Comparison

Paint Runner vs Ghost Maze 3D

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

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Paint Runner

Features
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The Fade has washed the color out of the islands. Grab your paint, call your crew, and bring them back to life! TAP TO THROW Your crew of paint blobs waits on the bridge. Tap to send one flying at the tower: a bare brick splashes with color, a wall ends the run. Time it right, land it dead center, and it's a Perfect! BRING THE ISLANDS BACK Every tower you paint pours color back over its island: palm trees, huts and coral reefs pop back to life and the shallows turn turquoise again. Watch your archipelago grow island after island, and finish a whole world for a fireworks finale. 10 WORLDS, 100 LEVELS From the Blue Lagoon to the Candy Isles, the Moonlit Sea, the Ember Sea and the Prism, every world has its own music and a new twist: twin rings, flip towers, ghost walls, big balls, two-color floors, shutters and clockwork walls. RESCUE YOUR CREW Each world you restore frees a new friend from the Fade. Dress your crew with skins and paint trails: stripes, sleepy eyes, a crown, a flower, hearts, a comet... THEN THE OPEN SEA Finished the worlds? Sail into the endless Open Sea. How far can you paint? โ€ข One-tap controls: easy to learn, hard to master โ€ข Stars, chests and coins to earn on every level โ€ข Boosters when you need a hand: Slow-mo and Shield โ€ข Plays offline, your progress saved with iCloud

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Ghost Maze 3D

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The player navigates through a maze containing various dots and four colored ghosts. The goal of the game is to accumulate points by eating all the dots in the maze, completing that 'level' of the game and starting the next level and maze of dots. The four ghosts roam the maze, trying to kill the player. If any of the ghosts hit the player, he loses a life; when all lives have been lost, the game is over. [Adventure Mode] In the adventure mode, the scene will evolve into a variety of different 3D mazes. The player has also added jumping ability to avoid ghosts. When the player gets bombs, he can also place a bomb to attack the ghosts. There are also various obstacles in the maze that can kill the player, such as flames, electricity, etc. In addition, in the fourth level, some paths are hidden one-way, and some intersections are forbidden to turn. You must discover the secrets of them to pass the level. [Classic Mode] Near the corners of the maze are four larger, flashing dots known as Power Pellets that provide the player with the temporary ability to eat the ghosts and earn bonus points. The ghosts turn deep blue, reverse direction and move more slowly. When a ghost is eaten, its return to the center box where the ghost is regenerated in its normal color. Blue enemies flash white to signal that they are about to become dangerous again and the length of time for which the enemies remain vulnerable varies from one level to the next, generally becoming shorter as the game progresses. There are also fruits, located directly below the center box, that appear twice per level; eating one of them results in bonus points (100-5,000). Enjoy it!

Screenshots

Paint Runner4 screens
Ghost Maze 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ghost Maze 3D at none against Paint Runner's 7. Ghost Maze 3D also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Paint Runner sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ghost Maze 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Paint Runner versus Ghost Maze 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint RunnerGhost Maze 3D
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 46 monthsEvery 46 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPadadazKuo Hsiung Chiu

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Paint Runner

One-time7
  • Pouch of coins$0.99
  • Starter offer$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Bag of coins$4.99
  • Chest of coins$9.99
  • Vault of coins$19.99
  • Treasure of coins$49.99
None

Ghost Maze 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paint Runner free?
Paint Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Maze 3D free?
Ghost Maze 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paint Runner or Ghost Maze 3D have ads?
Both Paint Runner and Ghost Maze 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint Runner or Ghost Maze 3D?
Paint Runner ships an update every 46 months, and Ghost Maze 3D every 46 months. Most recently, Paint Runner was updated on November 13, 2026 and Ghost Maze 3D on November 3, 2026.

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