CityPainter vs WorldTaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CityPainter
Race through famous cities worldwide, painting roads while evading police. Use oil cans to disable pursuers and jump over obstacles. Collect balloons to warp to new countries for bonus points and extra lives.
- Global city locations
- Police pursuit evasion
- Oil can combat
- Jumping mechanics
- Balloon collection bonuses
- Collectible oil cans
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Controls -------------- · GamePad MFI Compatible: Joystick, change car direction. Button A,B: oil shooting and jump (press short jump, press and hold large jump). · Screen Controls: Left Joystick, change car direction. Right Buttons, oil shooting and jump (tap short jump, tap and hold large jump). The Game -------------- Must paint all the road throughout countries, each taking place in a famous city from around the world (USA, Spain, UK, France, Australia,...). Your car is constantly under pursuit by police and taxi cars, which you can take out by launching oil cans at them, stunning them, and then ramming into them with your car. Your car can jump over large gaps to reach higher sections of the stage. By collecting oil cans found in each stage, the player can shoot these at other cars. If the player remains on the same stage for an extended period of time, spikes will extrude from the ground... be careful with spikes and cats. Balloons may appear in the stage. The player should collect three of these balloons, they will be warped to a new country and be granted with a large sum of bonus points. Extra life each 100.000 Points! Enjoy!!!!
WorldTaps
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WorldTaps is a lightning-fast arcade challenge. Hit the target as many times as you can in 30 seconds and race up the global and country leaderboards. Simple to learn, hard to put down—perfect for quick sessions and friendly competition. Why you’ll love it • Two ways to play • Classic – Pure speed for 30s. Beat your personal best. • Daily Challenge – The same pattern for everyone (UTC). One best score per day to keep it fair. • Leaderboards See your rank globally or within your country. Aim for Top-10 and show your trophy badge. • Achievements & Rewards Unlock milestones (first score, Daily, streaks, 25+/50+ points, Top-10 country, Top-100 global, and more). Equip skins you earn to change the look instantly. • Feels amazing Clean visuals, haptics, confetti, and celebration bursts when you set a big score. • Your profile Pick a name and flag. Change them anytime—your updates carry across the app. • Notifications (optional) Get notified when someone posts a new score so you can jump back in. • Quick and accessible Designed for one-hand play and works great with Dynamic Type. Fair play WorldTap uses a daily seed (UTC) so everyone gets the same Daily pattern, and applies sensible tap-rate caps to discourage cheating. Play hard, play fair. iCloud & offline Leaderboards and rewards use iCloud. If iCloud is unavailable, you can still play—your scores just won’t upload until connectivity returns. Ready to race the world? Start a 30-second run, unlock skins, and see how high you can climb—globally and in your country. Download WorldTaps now and start to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WorldTaps at Free against CityPainter's $1.99. CityPainter's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On ads, 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
WorldTaps is free to download; CityPainter costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CityPainter | WorldTaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ivan Cerra de Castro | luis reynaldo cedeno manzanilla |
In-app purchases
CityPainter
No in-app purchases
WorldTaps
No in-app purchases









