Comparison

Skiplit vs Paper.io

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

Head to head
About

Skiplit

A visually appealing puzzle game where players strategically shoot colored balls into matching goals. It offers increasing difficulty with unique mechanics and a level designer for user-created content. Perfect for offline play and challenging your problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Color-matching ball shooting
  • Increasingly challenging levels
  • Level designer
  • User-created levels
  • Offline play
  • Minimalistic design
Features
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Skiplit is a beautifully simple yet awesomely complex puzzle game all about colors meeting. You'll soon learn that simple doesn't mean easy. Ranked #1 game to play in Airplane mode by iGeeksBlog.com in 2019 Just swipe the ball to shoot it in the direction you want, bouncing it off of walls and around obstacles to get it into the correctly colored goal. Be careful, though — you can only bounce the ball a few times each level! Almost every level can be completed in more than one way. Levels are as minimalistic as possible allowing you to spend less time figuring out what you're looking at and more time solving the puzzle. Skiplit can be played anywhere! No internet connection is needed, making it perfect for plane rides, road trips, on your commute, or whenever you just want to have fun, pass time, and solve puzzles. As you progress, you'll quickly discover that levels get more and more challenging when you are faced with. • Different colored balls and goals • Different types of balls • Walls and goals that move just like balls • Dangerous walls and balls • Even more complications to discover! Build, play, and share your own unique levels using the level designer, and play endless levels from anyone else around the world in the Skiplit Community! Need an airplane mode game? Long for an easy yet impossible arcade game? Want a puzzle game with lots of levels and without distractions? Skiplit is a simple yet puzzling, relaxing but brain-twisting, straightforward yet complex, fun and free game. Skiplit — the beautifully simple yet impossibly complex puzzle game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

About

Paper.io

Conquer territory by expanding your colored area. Outmaneuver opponents and avoid having your tail touched. Victory is achieved by claiming all available space in this simple yet strategic game.

Highlights
  • Conquer territory
  • Outmaneuver opponents
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Simple controls
  • No internet connection required
Features
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Discover Voodoo's new game: Paper.io. Your goal? To conquer as much territory as possible. It's initially very simple, and the game can be mastered immediately, but watch out: there's competition, and not everyone can win! Whether you're bold or more careful, you have to be more cunning than your adversaries by finding the best strategy to conquer the most space. But be careful! You have a weak spot: your tail. If an enemy touches it, that's the end for you. Try to stay ahead, because victory in Paper.io is never certain until you possess all the territory. Stealing is allowed, and your enemies won't hesitate to do so. After the success of Quiz Run, 1 Pic 8 Words, and Bool, Voodoo now offers you a new gaming and graphics experience inspired by io type games (made popular by agar.io). Enjoy the simplicity and strategy of an io game in a world with unique graphics. Paper.io is for the whole family and doesn't require an Internet connection.

Screenshots

Skiplit4 screens
Paper.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skiplit at 89% against Paper.io's 49%. Skiplit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Paper.io's advantage is ratings volume (156K vs 83). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Skiplit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paper.io sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skiplit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper.io has 156K ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Skiplit's written reviews are positive against 49% of Paper.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skiplit ships an update every 3 weeks, Paper.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Skiplit versus Paper.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkiplitPaper.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (83 ratings) — better4.5 (156K ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better48.6% of reviews
Number of ratings83156K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB232 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDomenico OttoliaVoodoo

Customer experience

Skiplit

All ratings83 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.6%

Paper.io

All ratings156,476 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews1,794 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative38.5%

Bugs and requests

Skiplit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paper.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Challenges not registering progress
  • Inconsistent avatar unlocking
  • Freezing and crashing during gameplay
  • Ads not removed after paid upgrade

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Customizable character creator
  • Difficulty settings and map variations
  • Achievements and progression system
  • Better spawning mechanics

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Skiplit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
7 purchases

Paper.io

One-time7
  • BEGINNER PACK$0.99
  • FAIR BUCKET$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
Show 4 more
  • CASE$4.99
  • Premium$4.99
  • BUNCH$9.99
  • TREASURE$19.99

Questions

Is Skiplit free?
Skiplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper.io free?
Paper.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skiplit or Paper.io?
Skiplit is rated higher. Skiplit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Paper.io averages 4.5 from 156K ratings.
Do Skiplit or Paper.io have ads?
Both Skiplit and Paper.io show ads.
Which is updated more often, Skiplit or Paper.io?
Skiplit ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paper.io every 2 months. Most recently, Skiplit was updated on October 17, 2026 and Paper.io on October 19, 2026.

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