PaintSlime vs Taro Pop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaintSlime
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You protect colorful slimes from mixing, or mix them together to create colors. ◆Game theory Paint Slime is a puzzle game with simple rules and easy controls, in which you watch and poke the mysterious creatures "Paint Slime". However, achieving a high score is not easy! ◆Basic Rules Paint Slimes move freely around the palette. If you leave the Paint Slimes attached to each other, their colors will get mixed up. Tap and swipe Paint Slimes to break it off and change its destination. ◆Each game mode "Easy", "Normal" and "Difficult" modes Please protect the selected color for 60 seconds to avoid mixing it up. The more unmixed colors you have, the better your score will be. Be aware that tapping or swiping the black slimes may cause them to multiply. "Endless" mode Keep the selected color as long as possible without mixing it up. Be aware that tapping or swiping the black slimes may cause them to multiply. "Make Color" mode Mix the two colors of "Enogu Slime" to create the selected color! protect colorful slimes from mixing, or mix them together to create colors.
Taro Pop
Solve a daily physics-based puzzle by matching cute characters. Clear the board to earn unique collectible cards, upgrade them with special effects, and customize your characters. Compete with friends and climb the ranks in this unique daily challenge.
- Daily physics-based puzzle
- Match and pop characters
- Earn and upgrade collectible cards
- Character customization
- Daily card album
- Challenge friends
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One cup. One board. Once a day. Meet TARO and the boba cats — five kawaii pearls living in a cup of real physics. Swap two cats to make a match, pop chains as the pile tumbles, and melt the frozen kitties to clear the day's board. Everyone in the world plays the same cup. Nobody plays it twice. Clear it and you mint that day's collector card — one per day, forever. Finish in fewer swaps and it upgrades to FOIL or HOLO. Hats, props, shiny rolls, and big-chain confetti make every card one of a kind. Miss a day, and that card never exists. COLLECT — A daily card album with thousands of combinations. Fill it, flex it, share it. DRESS UP — Earn coins by playing and spend them in Taro's Pop Shop. Your equipped merch appears on every card you mint. CLIMB — Boba Rank grows with your collection, from First Sip to Legendary Boba. The highest ranks unlock merch money can't buy. PUSH YOUR LUCK — Done with the daily? Go on a Run. Every board banks points, clearing efficiently multiplies them, and one spilled cup loses it all. Cash out… or play one more board? CHALLENGE FRIENDS — Share your card and dare anyone to beat your swap count on the same board. No ads. No account. Just a fresh cup at midnight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaintSlime at none against Taro Pop's 8. PaintSlime also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Taro Pop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months). 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. Taro Pop sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. PaintSlime asks for nothing beyond the download.
PaintSlime ships an update every 14 months, Taro Pop every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PaintSlime | Taro Pop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saki Hamano | jason anderson |
In-app purchases
PaintSlime
No in-app purchases
Taro Pop
- Ghost Pal$0.99
- Candy Corn$0.99
- Vampire Mask$0.99
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- Cat Mask$0.99
- Skeleton Mask$0.99
- Witch Hat$1.99
- Pumpkin Cap$1.99
- Spooky Sips · Full Set$2.99









