Idle Painter vs Idle Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Painter
Create your own art studio, upgrade your tools, and master various art styles. Draw countless pictures to become a renowned artist. Enjoy a relaxing and creative drawing simulation experience.
- Build and upgrade art studio
- Learn new art styles
- Draw numerous pictures
- Master art techniques
- Creative and relaxing gameplay
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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
Idle Race
Launch tourists into the water to satisfy customers and earn income. Upgrade your gear and use props to enhance the experience. Expand your business by opening new branches in different regions.
- Launch tourists into water
- Upgrade equipment
- Use various props
- Attract more guests
- Open multiple branches
- Experience different regions
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Beat tourists into the water is your main task. Upgrade your equipment and use all kinds of props to satisfy customers. Do a good job in publicity and attract more guests. You can also open many branches and experience the customs of different regions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Idle Race at none against Idle Painter's 4. Idle Race also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Idle Painter's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 42). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Idle Painter sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Idle Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Idle Painter against 4.7 for Idle Race. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Painter has 32K ratings behind it against 42, 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 67% of Idle Race's.
Idle Painter ships an update every 3 months, Idle Race every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Painter | Idle Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32K ratings) | 4.7 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 283 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | 文辉 江 |
Customer experience
Idle Painter
Idle Race
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
Idle Race
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Idle Painter
- 100 Crystals Pack$0.99
- 300 Crystals Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- 1000 Crystals Mega Pack$4.99
Idle Race
No in-app purchases
