Comparison

Watermarbling vs Shut Up Fly

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

Head to head
About

Watermarbling

Simulate immersion printing to create unique designs. Spill colors onto water, manipulate patterns with your fingers, and coat 3D objects with your creations. Compete to become the top watermarbler.

Highlights
  • Immersion printing simulation
  • Create unique designs
  • Coat 3D objects
  • Manipulate patterns with fingers
  • Become a top watermarbler
Features
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The world's one and only immersion printing simulator! Make your own unique designs and coat 3D objects with them. To start, simply spill color paints on the water's surface. You can even use your fingers to adjust and experiment with the pattern. Then submerge the desired object in the water and Voila! Can you become the world's top watermarbler?

About

Shut Up Fly

Engage in a fast-paced arcade battle against swarms of flies and maggots. Clear 51 levels by squishing insects, unlock a variety of unique weapons, and enjoy fly-themed puzzles. Play offline or compete for high scores online.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced arcade gameplay
  • 51 levels to clear
  • Unlockable weapons
  • Fly-themed puzzles
  • Offline campaign mode
  • Haptic feedback and orchestral soundtrack
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They’ve been crapping all over this island for years. Time to take it back. Hold steady. Let it land. SQUISH. Shut Up Fly turns a fly-infested island into a fast, ridiculous arcade battle. Flies react to your movement and approach. Strike at the right moment, chain your squishes, and earn increasingly outrageous ways to deal with the next invasion. CLEAR THE ISLAND Beat the 30-second campaign clock. Squish every fly and maggot, restore one island region at a time, and reclaim all 51 levels. Tackle Regular, Medium, and Neon, each with its own progress. Finish the island and earn your Fly Break. BUILD YOUR ARSENAL Bring a newspaper to a fly fight. Or a Salt Shotgun. Or La Chancla. Four-hit fly-and-maggot combos earn weapons for your Armoury. Discover 13 weapons and rewards, including the Electric Racquet, Bug Bomb, Frog, and the legendary Fly of Valour. Get to know your favourites in the practice Range. TAKE A FLYDUKO BREAK Give your swatting finger a rest and your brain a turn. Take on 300 fly-themed puzzles, win weapons from the prize machine, and bring your winnings back to the island. STOCK UP YOUR WAY Earn weapons through play, or settle into the Junkyard Picture Show and choose an optional ad to stock up on a favourite. Each completed rewarded ad earns one use of the displayed weapon. Bank up to 99 ad-earned deployments per eligible weapon, then take your haul back into battle. Ads require internet and availability varies. Ordinary gameplay does not require watching ads. No in-app purchases. FEEL EVERY SQUISH Enjoy comic splats, expressive celebrations, haptic feedback, an orchestral soundtrack, and layered insect sounds. Choose music or the quieter ASMR experience. Chase three-star results and compare eligible scores on separate Regular, Medium, and Neon Game Center boards. PLAY ON YOUR TERMS The single-player campaign and local records work offline after download. Optional Game Center rankings require internet and Apple sign-in. No developer account is required. Camera and motion inputs power fly reactions on your device. Camera images are not recorded or saved. The game does not use the microphone. Optional rewarded ads use Google AdMob. Privacy details and choices: https://shutupfly.timhudson.com/privacy/ Stay calm. Strike fast. Shut up fly.

Screenshots

Watermarbling4 screens
Shut Up Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shut Up Fly at 100% against Watermarbling's 52%. Shut Up Fly also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Watermarbling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (155K vs 4). On price, 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

Shut Up Fly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watermarbling has 155K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Watermarbling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shut Up Fly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watermarbling ships an update every 2 months, Shut Up Fly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Watermarbling versus Shut Up Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatermarblingShut Up Fly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (155K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size378 MB659 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperGeisha Tokyo Inc.tim hudson

Customer experience

Watermarbling

All ratings155,264 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews411 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative35.0%

Shut Up Fly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Watermarbling

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inability to save or load custom designs
  • Inconsistent or unreliable performance

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color and design customization options
  • Reduce frequency of ads or provide ad-free option
  • Add more variety of items to water marble
  • Improve stability and fix glitches

Shut Up Fly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Watermarbling

No in-app purchases

None

Shut Up Fly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watermarbling free?
Watermarbling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shut Up Fly free?
Shut Up Fly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watermarbling or Shut Up Fly?
Shut Up Fly is rated higher. Watermarbling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 155K ratings, while Shut Up Fly averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Watermarbling or Shut Up Fly have ads?
Shut Up Fly shows ads; Watermarbling does not.
Which is updated more often, Watermarbling or Shut Up Fly?
Watermarbling ships an update every 2 months, and Shut Up Fly every 2 days. Most recently, Watermarbling was updated on November 12, 2026 and Shut Up Fly on October 31, 2026.

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