Idle Painter vs Idle Plant 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Build art studio
- Upgrade tools
- Learn new styles
- Draw pictures
- Become a master artist
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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 Plant 3D
Explore the fascinating process of plant growth from a single cell. Nurture your seed, feed it, and witness its development from the inside out. Experience the wonder of watching a tree evolve and form.
- Create and grow a seed
- Observe internal plant structure
- Nurture and feed the plant
- Watch tree development
- Simulate plant growth from a cell
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Have you ever been curious about how a tiny seed can grow up as a huge tree? Do you know what the structure of the plant is? In Idle Plant, you can create a seed, grow it and watch how it formed from inside! Take care of your tree, “feed” it and then watch it grow up. It must be fun when watching a tree from inside and how it grows! Let sow your seed and plant a tree with Idle Plant now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Painter at 4.7 against Idle Plant 3D's 4.2. Idle Painter also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 30%) and ratings volume (32K vs 191). Idle Plant 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Idle Plant 3D sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Painter holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Painter has 32K ratings behind it against 191, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Idle Painter's written reviews are positive against 30% of Idle Plant 3D's.
Idle Painter ships an update every 4 months, Idle Plant 3D every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Painter | Idle Plant 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (32K ratings) — better | 4.2 (191 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.4% of reviews — better | 29.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 191 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | ICEBEAR., JSC |
Customer experience
Idle Painter
Idle Plant 3D
User reviews
Idle Painter
From 32K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Idle Plant 3D
From 191 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun concept and gameplay
- 💡 Interesting plant facts
- 😊 Relaxing and enjoyable
- 🚀 Fast progression (for some)
- ✨ Satisfying gameplay
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive ads
- ⏳ Repetitive gameplay
- 📉 Short game duration
- 💸 Aggressive monetization
- 🚫 Unplayable due to ads
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 Plant 3D
Reported bugs
6 issues- Menus not opening/closing
- Gems not deducting correctly
- App crashes frequently
- Game resets on closing
- Glitch with growing seeds
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- Incomplete display of game elements
Requested features
4 requests- Add more game options/levels
- Reduce ad frequency
- Fix audio hijacking issue
- Improve game longevity
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 Plant 3D
- 50 Diamonds$1.99
- 10x Tap On Cell$1.99
- Unlock Sprout$1.99
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- Unlock Sapling$3.99
- 200 Diamonds$5.99
- Remove ads$6.99
- 500 Diamonds$10.99
- Unlock Growing Tree$10.99
- Unlock Mature Tree$15.99
- 1000 Diamonds$17.99
- 2000 Diamonds$29.99
Questions
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