation. It combines the joy of pinball with skilful tactical challenges, and allows you to create wondrous works of art as the ball smashes around the canvas. Blocks of colour burst like beautiful fireworks across the surface, building up in vivid layers and recording a visual history of your game as you perfect your score. FEATURES: - Beautiful and elegant design - Over 100 unique tables to play - Perfectly balanced gameplay - Each canvas tells the story of your game - Share your favourite levels and high scores If you're enjoying INKS and want to extend the experience further you can also buy Powerups - slow-mo 'Precision' aim, and the 'Stopper' to prevent you from losing the first precious Gold Ball. “Amazing looking... vibrant, full of life. Are we excited about this.” Pocket Gamer Inspired by artists like Miro, Matisse, Jackson Pollock and Bridget Riley, each table becomes a unique work of art, sculpted by the player as they fire an ink covered ball around the canvas. With State of Play’s creative flare and skill at crafting beautifully elegant gameplay, INKS offers something new: art and gameplay as one, for everyone.
Ouros
A relaxing puzzle game where you manipulate curves to match targets in a serene environment. Discover the mathematical beauty of shapes with over 120 handcrafted levels. Enjoy a fluid, stress-free experience with intuitive controls and dynamic visuals.
- Original spline-based control scheme
- Lush visuals and dynamic soundscapes
- Flexible level progression and hint system
- Intuitive multi-touch controls
- Fluid gameplay without timers or scores
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Ouros is a calming puzzle game about forming beautiful curves in a serene space. Find your flow as you nudge, bend, and stretch curves into pleasing shapes. The goal is simple. Align the curve with the targets, then watch the orb gracefully glide through them. With over 120 handcrafted puzzles to solve, Ouros invites you to discover the inherent mathematical beauty of its world. Features: - An original spline-based control scheme - Lush visuals and soothing soundscapes that dynamically respond to the forms you create - A flexible level progression and hint system that let you play at your own pace - Intuitive multi-touch controls made with touchscreens in mind - A fluid gameplay experience free of timers, scores, or dexterity requirements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ouros at none against INKS.'s 6. Ouros also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (90% vs 76%). INKS.'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 82). On ads 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
INKS. costs $1.99 and Ouros $2.99 up front. INKS. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ouros asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ouros holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKS. has 1.8K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of INKS.'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Ouros's.
INKS. ships an update monthly, Ouros every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKS. | Ouros |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) | 4.9 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 82 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 443 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | State of Play Games | Michael Kamm |
Customer experience
INKS.
Ouros
User reviews
INKS.
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and artistic design
- 👍 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 🎨 Satisfying color splatter effects
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Unique take on the pinball genre
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unresponsive or laggy flipper controls
- 🔋 Drains battery life quickly
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🤔 Levels can be too short or repetitive
Ouros
From 82 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Gorgeous visuals and art direction
- 🎶 Beautiful music and sound design
- 🧠 Intellectually challenging and clever puzzles
- 🧘 Relaxing and calming gameplay experience
- 👍 Smooth introduction of new concepts and mechanics
Room to improve
- ⏳ Too short for the price
- 📱 Landscape mode only (inconvenient for some)
- 🔊 Sound/SFX not working for some users
- ❓ Lack of clear instructions for some
- 🎛️ Constant 'bongs' can be distracting
Bugs and requests
INKS.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Flipper controls not registering properly
- Game freezes or crashes on certain levels
- Powerups not working as intended
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and gameplay variety
- Implement a sandbox or freeplay mode
- Include background music or sound options
- Add support for tilt/shake controls
Ouros
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound/SFX not working on iPhone
- Numbers are sideways in portrait mode
- Issue getting into corners with no running room on iPad
Requested features
7 requests- Add more levels
- Add Watch support
- Allow playing own music in the background
- Option to change orientation to portrait mode
- iCloud sync for progress across devices
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- Ability to turn off movement while working on puzzles
- Make help icon placement more accessible on iPad
In-app purchases
INKS.
- VespaFree
- PlushFree
- 160 Credits$0.99
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- 350 Credits$1.99
- 800 Credits$3.99
- Infinite Credits$11.99
Ouros
No in-app purchases
