AMOEBAE vs Tintforge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AMOEBAE
A minimalist puzzle game where you merge living amoebae to solve increasingly complex levels. Discover patterns, unlock new themes, and compete for high scores with an atmospheric soundtrack.
- Procedurally generated puzzles
- Endless and time attack modes
- 50 missions and 25 unlockable themes
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Atmospheric soundtrack
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"Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art." --Frank Lloyd Wright Merge generations of living amoebae in this minimalist, unobtrusive puzzler. Learn to recognize their patterns and you'll be able to solve increasingly larger levels. Complete 50 missions to unlock more color themes. Or compete in the highscore lists. Enjoy the satisfaction of cleaning up the board accompanied by an atmospheric soundtrack. HOW TO PLAY AMOEBAE is an endless puzzle with procedurally generated levels that get increasingly harder. Tap any amoeba with neighbors to merge them. When only one is left, the next generation will spawn. It's that easy. FEATURES + Procedurally generated puzzles with increasing difficulty + Two game modes: endless and time attack + 50 missions and 25 color themes to unlock + Achievements and leaderboards + Diverse generations of amoebae + An atmospheric soundtrack Thank you for playing our game!
Tintforge
A relaxing puzzle game where you mix pigments to create target shades. Explore themed worlds with unique color challenges and unlock rewards. Perfect for creative problem-solving and satisfying progression.
- Relaxing color-mixing puzzle
- Blend pigments to match shades
- Themed worlds and chapters
- Stages from simple to advanced
- Rewards for completion
- Helpful mixing tools
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Tintforge is a relaxing color puzzle where every stage begins with a target shade and a handful of pigments. Instead of matching tiles or clearing blocks, you create the answer yourself. Add pigment drops, watch them blend across the canvas, and adjust your mix until it matches the target. A little more blue, a softer touch of white, one cleaner ratio — small choices turn into satisfying color discoveries. Travel through themed worlds filled with crafted color challenges, from Studio Basics and Tone Lab to Garden Pigments, Night Palette, Digital Neon, Deep Ocean, and Master Gallery. Each world is divided into color chapters with new palettes, rules, and puzzle twists. Earn stars for accuracy, complete stage sets, restore chapters and worlds with color, and collect rewards that help when a shade is just out of reach. Helpful tools give you ways to compare colors, fix tricky mixes, and keep progressing. Features: - A relaxing color-mixing puzzle experience - Blend pigment drops to match target shades - Themed worlds and color chapters to unlock - Stages ranging from simple mixes to advanced color trials - Star ratings, perfect clears, set rewards, chapter rewards, and world rewards - Special puzzle twists including hidden targets, locked inks, and mystery palettes - Helpful tools for comparing colors, fixing mixes, and solving tricky shades Tintforge is made for players who enjoy calm puzzle games, color matching, creative problem solving, and satisfying progression.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tintforge at 5.0 against AMOEBAE's 3.0. AMOEBAE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. AMOEBAE sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tintforge sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tintforge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AMOEBAE | Tintforge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Knopf | Kyoungsu Kim |
Customer experience
AMOEBAE
Tintforge
In-app purchases
AMOEBAE
- Color themes$0.99
- 12 lives$0.99
Tintforge
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Heart Pack$2.99
- Basic Pack$5.99
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- Progress Pack$11.99
- Mega Pack$17.99





