Comparison

Dumb Ways to Draw vs ChromaFuse

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

Head to head
About

Dumb Ways to Draw

Draw lines to guide adorable characters to safety in this physics-based puzzle game. Solve a variety of entertaining challenges with your pencil sketches and witness humorous outcomes. Collect new pencils and enjoy a fresh adventure with familiar characters.

Highlights
  • Draw lines to save characters
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Entertaining scenarios
  • Collect shiny pencils
  • Funny death moments
  • Multiple languages
Features
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Draw lines with your pencil and save the beans with your sketch! Dumb Ways to Draw is a drawing puzzle game from the world of Dumb Ways To Die! Full of your favourite Beans but not in the way you remember! A whole new adventure to experience! Once again the clumsy Beans need your help but this time you'll DRAW the Beans to safety! Nothing like you've seen before! Brand new game! Brand new levels! Brand new Beans! Features : Lots of interesting puzzles to keep you entertained! Save beans in a number of scenarios! Real physics, interact with the world! Win lots of shiny pencils to save your beans! Lots of splats and funny death moments! Localised in lots of languages!

About

ChromaFuse

A fast-paced neon arcade game focused on precise timing and color matching. Swipe to fuse orbs, build combos, and survive increasingly challenging patterns. Utilize surge powers to overcome obstacles and aim for high scores.

Highlights
  • One-touch swipe controls
  • Neon color fusion gameplay
  • Reflex-based arcade survival
  • Combo and surge power systems
  • Endless Mode high-score runs
  • Offline play
Features
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ChromaFuse is a fast neon arcade game about timing, color matching, and clean one-touch control. Swipe through matching orbs to fuse them, chain clean moves into combos, and survive as the screen fills with faster, sharper, more dangerous patterns. Every run starts simple, then turns into a reflex puzzle where one perfect swipe can save everything. Build momentum to charge Flux and trigger surge powers at the right moment: * Fusion Magnet pulls matching orbs into reach * Time Warp slows the pressure for a clean save * Overdrive turns the screen into one massive cascade fusion Go for high-score runs in Endless Mode, climb the Google Play Games leaderboard, and keep improving your fusion mastery one run at a time. ChromaFuse is built for quick sessions, one-hand play, and arcade players who like color-matching strategy with real pressure. Features: * One-touch swipe controls * Neon color fusion gameplay * Reflex-based arcade survival * Combo, Flux, Magnet, Time Warp, and Overdrive systems * Endless Mode high-score runs * Google Play Games leaderboards * Offline play Swipe. Fuse. Survive.

Screenshots

Dumb Ways to Draw4 screens
ChromaFuse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChromaFuse at 100% against Dumb Ways to Draw's 55%. ChromaFuse also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Dumb Ways to Draw's advantage is ratings volume (44K vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dumb Ways to Draw sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ChromaFuse sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChromaFuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dumb Ways to Draw has 44K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Dumb Ways to Draw's written reviews are positive against 100% of ChromaFuse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dumb Ways to Draw ships an update every 5 weeks, ChromaFuse weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dumb Ways to Draw versus ChromaFuse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDumb Ways to DrawChromaFuse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (44K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size451 MB206 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMetro Trains Melbourne Pty LtdDragon Pixel Studio

Customer experience

Dumb Ways to Draw

All ratings43,424 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews588 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative32.5%

ChromaFuse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dumb Ways to Draw

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Levels freezing or going black
  • Inability to exit mini-games
  • Coins and progress disappearing
  • Inconsistent behavior of drawing mechanics

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more pencil/pen customization options
  • Improve save/load functionality to prevent progress loss
  • Reduce frequency and duration of ads
  • Provide better in-game instructions and tutorials

ChromaFuse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dumb Ways to Draw

One-time10
  • Season Two Unlock$1.99
  • Season Three Unlock$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Hint Pack x 150$2.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • Hint Pack x 500$3.99
  • Season 2 Pack$3.99
  • Season 3 Pack$3.99
  • Halloween Pen Pack$3.99
  • Unlimited Hints$25.99
4 purchases

ChromaFuse

One-time4
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 700 Coins$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 1600 Coins$4.99

Questions

Is Dumb Ways to Draw free?
Dumb Ways to Draw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChromaFuse free?
ChromaFuse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dumb Ways to Draw or ChromaFuse?
ChromaFuse is rated higher. Dumb Ways to Draw averages 4.7 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while ChromaFuse averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dumb Ways to Draw or ChromaFuse have ads?
Both Dumb Ways to Draw and ChromaFuse show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dumb Ways to Draw or ChromaFuse?
Dumb Ways to Draw ships an update every 5 weeks, and ChromaFuse weekly. Most recently, Dumb Ways to Draw was updated on November 4, 2026 and ChromaFuse on October 10, 2026.

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