Comparison

Dye Hard vs SaiMON

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

Head to head
About

Dye Hard

Engage in a vibrant PvP game where teams battle to paint the entire territory and capture enemy bases. Utilize unlimited dye and strategic movement within your team's color to outmaneuver opponents and dominate the map.

Highlights
  • PvP paint battles
  • Territory and base capture
  • Unlimited dye supply
  • AI-powered fluid simulation
  • Character customization
  • Fast movement in team paint
Features
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Dye Hard is a PvP game where you have to paint everything around and defeat your opponents! Grab a paint gun and an unlimited amount of dye! Capture enemy towers and bases with your team. Dye the entire territory without leaving a single blank spot! There are three teams varying by a color of paint: red, blue, and yellow. Each team on the map has its own base, and paint-shooting towers. Your task is to capture enemy structures by drowning opponents and the battlefield in paint! You can paint over everything around without limits, the dye never ends! In places where the paint of your team's color is spilled, you can dive into it, and move much faster, restoring health! Dye Hard Features: - Breathtaking graphics thanks to patented AI-powered Paintable If™ fluid simulation technology! - Simple controls - Unique mechanics - Character customization Dye Hard is a colorful game with exciting paint fights! Dye everything you see around you, drown your rivals in paint, and capture enemy bases!

About

SaiMON

Features
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Watch the sequence of colored shapes and repeat it by clicking them in the correct order. Bonus points for speed. Share your scores to the Game Center Leaderboard.

Screenshots

Dye Hard4 screens
SaiMON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SaiMON at none against Dye Hard's 7. SaiMON also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Dye Hard's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and device support 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. Dye Hard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. SaiMON asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dye Hard ships an update every 2 months, SaiMON every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dye Hard versus SaiMON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDye HardSaiMON
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (218K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings218K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size327 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAI Games FZPaul Thornton

Bugs and requests

Dye Hard

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing/crashing issues on some devices
  • Inventory/menu bugs preventing progression

Requested features

4 requests
  • More maps and game modes
  • Ability to play with friends
  • Expanded weapon and customization options
  • Difficulty settings or skill-based matchmaking

SaiMON

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Dye Hard

One-time7
  • 30 Gems$1.99
  • Remove forced ads$2.99
  • 80 Gems$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Backback of gems!$9.99
  • Box of gems!$19.99
  • Gems storage!$49.99
  • 2000 Gems$99.99
None

SaiMON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dye Hard free?
Dye Hard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SaiMON free?
SaiMON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dye Hard or SaiMON have ads?
Dye Hard shows ads; SaiMON does not.
Which is updated more often, Dye Hard or SaiMON?
Dye Hard ships an update every 2 months, and SaiMON every 8 days. Most recently, Dye Hard was updated on November 13, 2026 and SaiMON on November 8, 2026.

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