Comparison

Monster Coloring Book vs Smasher Mix

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

Head to head
About

Monster Coloring Book

Unleash your creativity with a digital coloring book filled with unique monsters. Explore a vast collection of creatures, decorate them with stickers and patterns, and share your masterpieces. Enjoy a mess-free and fun artistic experience for all ages.

Highlights
  • 175 unique monsters to color
  • Stickers for decoration
  • Customizable patterns
  • Touch & fill or finger painting
  • Email creations to friends
  • Print creations
  • Save to device
Features
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Monster Coloring Book is like fingerpainting without the mess! Everyone loves to break out the paints, markers and crayons for an intense coloring session but sometimes it's just too much work or there is not enough space or...you get the idea. With Monster Coloring Book you get all the fun at the touch of your fingers. Clean up is simple and the coloring is just as fun. FEATURES There are over a hundred monsters to color, stickers to decorate them and patterns to make them unique. With so many monsters to color and so many different ways to do it, this app will chase boredom away for hours. • 175 Monsters to color • Stickers to accessorize your monsters • Patterns to make your monsters unique • Touch & fill OR paint with your fingers, whichever you like! • Email your monsters to your friends • Print your monster to Airprint enabled printers • Save photos to your device photo library All app content is now unlocked. MUSIC Introduce your kids to classical music pieces by several composers. • Rachmaninov • Bach • Beethoven • Brahms TESTIMONIALS: "Monster Coloring Book is so adorable that I had a hard time putting it down....definitely an app to have on your iPad for kids of all ages. *****" - TUAW "...a time machine for kids of all ages around the world." - beginnercco.com "Monsters and coloring are pretty much the definition of fun if you ask me. Great to distract the kiddos on your next road trip, I know my nephews would dig this. Nice illustration work, lot’s of fun colors and tools as well…" - circuitbreaks.com "...a super cute new iPhone/iPad app for kids (and some of us grownups). Love this." - Twitter fan "Forget the kids! This is an amazing creative outlet for all of us! There are hundreds of monsters to colour and decorate with options like patterns, backgrounds and stickers. You will never be bored again…" - albertineandodette.wordpress.com "An amazing and cute iOS coloring game." - Best10apps.com "I've bought a TON of coloring apps since getting my ipad 2 back in May. But, this one is the best one I've found so far! " - Parent review in App Store Still not convinced? Here are some of the accolades Monster Coloring Book has received: ***TUAW.com App of the Day*** ***Named What's Hot by Apple*** ***Top 10 Educational Game in the US*** ***#1 iPad Educational Game in the UK*** ***FWA Mobile of the Day Award*** A perfect rainy day app for artists, monster-lovers, and kids of all ages.

About

Smasher Mix

Engage in a colorful and addictive arcade game where you must swiftly smash all bugs, avoiding the black ones. Earn points by smashing more bugs, but be careful not to miss too many or touch the forbidden black bug to avoid game over.

Highlights
  • Smash colorful bugs
  • Avoid black bugs
  • Score points by smashing
  • Miss limit
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Smasher is a funny, colorful and addicting game for everyone. Players should smash all bugs besides black one, miss less and don't miss out red one ! Game overs when player touch black one or miss 3 times . Smashing more bugs player will have more points.

Screenshots

Monster Coloring Book4 screens
Smasher Mix3 screens

Verdict

The call

Monster Coloring Book and Smasher Mix both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Monster Coloring Book's written reviews are positive against 40% of Smasher Mix's. Monster Coloring Book also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Smasher Mix sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Monster Coloring Book asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Monster Coloring Book against 4.4 for Smasher Mix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Monster Coloring Book's written reviews are positive against 40% of Smasher Mix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Coloring Book ships an update every 6 weeks, Smasher Mix every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monster Coloring Book versus Smasher Mix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Coloring BookSmasher Mix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (39 ratings) — better4.4 (47 ratings)
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better39.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3947 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaytend Apps LLPSGAMES LLC

Customer experience

Monster Coloring Book

All ratings39 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%

Smasher Mix

All ratings47 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive39.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative47.7%

Bugs and requests

Monster Coloring Book

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Crashes frequently
  • App keeps shutting down mid-coloring
  • Cannot switch from fill mode to brush mode
  • Crash problem in brush-selecting mode
  • Performance is poor on iPad 1
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  • Delay between coloring and tapping
  • Interface buttons get in the way
  • UI too much in the foreground
  • Impossible to color small details accurately on iPhone
  • Purchased monsters not appearing
  • App freezes and quits when painting more than one color
  • Small elements of the interface too small on iPhone

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add an eraser tool
  • Implement zoom functionality (pinch to zoom)
  • Add more colors, especially brighter ones
  • Add more patterns
  • Add more monsters and categories
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  • Continuous cover flow preview selection
  • Undo option
  • Allow listening to iTunes playlists
  • Add an 'advanced' mode for freehand coloring
  • Sticker opacity and blend mode
  • Email as a postcard/birthday card
  • Improve UI for better navigation
  • Larger tabs for fingers
  • Make stickers customizable (speech bubble)
  • Redesign user interface to be more like Adobe Ideas

Smasher Mix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Monster Coloring Book

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Smasher Mix

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Baby Mode$8.99

Questions

Is Monster Coloring Book free?
Monster Coloring Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smasher Mix free?
Smasher Mix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monster Coloring Book or Smasher Mix?
Monster Coloring Book is rated higher. Monster Coloring Book averages 4.4 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Smasher Mix averages 4.4 from 47 ratings.
Do Monster Coloring Book or Smasher Mix have ads?
Smasher Mix shows ads; Monster Coloring Book does not.
Which is updated more often, Monster Coloring Book or Smasher Mix?
Monster Coloring Book ships an update every 6 weeks, and Smasher Mix every 5 months. Most recently, Monster Coloring Book was updated on November 1, 2026 and Smasher Mix on November 1, 2026.

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