Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Construction Run

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

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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

Construction Run

Navigate unique road-building challenges by skillfully avoiding obstacles. Become an expert road builder by staying focused and completing various levels. Simple swerve controls make gameplay accessible.

Highlights
  • Unique road-building levels
  • Obstacle avoidance gameplay
  • Focus on expert road building
  • Simple swerve controls
  • Multiple levels to complete
Features
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There are many unique roads to complete. If you want to be an expert road builder, you need to be focused. Avoid obstacles on your way if you want to win this game. Game Feature - Unique levels - Simple swerve to play controls

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Construction Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at 100% against Construction Run's 0%. ! Exploding Paintballs ! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). Construction Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price 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. Construction Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

! Exploding Paintballs ! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ! Exploding Paintballs ! has 5 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Construction Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, Construction Run daily. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Construction Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Construction Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB99 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPeter KramerEla Game

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

Construction Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
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

Construction Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Construction Run free?
Construction Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Construction Run?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Construction Run averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Construction Run have ads?
Construction Run shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Construction Run?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and Construction Run daily. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on October 2, 2026 and Construction Run on October 2, 2026.

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