Marble Runner vs Paint Bucket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Marble Runner
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This is an adventure around the home to build a marble run from the start location to the target zone. Can you complete all the levels? - Multiple room locations - Range of classic marble run pieces - Unlock all the colours of the rainbow for a colour run spectacular - Unlock special run pieces to make a cooler marble run.
Paint Bucket
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FIVE GAME MODES Powered by a physically-based pigment mixing model (Kubelka-Munk) instead of simple RGB averaging - colors blend the way they really would on canvas. Classic Mix: Match a target color by adding the right paint drops in the right amounts. Early levels teach simple hue shifts; later levels require finding subtle in-between tones. Guess the Color: Watch a sequence of drops get mixed, then pick the resulting color from four choices. Train your eye for how colors combine. Color Architect: Race against the clock to hit multiple target colors in a row using a shared palette. Tests speed and precision under pressure. Odd One Out: Spot the one tile that's a slightly different shade among a set of near-identical colors. A test of color perception. Capture the Color: Memorize a color shown for a few seconds, then recreate it from memory using hue, saturation, and brightness sliders. See how close your memory really is. FEATURES 800+ hand-designed levels across four mixing modes. Endless procedurally-generated rounds in Capture the Color mode. A smooth difficulty curve that goes from simple color recognition to genuine color-mixing skill. Casual Experience: No accounts or logins required - just pick up and play. Ads only appear between levels, never interrupting your active color-mixing focus. Whether you're a designer sharpening your color sense, an artist studying pigment behavior, or just someone who enjoys a satisfying puzzle, Paint Bucket has a mode for you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Paint Bucket at every 2 days against Marble Runner's fortnightly. Paint Bucket also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Marble Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Paint Bucket sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Marble Runner ships an update fortnightly, Paint Bucket every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marble Runner | Paint Bucket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 384 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Woods | ONURION BILISIM VE DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI |
In-app purchases
Marble Runner
- Remove Ads$0.99
Paint Bucket
- 100 Gold$0.49
- 250 Gold$0.99
- 1000 Gold$2.99
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- remove ads$4.99
- Unlimited Energy$9.99
- 10000 Gold$24.99
Questions
Is Marble Runner free?
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Do Marble Runner or Paint Bucket have ads?
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