Simple Paint AR vs Flying Comet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Paint AR
Create vibrant 3D drawings in augmented reality using a variety of colors and special effects. Import your own photos to paint on or share your creations via email and iTunes.
- Augmented reality drawing
- Variety of colors and special effects
- Adjustable brush sizes
- Import photos from albums
- Save and email drawings
- iTunes Sharing for computer transfer
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You can choose from a variety of colours and special effects, including drawing fire and glitter in the air! There are multiple brush sizes to cater to your needs. You can import pictures from your photo albums or take a photo to have it float in the air! Save the drawing or even email the painting to your friends! You can use iTunes Sharing to get the 3D drawings out to your computer. Download now and let your creativity flow!
Flying Comet
Navigate a celestial body through challenging levels, avoiding obstacles and reaching the destination. Players can afford two crashes per level before needing to restart. Embark on a journey through numerous stages.
- Control a comet
- Avoid obstacles
- Reach destination
- Multiple levels
- Crash limit per level
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Control the comet, avoid all obstacles, fly to destination. Each level we are allow to crash twice, more than twice crash you need to play again. Many levels are waiting for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Paint AR at 80% against Flying Comet's 0%. Simple Paint AR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 19 months). Flying Comet's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, 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
Simple Paint AR costs $0.99 and Flying Comet $3.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flying Comet holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Simple Paint AR's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flying Comet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simple Paint AR ships an update every 6 weeks, Flying Comet every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Paint AR | Flying Comet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.49 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual GS | Oscar Tsang |
Customer experience
Simple Paint AR
Flying Comet
In-app purchases
Simple Paint AR
No in-app purchases
Flying Comet
No in-app purchases
Questions
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