Comparison

Idle Painter vs Post Office

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

Head to head
About

Idle Painter

Build and upgrade your art studio, learn new drawing styles, and create as many pictures as you can. Become a master artist in this engaging simulation game.

Highlights
  • Build art studio
  • Upgrade tools
  • Learn new styles
  • Draw pictures
  • Become a master artist
Features
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Build your own art studio, upgrade your tools, learn new styles and draw as much pictures as possible! Become a master! Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

About

Post Office

Manage and improve your own post office in this idle simulation game. Expand your operations, unlock new cities, and boost your delivery capacity to maximize your cash income.

Highlights
  • Improve post office factory
  • Unlock new cities
  • Increase deliveries
  • Boost cash income
  • Manage post office operations
Features
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Try the best post office idle game: Improve your factory & unlock new cities to increase your deliveries and cash income. Manage the greatest post office in the world!

Screenshots

Idle Painter4 screens
Post Office4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Post Office at every 2 weeks against Idle Painter's every 4 months. Post Office also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Idle Painter's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and ratings volume (32K vs 1.8K). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Idle Painter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Post Office sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Idle Painter against 4.6 for Post Office. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Painter has 32K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Idle Painter's written reviews are positive against 33% of Post Office's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Painter ships an update every 4 months, Post Office every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Idle Painter versus Post Office: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle PainterPost Office
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (32K ratings) — better4.6 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews — better33.1% of reviews
Number of ratings32K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSayGames LTDMurat Kul

Customer experience

Idle Painter

All ratings31,541 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews319 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative27.3%

Post Office

All ratings1,788 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral19.9%
Negative47.0%

User reviews

Idle Painter

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and creative artwork
  • 👍 Relaxing and soothing gameplay
  • 🚀 Fast painting process
  • 💎 Satisfying to watch pictures come to life

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited number of pictures to paint
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay after completing all pictures
  • 🔍 Frequent and unskippable ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs causing lost progress

Post Office

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Fun and addictive
  • 💡 Interesting concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🔋 Negative money issues
  • 📉 Lack of progression after maxing out

Bugs and requests

Idle Painter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Paintings not showing up correctly in the top frame
  • Inability to watch videos to unlock new paintings
  • Game crashing when completing certain quests

Requested features

5 requests
  • More pictures and painting options
  • Ability to replay favorite paintings
  • Option to disable vibration after completing paintings
  • Auto-sell feature to continue painting without manual interaction
  • Prestige or reset system to provide more long-term progression

Post Office

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Conveyor belt issues
  • Upgrade menu problems
  • Offline earnings not registering
  • Freezing and crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and content
  • Improve stability and fix bugs
  • Reduce reliance on ads
  • Add music and sound effects

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Idle Painter

One-time4
  • 100 Crystals Pack$0.99
  • 300 Crystals Pack$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • 1000 Crystals Mega Pack$4.99
1 purchases

Post Office

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Idle Painter free?
Idle Painter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Post Office free?
Post Office is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Idle Painter or Post Office?
Idle Painter is rated higher. Idle Painter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Post Office averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Idle Painter or Post Office have ads?
Both Idle Painter and Post Office show ads.
Which is updated more often, Idle Painter or Post Office?
Idle Painter ships an update every 4 months, and Post Office every 2 weeks. Most recently, Idle Painter was updated on November 1, 2026 and Post Office on October 29, 2026.

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