Glow Paint. vs Sphero Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glow Paint.
Unleash your creativity by painting with a vibrant palette of glowing colors. Explore a variety of brushes and special effects, including unique rainbow colors. Save your masterpieces or share them instantly with friends on social media.
- Paint with glowing colors
- Variety of brushes
- Special rainbow colors
- Unique brush effects
- Save creations
- Share on social media
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Paint with beautiful glowing colors. Choose from tons of brushes and colors. Special Rainbow colors and brush effects! Save your creations or share them on Facebook and Twitter! Learn how to make this app: http://www.iphonecodeprojects.com
Sphero Play
Control and play with various Sphero robots using a single application. Explore multiple drive modes, engage in robot-controlled games, and learn basic programming through a block-based interface.
- Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
- Robot-controlled games
- Block Drive programming
- Sports-themed drive modes
- Voice control
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Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero Mini, Sphero 2.0, SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and BOLT+. Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. Features include: DRIVE MODES Drive your robots several ways with the Sphero Play app. Use the joystick and slingshot controls, tilt your device, or use your voice. Our sports-themed drive modes keep things fun with the ability to swing your device to "golf"*, or flick to "kick" your robot. BLOCK DRIVE PROGRAMMING Learn programming basics by controlling your robot with colorful movement and light blocks. GAMES Use your robot as a controller to shoot your way through space, race your vehicle through a tunnel avoiding obstacles and scoring points, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Need robots? We know a guy. Visit sphero.com and order today. *This mode is not available on iPads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sphero Play at 4.8 against Glow Paint.'s 3.7. Sphero Play also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (37K vs 66). Glow Paint.'s advantage is iOS requirement (5.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sphero Play holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 69% positive.
Glow Paint. ships an update every 23 months, Sphero Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glow Paint. | Sphero Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (66 ratings) | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 37K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Limit Point Software | Sphero, Inc. |
Customer experience
Glow Paint.
Sphero Play
User reviews
Glow Paint.
From 66 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Fun and entertaining glow effects
- 🎨 Creative drawing and painting tool
- 🌟 Glows brightly in the dark
- 👍 Easy to use for all ages
- 💡 Ability to save and share creations
Room to improve
- 😠 Annoying advertisements
- ⚪ Mix of colors turning white
- 🤔 Limited brush options
- 🤷♀️ Can be boring after a while
- ↔️ Ads block drawing area
Sphero Play
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and engaging app
- 👍 Great controls and customization
- 🎮 Enjoyable games and activities
- 💡 Compatibility with multiple Sphero products
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🔧 Limited features compared to older apps
- 🔋 Concerns about battery life and durability
Bugs and requests
Glow Paint.
Reported bugs
7 issues- Colors turn white
- Ads block drawing area
- App crashes
- Paint brush doesn't work
- Eraser turns black
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- Colors and brushes don't respond
- Picture is blurry
Requested features
6 requests- Add an undo button
- Improve color mixing
- More brush options
- Remove or reduce ads
- Fix color selection issues
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- Add more activities
Sphero Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- Joystick controls not working as expected
- Alignment issues causing unexpected movement
Requested features
4 requests- More games and activities
- Support for additional Sphero products (e.g. Ollie, BB-8)
- Improved aiming and control precision
- Camera integration to see the Sphero's view
In-app purchases
Glow Paint.
No in-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
