Comparison

Paintiles vs Draw with Math

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

Head to head
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!

About

Draw with Math

Engage in fun math challenges by drawing answers on screen. Compete with friends or play solo, with adjustable difficulty and unlockable colors. Perfect for practicing arithmetic skills in an interactive way.

Highlights
  • Solve math problems by drawing
  • Multiplayer up to 4 players
  • All arithmetic operations included
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Unlockable colors
  • Freeform drawing mode
  • iCloud progress sync
Features
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Practice your math skills while playing with friends and family! Draw with Math lets players compete to solve math problems by drawing directly on the screen. Playable by kids of all ages, and can be enjoyed alone or in groups of up to 4 players on the same iPad Features: - Includes all arithmetic operations - 3 difficulty levels are available - A variety of colors are available to unlock as you progress through the game - Freeform drawing mode lets you draw freely with the colors you've unlocked - Progress is automatically synced via iCloud between all your devices Available as a universal app for iPad and iPhone

Screenshots

Paintiles4 screens
Draw with Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paintiles at Free against Draw with Math's $1.99. Paintiles also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 53%). Draw with Math's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). On 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; Draw with Math costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paintiles holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 183 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Paintiles's written reviews are positive against 53% of Draw with Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paintiles ships an update every 4 months, Draw with Math every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Paintiles versus Draw with Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaintilesDraw with Math
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (41 ratings) — better4.5 (183 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better52.9% of reviews
Number of ratings41183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey SpencerBesher Al Maleh

Customer experience

Paintiles

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

Draw with Math

All ratings183 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%

In-app purchases

None

Paintiles

No in-app purchases

None

Draw with Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paintiles free?
Paintiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draw with Math free?
Draw with Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paintiles or Draw with Math?
Paintiles is rated higher. Paintiles averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Draw with Math averages 4.5 from 183 ratings.
Do Paintiles or Draw with Math have ads?
Paintiles shows ads; Draw with Math does not.
Which is updated more often, Paintiles or Draw with Math?
Paintiles ships an update every 4 months, and Draw with Math every 8 days. Most recently, Paintiles was updated on September 21, 2026 and Draw with Math on August 24, 2026.

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