Flood vs Overpaint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flood
A strategy puzzle game where players must fill the entire game board with a single color within a limited number of moves. It offers progressive gameplay with multiple levels and customization options.
- Flood the entire board with one color
- Complete levels in minimum steps
- Progressive gameplay mode
- 30 challenging levels
- Extra steps for difficult situations
- Customizable game skins
- Multiple board sizes
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Flood It! is a simple yet addictive strategy game in which you have to flood the whole game board with one color in less than the allowed steps. Try to flood-it in the least amount of steps! In this version: * Progressive Gameplay Mode with 30 Levels * Extra Steps to get you out of jams * Cool game skins * Three board sizes * Win/Loss statistics Sounds simple? Lets see what you can do! Notice: Ads in our apps may be served by third party ad networks, which may collect device identifiers or use cookies or other technologies to collect information in connection with ad serving. This app is being used for demonstration purposes and anonymous usage statistics will be made publicly available.
Overpaint
This game challenges you to match colored squares with circles by dragging and dropping. Create new colors by overlapping squares. It offers a relaxing yet engaging puzzle experience with unique levels and interesting color facts.
- Drag-and-drop color matching
- Color mixing by overlapping squares
- 225 unique moving puzzles
- 100 color facts
- Simple and clean design
- Challenging gameplay
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Overpaint is all about color in motion. The goal is simple: drag-and-drop the squares over the matching circles to clear them. To make new colors just overlap the 3 squares. Seems easy, right? You have all the time yet each move counts… Observe the colorful moving patterns and sharpen your skills. Join the color fun! • Free to play • 225 unique moving puzzles • 100 curious color facts • Simple and clean design: less is beautiful! • Easy to play but tricky to master • Drag the squares by their corners and cover the circles • Play at your own pace: think twice, slide once • Challenge your friends and beat their scores • Purchasable lives and moves (optional) Enjoy mixing colors with Overpaint! "Overpaint app is addictive in a colorful way" – Examiner "...an edutaining, artistic puzzler all about color and how it amazingly meshes" - AppAdvice "Overpaint takes 3 colors and makes a tremendous puzzle game" - AppAttack "All the fun and none of the mess" - IdTapThat Featured in the AppStore worldwide - "Best New Games" Find out more: www.landka.com Send your feedback: hello@landka.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overpaint at 3.8 against Flood's 3.1. Overpaint also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 38%). Flood's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Flood sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Overpaint sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overpaint holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 133 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Flood's written reviews are positive against 63% of Overpaint's.
Flood ships an update every 2 months, Overpaint every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Flood | Overpaint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (50 ratings) | 3.8 (133 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AdMob, Inc. | Landka |
Customer experience
Flood
Overpaint
User reviews
Flood
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 💡 Small app size
- 👍 Great for time killing
- 👍 Long-term favorite for many
- 👍 Challenging yet doable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Overrides music/audio playback
- 🐛 Frequent crashes after purchases
- 🐛 App freezes on ads
- 🐛 Unplayable after updates
- 🐛 Audio ads interrupt gameplay
Overpaint
From 133 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful color-mixing puzzle concept
- 🎵 Relaxing and enjoyable music
- 😌 No ads or minimal monetization
- 🧩 Engaging puzzle gameplay
- 🎯 Simple yet challenging mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes on startup
- 🐛 Game crashes after closing mid-level
- 🐛 Crashes when running out of lives
- ☝️ Notification center interference on top screen
- ⏸️ Game progress not saved to Game Center
Bugs and requests
Flood
Reported bugs
20 issues- Overrides music/audio
- Crashes after purchasing extra moves
- App freezes on Amazon ad
- Game crashes right after level 27
- App crashes when accessing Options or Statistics
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- Game force quits after completing each quick game
- Black screen issues
- Game won't load after ad
- Game won't load without Wi-Fi
- App won't open after last update
- Colors on screen are messed up
- Game crashes every time it's opened after purchase
- Game crashes after recent iOS Update
- Cannot choose options because it crashes
- Kicks user out after game
- App is frozen and non-responsive
- Won't finish loading since last OS update
- Won't run after ad
- Screen goes black and hangs up
- Does not run on 5s running 8.1
Requested features
9 requests- Allow playing with own music/podcasts
- Option to remove ads permanently
- Show the fully flooded board
- Reset statistics option
- More color options
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- Fix audio issues with ads
- Clarify number of moves in extra move packs
- Fix color distinction issues
- Improve UI for newer iOS versions
Overpaint
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes immediately after pressing play button
- App crashes when closing mid-level and reopening
- App crashes after running out of hearts/lives
- Level 45 yellow bar doesn't reach far enough
- Level 66 yellow cannot cover bottom circle
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- Level 69 yellow doesn't extend sufficiently
- Level 103 yellow screen blocks dot resolution
- Level 167 impossible to complete on iPhone 6 due to screen proportions
- Dragging colors from top triggers notification shade instead
- Game progress resets despite Game Center sync
- Color dragging drops without proper placement
- Incorrect color mixing information in tutorials
Requested features
8 requests- More levels beyond current maximum
- Undo move functionality
- Ability to earn lives through gameplay
- Larger interaction area away from notification shade
- Seamless level transitions
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- Continuous background music loop
- No life requirement for replaying completed levels
- Faster app transitions and loading
In-app purchases
Flood
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Extra Steps Pack 1$0.99
- Extra Steps Pack 2$1.99
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- Extra Steps Pack 3$4.99
Overpaint
- Refill lives$0.99
- Unlock gate$0.99
- +3 moves$0.99
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- Remove ads$0.99
- Lives forever$2.99
