Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Magnets in Space

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

Head to head
About

! Exploding Paintballs !

A tilt-sensitive arcade game where players link and explode colored paintballs. Compete with friends on leaderboards for high scores and unlock more levels through in-app purchases. Experience realistic physics and varied explosion sounds.

Highlights
  • Tilt or touch controls
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Link and explode colored paintballs
  • Realistic explosion sounds
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Unlockable levels via IAP
Features
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!Exploding Paintballs! is a tilt-sensitive arcade game with paintballs that float (blue and green) and paintballs that sink (red and yellow). When certain color combinations of paintballs touch they link together and, when the link is complete, explode with a loud realistic explosion noise. The color combinations that will explode vary with each Level. The Game Center records various scores on Leaderboards such as number of Levels completed, number of explosions, best times for certain Levels and best times for all Levels combined. Compete with your Game Center Friends to see who can make the most explosions or who can get 10 explosions on one or all Levels the fastest. Gravity is adjusted by tilting the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Alternatively, !Exploding Paintballs! can respond to touch moves rather than tilt. The exploding noise differs for the different color combinations that explode (e.g. gunshots, crashes, bombs). The sound can be turned off or made into a vibration. There are 8 free Levels - 4 with walls and 4 without walls. An In App Purchase expands the number of Levels to 66 - 33 Levels with walls and 33 Levels without walls. !Exploding Paintballs! is based on a kinetic simulation using the device's accelerometer and realistic principles of physics (buoyancy, inertia, viscosity, Hooke's Law and color confinement). For accuracy and stability it uses a half step modification to Euler's Algorithm as described by Feynman (Lectures on Physics, Vol. 1, Ch. 9, P. 5) and Cromer (Am. J. Phy. 49, 455 (1981)). The screen shots below are: 1) Free Level 1 - Red-Blue. A red-blue combination is shown exploding. 2) The Levels Table. The 4 free Levels are shown together with the Best Times and maximum number of Explosions. 3) Free Level 2 - Red-Blue, Yellow-Green. A red-blue (yellow-green for iPad) combination is shown exploding. 4) Free Level 3 - Blue-Yellow-Green. Some partial combinations are shown linked and one blue-yellow-green is shown exploding. 5) Free Level 4 - Red-Green-Green-Loop. Some partial combinations for the loop are shown linked and one red-green-green-loop is shown exploding.

About

Magnets in Space

A physics-based puzzle game where you shoot particles using magnetic forces. It features over 100 handmade levels with an original soundtrack. Designed for players who enjoy challenging puzzles and physics simulations.

Highlights
  • Particle shooting gameplay
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Over 100 handmade levels
  • Original soundtrack
  • Accurate magnetism simulation (developer's claim)
Features
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A PARTICLE SHOOTING PUZZLE GAME Somewhere in the depths of space, a puzzle master created a trial of puzzles for only the most daring of adventurers. This… is not that game. Hi, my name is matt and I made this game because I was bored. There are a lot of fun levels in it. Like they took forever to design. If you like particle shooting games, you will probably enjoy this game. If you like physics games, you will probably enjoy this game. If you like accurate simulations of magnetism, you will probably enjoy sending me an angry email about how physically inaccurate my game is and demand that I make a public statement about how my so-called “magnets” behave like point charges. Oh well, I tried. OVER 100 HANDMADE LEVELS Do people even read these descriptions? I feel like I’m just kind of typing things for no reason. Just download my game please. I promise it will entertain you for at least a minute. It probably won’t even take a whole minute to download. It’s like less than 100 MB. I think most of that is audio… I only use like three graphics in the game and they are literally all circles. Did I mention that this game has an original soundtrack that I wrote? Stop bragging matt, nobody wants to hear about that. Chances are most of you are just going to play without sound anyway, so, like, whatever. WHAT ARE YOU EVEN DOING JUST DOWNLOAD MY GAME Seriously. By this point, you should have realized the rest of this description has absolutely no additional content. You are literally just wasting your time right now. NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 1.2 Fixed some bug for you. You're welcome OK IM DONE THIS IS GETTING EXHAUSTING Alright, that’s it. I’m done writing this description. Go download my game. Or don’t. At this point, I don’t really care anymore. Actually wait no that was a joke please download it.

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Magnets in Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at none against Magnets in Space's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ! Exploding Paintballs ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Magnets in Space sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ! Exploding Paintballs ! against 4.9 for Magnets in Space. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, Magnets in Space every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Magnets in Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Magnets in Space
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerMatthew Walak

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Magnets in Space

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

One-time1
  • upgrade to play the Additional Levels$0.99
6 purchases

Magnets in Space

One-time6
  • Custom Color Schemes$0.99
  • Unlimited Path Prediction$0.99
  • Unlimited Path Tracing$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlimited Direction History$0.99
  • Unlimited Skips$0.99
  • The Ultimate Powerup Pack$2.99

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magnets in Space free?
Magnets in Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Magnets in Space?
Magnets in Space is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Magnets in Space averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Magnets in Space have ads?
Magnets in Space shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Magnets in Space?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and Magnets in Space every 3 months. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on October 2, 2026 and Magnets in Space on October 1, 2026.

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