! Exploding Paintballs ! vs CUBISTIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
! 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.
- Tilt or touch controls
- Physics-based gameplay
- Link and explode colored paintballs
- Realistic explosion sounds
- Game Center leaderboards
- Unlockable levels via IAP
Read full descriptionHide full description
!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.
CUBISTIC
Guide a small character to their exit by strategically placing various cubes to create a path. Solve 50 unique levels with a distinct visual style inspired by classic handheld gaming consoles. The initial levels are free to explore.
- Cube combination puzzles
- 50 unique levels
- Game Boy inspired graphics
- Character pathfinding
- Door animations
Read full descriptionHide full description
Help this little man to find the way to his door. Combine different Cubes to solve the 50 levels. For making a valid path you just drop cubes from above. There are six different kind of blocks. Every level ends with an unique door animation. The first 12 levels are free to play. The games graphic is inspired by the old Game Boy optic but just with colors.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at 4.8 against CUBISTIC's 3.8. CUBISTIC's advantage is iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. ! Exploding Paintballs ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CUBISTIC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
! Exploding Paintballs ! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ! Exploding Paintballs !'s written reviews are positive against 94% of CUBISTIC's.
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, CUBISTIC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ! Exploding Paintballs ! | CUBISTIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 15.6 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | Johannes Pfahler |
Customer experience
! Exploding Paintballs !
CUBISTIC
In-app purchases
! Exploding Paintballs !
- upgrade to play the Additional Levels$0.99
CUBISTIC
- 10 Extra Levels 1/2$0.99
- 10 Extra Levels 2/2$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- Full Version$0.99
- Level Flatrate$1.99
Questions
Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
Is CUBISTIC free?
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or CUBISTIC?
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or CUBISTIC have ads?
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or CUBISTIC?
Other comparisons















