Half Balance vs Paint Dropper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Half Balance
A simple yet addictive game where players balance various materials by combining weights. Experience exhilarating moments when achieving balance on the first try. Features diverse graphics and sound effects for an engaging experience.
- Weight balancing gameplay
- Multiple game modes
- Variety of graphical themes
- Unique character designs
- Diamond collection
- Comforting sound effects
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Simple, but addictive. Try combinations of weights to balance with various materials on the other side. It is super exhilarating if you can balance it on the first try! Features * Various game modes. * Various graphics such as fruits, animals, and furniture. * Unique weight-themed characters. * Collect many diamonds. * Comfortable sound effects.
Paint Dropper
A simple yet challenging puzzle game where players swap colors using a dropper to solve beautiful painting puzzles. Exercise your brain with engaging and visually appealing challenges.
- Color swapping mechanic
- Dropper tool
- Beautiful painting puzzles
- Challenging gameplay
- Brain teaser
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Simple yet challenging puzzle ! Solve the puzzle by swapping the colors using a dropper! Many beautiful painting puzzles !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paint Dropper at 4.5 against Half Balance's 2.5. Paint Dropper also leads on ratings volume (36K vs 31) and review sentiment (33% vs 20%). Half Balance's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paint Dropper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paint Dropper has 36K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Half Balance's written reviews are positive against 33% of Paint Dropper's.
Half Balance ships an update every 2 weeks, Paint Dropper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Half Balance | Paint Dropper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (31 ratings) | 4.5 (36K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 36K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Geisha Tokyo Inc. | KAYAC Inc. |
Customer experience
Half Balance
Paint Dropper
Bugs and requests
Half Balance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Paint Dropper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes when transitioning between levels
- Levels sometimes don't load properly
Requested features
3 requests- Increase difficulty and complexity of levels
- Reduce frequency of ads
- Add more variety in level designs
In-app purchases
Half Balance
No in-app purchases
Paint Dropper
No in-app purchases
