Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs CUBISTIC

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

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.

Highlights
  • Cube combination puzzles
  • 50 unique levels
  • Game Boy inspired graphics
  • Character pathfinding
  • Door animations
Features
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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

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
CUBISTIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

! 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus CUBISTIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !CUBISTIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerJohannes Pfahler

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

CUBISTIC

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

CUBISTIC

One-time5
  • 10 Extra Levels 1/2$0.99
  • 10 Extra Levels 2/2$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Full Version$0.99
  • Level Flatrate$1.99

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CUBISTIC free?
CUBISTIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or CUBISTIC?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while CUBISTIC averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or CUBISTIC have ads?
Neither ! Exploding Paintballs ! nor CUBISTIC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or CUBISTIC?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and CUBISTIC every 3 months. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on November 1, 2026 and CUBISTIC on November 3, 2026.

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