BuddyColo vs MineBench
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuddyColo
This app helps you digitally track your art therapy coloring progress. Add your coloring books, log completed pages, and discover new titles to expand your collection. It's a convenient way to manage your creative journey without paper.
- Track coloring progress
- Manage coloring book collection
- Discover new coloring books
- Digital book logging
- View progress at a glance
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Say goodbye to your paper tracker. Thanks to BuddyColo track the progress of your colouring books on your phone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Add books to your collection, and keep track of completed colorings so you can see your progress at a glance. DISCOVER NEW BOOKS With the BuddyColo bookset, discover new books to add to your collection among all the existing books. EULA : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MineBench
This app benchmarks AI's ability to understand spatial reasoning by having models construct 3D worlds from text prompts. Users can compare and vote on AI-generated builds, explore a gallery of creations, and track leaderboards. It's designed for serious evaluation of AI models.
- AI spatial reasoning benchmark
- Compare AI-generated 3D voxel worlds
- Vote on AI builds anonymously
- Explore a gallery of AI creations
- Track AI model leaderboards
- Generate and save builds
- Export builds as GIF/MP4
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Turn your ideas into 3D builds with AI, then step inside them! Describe a castle, a futuristic city, or something completely unexpected. MineBench includes free Gemini 3.8 Flash generations to help you get started, with no API key required for the included allowance. GENERATE YOUR IDEAS Turn a written prompt into a 3D creation. Save your builds and return to your favorites. STEP INSIDE YOUR CREATIONS Walk through builds or take flight with intuitive touch controls. Switch between day and night and adjust the atmosphere as you explore. COMPARE WHAT AI CAN CREATE See how different models interpret the same prompt. Compare builds, vote in the Arena, and discover which models build best. BRING BUILDS INTO MINECRAFT Open your saved creations on minebench.ai and export WorldEdit schematics for compatible Minecraft Java worlds. DISCOVER AND SHARE Browse community creations, find inspiration, publish your favorites to Gallery, and share builds as GIFs or videos. Browse Gallery, compare benchmark builds, and vote without an account. Sign in to generate, save, and publish. Free generation allowances apply; other generation options may require your own provider credentials. (Not an official Minecraft product. Not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MineBench at 100% against BuddyColo's 47%. MineBench also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). BuddyColo's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. BuddyColo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MineBench asks for nothing beyond the download.
MineBench holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuddyColo has 91 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of BuddyColo's written reviews are positive against 100% of MineBench's.
BuddyColo ships an update every 2 weeks, MineBench every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuddyColo | MineBench |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (91 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Thomas Jezequel | Ammaar Hameed |
Customer experience
BuddyColo
MineBench
Bugs and requests
BuddyColo
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot close ads at opening
- App not loading/crashing
- Cannot log in/connect
- Data not saving
- Accidental deletion of pages
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- Search not working
- Payment issues
- New updates causing issues
- Progress circle not updating
- Unable to create an account
Requested features
10 requests- Allow payment with Russian cards
- Consider double pages for multiple volumes
- Prevent accidental deletion of colored pages
- Add a wishlist feature
- Allow sharing of color palettes
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- Improve search functionality
- Add instructions
- Display number of books in collection
- Sort by completion date
- Allow coloring within the app
MineBench
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BuddyColo
- BuddyColo+ 1 Month14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- BuddyColo+ 1 Month14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- BuddyColo+ 1 Year1 Month trial$12.991 Year
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- BuddyColo+ 1 Year1 Month trial$18.991 Year
MineBench
No in-app purchases
Questions
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