Comparison

Dye Hard vs Dead Script

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

Dead Script

Features
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You are a writer being unwritten. The only thing that fights back is the next word. DEAD SCRIPT is a noir manuscript-horror typing shooter. Enemies fall with a word stitched to them — type the word to destroy it before it reaches you. Miss a letter and the page fills with ink. DESCEND THE PRESS Five chapters of a dying manuscript, each printed in a different process color of the CMYK press — and each one plays differently: • I — THE MORGUE OF DELETED SCENES. Cut characters drag themselves off the slab; their words arrive redacted until you declassify them. • II — THE ROTTING ROTOGRAVURE. The press stamps enemies out in synchronized rows, on the beat. • III — THE WHARF OF WASTED INK. A rising ink tide lifts and drowns the words. • IV — THE BINDERY OF BOUND SOULS. Words come stitched into chains, sewn shut as they scream. • V — THE BLANK PAGE. Words erase from the end as you race to type them. FIVE BOSS DUELS Five wardens bend language against you — redaction, the red pen, forgeries, stitched chains, and erasure itself. When a boss winds up, a counter word flashes: type it in time to parry and stagger them, then strike with everything you've got. UNLEASH THE PURGE Clean hits charge an ultimate. Tap your character to spend it — clear the entire screen and refill your health in a single keystroke. YOUR KEYBOARD, YOUR WAY Play with the native iOS keyboard or the in-game typewriter. Easy, Medium, or Hard. Chapters unlock as you clear them. Chase your best score on every difficulty. Hand-inked charcoal-and-paper art, a misregistered CMYK identity, a cinematic intro, and a soundtrack of dread. Type fast. Type clean. Or the next thing erased is you.

Screenshots

Dye Hard4 screens
Dead Script4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dye Hard at Free against Dead Script's $0.99. Dye Hard also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Dead Script's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Dye Hard is free to download; Dead Script costs $0.99 up front. Dye Hard sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Dead Script asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dye Hard ships an update every 2 months, Dead Script every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dye Hard versus Dead Script: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDye HardDead Script
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (218K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings218K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size327 MB51 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAI Games FZSuwitcha Sugthana

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

Dead Script

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
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  • Backback of gems!$9.99
  • Box of gems!$19.99
  • Gems storage!$49.99
  • 2000 Gems$99.99
None

Dead Script

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dye Hard free?
Dye Hard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dead Script free?
Dead Script costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dye Hard or Dead Script have ads?
Dye Hard shows ads; Dead Script does not.
Which is updated more often, Dye Hard or Dead Script?
Dye Hard ships an update every 2 months, and Dead Script every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dye Hard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dead Script on October 28, 2026.

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