Comparison

The Devil's Calculator vs Color Gallery

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

Head to head
About

The Devil's Calculator

This math puzzle game challenges you to decipher obscure operators on a calculator. Solve algebraic puzzles by working backward to understand the functions and purge the calculator of its demons. It's an addictive and educational experience with user-created levels and DLC.

Highlights
  • Obscure operator deciphering
  • Algebraic puzzle solving
  • User-created levels
  • DLC levels by mathematicians
  • Graphing mechanics
  • Hand-drawn artwork
Features
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An evil calculator has its normal arithmetic operators replaced with sadistically obscure functions. Using logic and algebraic puzzle solving, you must work backwards to interpolate them and purge the calculator of its demons. Non-profit and open-source, The Devil's Calculator is a highly original indie game that's as addicting as it is educational. Accessible to numberphiles and math novices alike, the first 20+ levels are 100% free to play and enjoy along with several DLC levels, authored by famous mathematicians like Alex Bellos, Grant Sanderson, James Grime, Tony Padilla and James Tanton! The game was named a fan favorite of GDWC, and one of the top 10 indie games of 2019 by PAX. Each level has you decipher the function of a mysterious operator and use it to calculate the number of the beast to progress. Advanced graphing mechanics, countless features and simple, yet innovative level design provide considerable depth to the gameplay. Players unlock the ability to create their own levels and play challenges others have created - including free DLC levels crafted by the game's creators, educators and mathematicians. With hand drawn artwork and a charming story, the Devil's Calculator is a genuinely fun and gratifying puzzle experience. The game was celebrated at the MOVES conference by the National Museum of Mathematics in New York City. Cinq-Mars Media is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization developing technology to support scientific research related to human safety and education, and to make such technology and research available on a charitable basis.

About

Color Gallery

Engage in a relaxing puzzle experience by rearranging colored polygon tiles to form beautiful mosaic art paintings. Challenge your logic and color perception with over 100 unique puzzles, playable offline. Save and share your completed artworks as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Drag and reorder colored polygon tiles
  • Create mosaic art paintings
  • Offline puzzle gameplay
  • Over 100 unique puzzles
  • Save and share finished puzzles as wallpapers
  • Challenge color perception
Features
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Sequel to our classic puzzle game Color Puzzle, Color Gallery provides you with whole new soothing experience and satisfaction. Now you can get not only simple gradient puzzles, but also gorgeous mosaic art paintings! In Color Gallery, every puzzle is a piece of art itself and also part of an elegant mosaic art painting. The game is easy to play, you just need to drag and rearrange colored polygon tiles in hue order. By solving color puzzles, you can challenge your logic and sense of color while enjoying the beautiful mosaic artworks. If you love classic hue puzzle games, then you must download and try out Color Gallery. Game Features * Easy to play: just drag and reorder the colored polygon tiles in hue order * Offline puzzle game: no need of wifi internet connection * Whole new game design: hue puzzles are now combined into mosaic art paintings * High quality puzzle game: simple interface and features, yet still addictive and satisfying * See if your perception of color is better than the world average record * Wallpaper-ready screens: download the finished puzzles and set them as your phone's wallpapers, or share them with your friends This free and offline beautiful color puzzle game now includes more than 100 puzzles (more levels are coming soon!). Different color schemes and difficulties challenge your color perception. You can play alone, or share your elegant and beautiful hue puzzles with your friends. Download now and enjoy the relaxing journey of becoming color master!

Screenshots

The Devil's Calculator4 screens
Color Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Devil's Calculator at none against Color Gallery's shown. The Devil's Calculator also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Devil's Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Color Gallery 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 — 4.8 for The Devil's Calculator against 4.9 for Color Gallery. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 246 and 284 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of The Devil's Calculator's written reviews are positive against 91% of Color Gallery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Devil's Calculator ships an update every 10 days, Color Gallery monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Devil's Calculator versus Color Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Devil's CalculatorColor Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (246 ratings)4.9 (284 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings246284 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB489 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCinq-Mars MediaChih Yuan Chou

Customer experience

The Devil's Calculator

All ratings246 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%

Color Gallery

All ratings265 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative7.6%

User reviews

The Devil's Calculator

From 246 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Most creative idea ever
  • 🧠 Genius puzzle design
  • 👍 Fun and educational
  • 🚀 Brilliant game concept
  • 🤓 Great for math lovers

Room to improve

  • 😠 Tedious late puzzles
  • 🐛 Calculator responsiveness issues
  • 🐛 Wolfram graphing feature doesn't work
  • 🐛 Progress saving issues
  • 🐛 Calculator malfunction

Color Gallery

From 284 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😌 Relaxing and soothing gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful color gradients and visual design
  • ⏰ No timers or limited moves pressure
  • 📱 Clean, simple, and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Minimal and non-intrusive ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken ad removal purchase system
  • 📺 Excessive ads after each puzzle piece
  • 📺 Ads interrupt background music
  • 👆 Poor touch input responsiveness
  • ☀️ Bright white background causes glare

Bugs and requests

The Devil's Calculator

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Some late puzzles with the third operator get too tedious with too much trial and error
  • The built-in calculator needs some work and button responsiveness isn’t always the best.
  • The graph to wolfram alpha function doesn’t seem to work.
  • There’s unfortunately an exploit I accidentally discovered that allows you to bypass any level.
  • The “real” calculator malfunctions when you want to use the answer you got previously, like if I input “330 * 2”, getting 660, then pressed “+6” on the next row, instead of showing 660 + 6 = 666, it’d show 2+6 = 8
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  • Lost progress again from 38 to 33. iPhone XS Max, iOS 12.4.1.
  • My progress seems to be undone somewhat arbitrarily. I was working through the 50s, and when I booted up the game today, my progress had reset to level 35.
  • The wolfram graphing feature doesn’t work.
  • There’s a problem with DLC LEVEL 6 however.

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update the app
  • Fix DLC Level 6
  • More levels

Color Gallery

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Purchase button error when removing ads
  • Ads cannot be closed properly
  • Game requires restart after each level
  • Slow touch input registration
  • Ads freeze or display incorrectly
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  • Tap/swipe input misregistration

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode for nighttime play
  • More puzzle levels and content
  • Black background option to reduce glare
  • Ability to create custom game levels
  • Better touch input accuracy
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  • Option to disable music interruption from ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Devil's Calculator

One-time1
  • Full Version of Game$2.99
1 purchases

Color Gallery

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is The Devil's Calculator free?
The Devil's Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Gallery free?
Color Gallery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Devil's Calculator or Color Gallery?
Color Gallery is rated higher. The Devil's Calculator averages 4.8 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Color Gallery averages 4.9 from 284 ratings.
Do The Devil's Calculator or Color Gallery have ads?
Color Gallery shows ads; The Devil's Calculator does not.
Which is updated more often, The Devil's Calculator or Color Gallery?
The Devil's Calculator ships an update every 10 days, and Color Gallery monthly. Most recently, The Devil's Calculator was updated on October 24, 2026 and Color Gallery on October 29, 2026.

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