Comparison

City Coaster vs Paint Dropper

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

Head to head
About

City Coaster

Control a vehicle by tapping the screen to steer it around a course. Maintain balance to navigate the twists and turns of the track. Enjoy a simple yet engaging arcade-style experience.

Highlights
  • Tap-to-steer controls
  • Balance mechanics
  • Course navigation
  • Arcade gameplay
  • Simple interface
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Let's tap the screen on the side you want to turn. Make a balance and go around the course!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Color swapping mechanic
  • Dropper tool
  • Beautiful painting puzzles
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Brain teaser
Features
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Simple yet challenging puzzle ! Solve the puzzle by swapping the colors using a dropper! Many beautiful painting puzzles !

Screenshots

City Coaster4 screens
Paint Dropper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: City Coaster at none against Paint Dropper's shown. City Coaster also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Paint Dropper's advantage is ratings volume (36K vs 5). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for City Coaster against 4.5 for Paint Dropper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paint Dropper has 36K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
City Coaster versus Paint Dropper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCity CoasterPaint Dropper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (36K ratings)
Positive reviews—32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings536K — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB164 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperGeisha Tokyo Inc.KAYAC Inc.

Customer experience

City Coaster

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paint Dropper

All ratings36,265 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews448 reviews
Positive32.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative56.9%

Bugs and requests

City Coaster

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

None

City Coaster

No in-app purchases

None

Paint Dropper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is City Coaster free?
City Coaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paint Dropper free?
Paint Dropper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, City Coaster or Paint Dropper?
City Coaster is rated higher. City Coaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Paint Dropper averages 4.5 from 36K ratings.
Do City Coaster or Paint Dropper have ads?
Paint Dropper shows ads; City Coaster does not.

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