Comparison

Color vs The Lost Shield

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

Head to head
About

Color

Control paint drops with your device's accelerometer to mix colors and fill buckets. Develop visual precision and reflexes while learning primary color combinations. The difficulty increases, requiring speed and vigilance to achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Accelerometer controls
  • Color mixing puzzles
  • Develop visual precision
  • Improve reflexes
  • Increasing difficulty
  • High score tracking
Features
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••• Get the Full version of "Color Mixing" for Free! ••• Control your drop of paint with the accelerometer, use the color machines and get the right combination to fill the buckets and go to the next level. If the color combination is wrong, go to in the "Wash Machine" to clean your drop of paint. This application allows you to develop your visual precision and your reflexes while learning the primary colors combinations. Learn and develop your senses while having fun. Be careful, the difficulty always increases. Speed, vigilance and precision are your allies. The High Score and the Last Score are recorded. Game Features: • Learning is fun • Expand your reflexes and your visual precision • High control precision with the accelerometer • High graphics and animations quality • Unique GamePlay experience • Very addictive

About

The Lost Shield

Embark on an epic brick-breaking adventure as a hero tasked with returning a magical shield. Explore diverse areas, battle numerous enemies and bosses, and rescue allies with unique skills to aid your quest. Upgrade your hero and unlock new modes to save the world.

Highlights
  • Brick break gameplay with magic balls
  • Explore 6 areas with 54 stages
  • Battle 20+ enemies and 6 bosses
  • Rescue and upgrade followers
  • Unlock Arcade Mode for high scores
  • Collect achievements and treasure
Features
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The Lost Shield is a brick break/adventure game. You play as a hero who must return a powerful but dangerous magic shield to the place it belongs. Features - Fun gameplay where you destroy enemies with powerful magic balls - 6 areas with 54 stages to explore, each with different enemies, traps and secrets. - 20+ enemies and 6 bosses want to stop your journey. - 20 achievements to master - Find bonus stages and loot treasure in every stage. - Rescue followers with unique abilities and add them to your party. - Upgrade your hero to save the world. - Unlock Arcade Mode and challenge the high score of other players around the world. ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TowerofFortune Game Trailer https://youtu.be/KeAyy5PVMuk

Screenshots

Color4 screens
The Lost Shield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Color at Free against The Lost Shield's $1.99. Color also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). The Lost Shield's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 23 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Color is free to download; The Lost Shield costs $1.99 up front. The Lost Shield sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Color asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Lost Shield has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color ships an update every 23 months, The Lost Shield every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Color versus The Lost Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorThe Lost Shield
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.4 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews—64.8% of reviews
Number of ratings329 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDream-UpGUAN LING WU

Customer experience

Color

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Lost Shield

All ratings29 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative25.9%

In-app purchases

None

Color

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

The Lost Shield

One-time3
  • 1000G$0.99
  • 3000G$1.99
  • 10000G$4.99

Questions

Is Color free?
Color is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lost Shield free?
The Lost Shield costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color or The Lost Shield?
Color is rated higher. Color averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while The Lost Shield averages 4.4 from 29 ratings.
Do Color or The Lost Shield have ads?
Color shows ads; The Lost Shield does not.
Which is updated more often, Color or The Lost Shield?
Color ships an update every 23 months, and The Lost Shield every 7 months. Most recently, Color was updated on June 5, 2026 and The Lost Shield on September 21, 2026.

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