Bead Sort vs Paint Dropper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bead Sort
Engage in a relaxing sorting experience by placing beads into their corresponding colored bins. This game is perfect for those who enjoy tidying and organizing tasks.
- Sort beads into matching colored bins
- Relaxing gameplay
- Tidy and organize
- Intuitive controls
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Easy and relaxing! Sort the beads into the matching colored bins! If you like to tidy things up and organize, you'll love Bead Sort!
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.
- Color swapping mechanic
- Dropper tool
- Beautiful painting puzzles
- Challenging gameplay
- Brain teaser
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Simple yet challenging puzzle ! Solve the puzzle by swapping the colors using a dropper! Many beautiful painting puzzles !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Dropper at none against Bead Sort's 1. Bead Sort's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 33%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Bead Sort sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paint Dropper asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bead Sort against 4.5 for Paint Dropper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76K and 36K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Bead Sort's written reviews are positive against 33% of Paint Dropper's.
Bead Sort ships an update weekly, Paint Dropper fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Bead Sort | Paint Dropper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (76K ratings) — better | 4.5 (36K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better | 32.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76K — better | 36K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | KAYAC Inc. |
Customer experience
Bead Sort
Paint Dropper
User reviews
Bead Sort
From 76K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and calming
- 🎨 Satisfying color sorting
- 💤 Helps with sleep issues
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 🎨 Color similarity issues for colorblind users
Paint Dropper
From 36K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and relaxing game
- 💡 Satisfying to complete levels
- 🚀 Game is easy to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 🤯 Too many ads after every level
- 😩 Levels are too easy and repetitive
- 🐛 Game crashes and lags frequently
Bugs and requests
Bead Sort
Reported bugs
2 issues- Beads getting stuck or flying out of containers
- App crashes or freezes after updates
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging levels
- Ability to customize sorting containers
- Wider variety of sorting objects
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
Bead Sort
- No Ads$1.99
Paint Dropper
No in-app purchases
