Comparison

aa Pro vs Paper.io 4

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

Head to head
About

aa Pro

A minimalist arcade game testing your reflexes and control with one-touch gameplay. Navigate through levels by shooting a ball and avoiding crashes. It's a game of risk, reaction, and calm under pressure.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Risk and reflex challenges
  • Minimalist arcade design
  • 2000 levels
  • 50 game modes
Features
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One-touch gameplay. Shoot the ball, Don't crash! The game is a pure, genius, minimal arcade game about risk, reflex and control. Your eyes, ears, and thumbs were built to perform the game together. Your survival is dependent on your calm, your fast reaction. Modes Descriptions: ◈ 2000 levels ◈ 50 game modes

About

Paper.io 4

Experience a smooth 3D drawing and territory conquest game. Expand your zone, avoid other players, and aim to capture 100% of the map. Compete to claim the most land.

Highlights
  • Smooth 3D drawing experience
  • Territory conquest gameplay
  • Multiplayer competition
  • Capture 100% of the map
  • Avoid other players
Features
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Discover the smooth and immersive drawing experience of Paper.io 4 Conquer as much territory as possible and beat the competition. Create your zone, avoid others players and try to conquer 100% of this brand new 3D map!

Screenshots

aa Pro4 screens
Paper.io 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: aa Pro at none against Paper.io 4's 1. aa Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 25%). Paper.io 4's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 5). On price, rating 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. Paper.io 4 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. aa Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for aa Pro against 4.4 for Paper.io 4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper.io 4 has 16K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of aa Pro's written reviews are positive against 25% of Paper.io 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aa Pro ships an update fortnightly, Paper.io 4 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
aa Pro versus Paper.io 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteraa ProPaper.io 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)4.4 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better25.1% of reviews
Number of ratings516K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB243 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPEI FU LIVoodoo

Customer experience

aa Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Paper.io 4

All ratings13,531 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews463 reviews
Positive25.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative57.0%

Bugs and requests

aa Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paper.io 4

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when reaching high coverage percentages
  • Invisible players and disappearing territory
  • Controls becoming inverted or unresponsive
  • Inconsistent scoring and progress not saving

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to see other players on the map
  • More game modes and level variations
  • Improved stability and bug fixes
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free experience

In-app purchases

None

aa Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Paper.io 4

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is aa Pro free?
aa Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper.io 4 free?
Paper.io 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, aa Pro or Paper.io 4?
Paper.io 4 is rated higher. aa Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Paper.io 4 averages 4.4 from 16K ratings.
Do aa Pro or Paper.io 4 have ads?
Paper.io 4 shows ads; aa Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, aa Pro or Paper.io 4?
aa Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Paper.io 4 monthly. Most recently, aa Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paper.io 4 on October 23, 2026.

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