Comparison

Paper Boy 3D vs Rainbow Wander

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

Head to head
About

Paper Boy 3D

Aim and shoot newspapers by dragging your finger across the screen. Deliver papers to waiting customers to complete your route. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Drag to aim
  • Shoot papers
  • Deliver to customers
  • Simple controls
  • Engaging gameplay
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Drag to aim and shoot papers. People are waiting!

About

Rainbow Wander

Transform your walks into a vibrant experience by coloring the real world map with every step. Discover treasures, claim favorite spots, and customize your map's appearance. Enjoy a pressure-free, creative journey that grows more beautiful as you explore.

Highlights
  • Walk to bloom the map
  • Collect coins and gems
  • Claim and bloom places
  • Unlock map customizations
  • Color the world together
  • Private map and shared colors
Features
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Rainbow Wander turns your everyday walk into a world of color. Every step you take blooms the real map around you in soft rainbow hue. Wander your neighborhood, your park, your city — and watch the gray streets you walk fill with color that stays. The more you explore, the more of your world comes alive. • Walk to bloom — every street you walk paints itself in rainbow • A cozy companion — a gentle friend who grows happier with every step • Treasures on the map — find coins and gems tucked along your path • Claim your places — linger somewhere you love and watch it bloom • Make it yours — unlock markers, trails, and dreamy map themes • Paint together — share one map with someone you love and color the world side by side There's no failing here. No timers, no pressure, no way to lose. Just you, a walk, and a world that grows more beautiful the more you wander. Your map stays private on your phone. When you paint together, only the colors are ever shared — never where you are. Lace up and go bloom something.

Screenshots

Paper Boy 3D3 screens
Rainbow Wander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rainbow Wander at 100% against Paper Boy 3D's 34%. Rainbow Wander also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Paper Boy 3D's advantage is ratings volume (356 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price and in-app purchases 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

Rainbow Wander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Boy 3D has 356 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Paper Boy 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rainbow Wander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paper Boy 3D ships an update monthly, Rainbow Wander every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Paper Boy 3D versus Rainbow Wander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Boy 3DRainbow Wander
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (356 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings356 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamba Studio Ltd.Adam Aragon

Customer experience

Paper Boy 3D

All ratings356 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive34.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative53.1%

Rainbow Wander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Paper Boy 3D

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App freezes
  • Game glitches
  • No sound
  • Cannot finish level 2
  • Cannot get past level 3
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  • Game stops working
  • Cannot move on from level 3
  • Won't let you throw where you want

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make levels easier
  • Add sound/music
  • Clarify coin purpose

Rainbow Wander

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paper Boy 3D

No in-app purchases

None

Rainbow Wander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper Boy 3D free?
Paper Boy 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rainbow Wander free?
Rainbow Wander is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paper Boy 3D or Rainbow Wander?
Rainbow Wander is rated higher. Paper Boy 3D averages 4.4 out of 5 from 356 ratings, while Rainbow Wander averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paper Boy 3D or Rainbow Wander have ads?
Paper Boy 3D shows ads; Rainbow Wander does not.
Which is updated more often, Paper Boy 3D or Rainbow Wander?
Paper Boy 3D ships an update monthly, and Rainbow Wander every 3 months. Most recently, Paper Boy 3D was updated on October 20, 2026 and Rainbow Wander on October 7, 2026.

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