Comparison

Colorzzle vs Paintiles

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

Head to head
About

Colorzzle

A minimalist puzzle game where players match colors to grow trees and bloom flowers. With 100 beautiful stages, it offers an easy-to-learn yet challenging experience that promotes peace and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Grow trees and flowers
  • 100 unique puzzles
  • Minimalist design
  • Relaxing experience
  • Color mixing mechanics
Features
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Easy-to-play color puzzles Winner of the Grand Prize at the Indy Game Competition in Seongnam, 2017 'Colorzzle' is a puzzle game that matches colors. When you match the same color, the trees grow and flowers bloom. If you grow all the trees and flowers, the stage is clear! There are a total of 100 beautiful puzzles. It's easy to get started, but it gets harder. You have to mix colors to create different colors. Match the colors to grow trees and flowers. I intended minimalism through this game. Feel peace through a simple game. This is the first work of Darong Studio. Darong Studios is made up of a married couple and a baby. Thank you.

About

Paintiles

Match and clear tiles by painting them with given colors. Progress through increasingly challenging puzzles with new mechanics like dissolving ground and bombs. Offers a zen mode for endless, stress-free play.

Highlights
  • Tile painting and matching
  • New puzzle mechanics
  • 60 handcrafted levels
  • Color-blind friendly design
  • Zen mode for endless play
Features
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Paint the tiles to make matches and clear the board. The game starts simple, you are given three colors to paint tiles with. As you gain the skills necessary to solve increasingly challenging puzzles you're faced with new mechanics - dissolving ground, bombs, rainbow tiles, all of which make you think in new and interesting ways. Paintiles is a must for puzzle lovers! ● Easy to learn, hard to master ● Color-blind friendly ● 60 handcrafted levels ● Zen mode for an endless amount of stress-free puzzles I hope you enjoy playing!

Screenshots

Colorzzle3 screens
Paintiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paintiles at Free against Colorzzle's $1.99. Paintiles also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Colorzzle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 67%). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Paintiles is free to download; Colorzzle costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colorzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Colorzzle's written reviews are positive against 67% of Paintiles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colorzzle versus Paintiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorzzlePaintiles
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (29 ratings) — better4.7 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2941 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJU HWAN KIMAndrey Spencer

Customer experience

Colorzzle

All ratings29 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%

Paintiles

All ratings41 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Colorzzle

No in-app purchases

None

Paintiles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorzzle free?
Colorzzle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paintiles free?
Paintiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorzzle or Paintiles?
Colorzzle is rated higher. Colorzzle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Paintiles averages 4.7 from 41 ratings.
Do Colorzzle or Paintiles have ads?
Paintiles shows ads; Colorzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Colorzzle or Paintiles?
Colorzzle ships an update every 4 months, and Paintiles every 4 months. Most recently, Colorzzle was updated on September 22, 2026 and Paintiles on September 21, 2026.

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