Comparison

! Exploding Paintballs ! vs Kakuro

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

Kakuro

This number puzzle game challenges players to fill white squares with digits that sum to the clues provided in small triangles. It's a logic-based crossword variant, offering a mentally stimulating and addictive experience for puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Number-based crossword puzzles
  • Logic and sum challenges
  • Automatic puzzle generation
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Three puzzle sizes
  • All puzzles have solutions
Features
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Thank you for downloading Kakuro - Numeric Crossword. A Kakuro puzzle is a variant of Sudoku and a extremely addictive fashion game. The Kakuro is a crossword puzzle that uses numbers instead of words.. operation: The clues are in the small triangles. Answers (white squares) must contain numbers whose sum is equal to the given clue. Possible numbers are 1 to 9. You can not repeat numbers in the same answer ( row or column ) This simple game is one of the most addictive puzzles in the market, even more than Sudoku. So if you're already bored of Sudoku or crossword puzzles, you must try this hiper-addictive game. All puzzles have solution. The puzzles are generated automatically, and you can choose three level of difficulties, as well as three sizes. Enjoy the summer of Kakuro, a game to exercise your mind and entertain you for hours.

Screenshots

! Exploding Paintballs !4 screens
Kakuro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ! Exploding Paintballs ! at 100% against Kakuro's 0%. ! Exploding Paintballs ! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Kakuro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kakuro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

! Exploding Paintballs ! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. 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 Kakuro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, Kakuro every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
! Exploding Paintballs ! versus Kakuro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter! Exploding Paintballs !Kakuro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KramerVicente Aliaga

Customer experience

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

Kakuro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

! Exploding Paintballs !

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

Kakuro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ! Exploding Paintballs ! free?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kakuro free?
Kakuro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Kakuro?
! Exploding Paintballs ! is rated higher. ! Exploding Paintballs ! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Kakuro averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Kakuro have ads?
Kakuro shows ads; ! Exploding Paintballs ! does not.
Which is updated more often, ! Exploding Paintballs ! or Kakuro?
! Exploding Paintballs ! ships an update every 2 months, and Kakuro every 6 months. Most recently, ! Exploding Paintballs ! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Kakuro on October 23, 2026.

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