Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop

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

Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop

Control a player ball by swiping left and right to drop it onto similarly colored balls. Connect and blast as many balls as possible to achieve a high score. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Swipe to control player ball
  • Drop ball on similar colors
  • Blast connected balls
  • Score as many points as possible
  • Simple swipe controls
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How to play: - Swipe left and right to control player ball. - Drop player ball on similar color. - Similar color balls that connect to player ball gets blasted. - Blast as many player balls as you can

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at 100% against Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop's 0%. ! Exploding Paintballs ! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (32 vs 5). On price, update cadence 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. ! Exploding Paintballs ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

! Exploding Paintballs ! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop has 32 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ! Exploding Paintballs !'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings532 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB127 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPeter KramerRocketship Studios LLP

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

One-time1
  • upgrade to play the Additional Levels$0.99
None

Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop free?
Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop have ads?
Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop every 3 months. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pop Em All! Watermelon Pop on October 24, 2026.

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