Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Merge Cards 3D

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

Merge Cards 3D

Engage in a relaxing puzzle game by tapping and merging three identical numerical cards. Complete levels, solve puzzles, and unlock new categories to earn rewards and sharpen your observation skills.

Highlights
  • Merge identical numerical cards
  • Solve puzzles to complete levels
  • Unlock new stylish categories
  • Earn rewards
  • Sharpen observation and memory skills
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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Card Merge 3D is here to challenge your day! Tap and merge 3 identical numerical cards that will be showed on the bottom slot bar & complete all tasks. Solve the puzzles, win each level and unlock new stylish and exiting categories ! Earn amazing rewards, sharpen you merging and observation skills and enjoy a fun relaxing puzzle game. Features - easy to play- whether you are a merge master or begginner you can enjoy a classic merge game - Challenge your observation and memory skills - Complete given tasks to win amazing rewards and unlock new categories.mazing rewards and unlock chest. - Relax and enjoy our fun loving puzzle game. Having any feedback? Love to help! Go to menu tap on settings select the contact us button to automatically send an email to our team or let us know via direct email at cardmergemaster@gmail.com

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Merge Cards 3D2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at 100% against Merge Cards 3D's 50%. ! Exploding Paintballs ! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Merge Cards 3D's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Merge Cards 3D sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

! Exploding Paintballs ! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ! Exploding Paintballs !'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Merge Cards 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, Merge Cards 3D monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Merge Cards 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Merge Cards 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.6 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings524 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB315 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPeter KramerApp Lock LLC

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

Merge Cards 3D

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

Merge Cards 3D

One-time11
  • Coins Small$1.99
  • Piggy Bank Offer$2.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
Show 8 more
  • Special Bundle$4.99
  • Coins Medium$4.99
  • Coins Large$9.99
  • Deluxe Bundle$9.99
  • Coins Very Large$19.99
  • Roayal Bundle$19.99
  • Coins Extra Large$39.99
  • Coins Ultra Large$79.99

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Merge Cards 3D free?
Merge Cards 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Merge Cards 3D?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Merge Cards 3D averages 4.6 from 24 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Merge Cards 3D have ads?
Merge Cards 3D shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Merge Cards 3D?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and Merge Cards 3D monthly. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on August 20, 2026 and Merge Cards 3D on August 14, 2026.

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