Comparison

Fizzy Factory vs Palette Splash

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

Head to head
About

Fizzy Factory

Transport soda from geysers to color-coded bottles by dragging your finger. Mix colors to fill specific bottles, using stations and splitters to create new hues. Offers hundreds of levels with increasing difficulty and helpful tutorials.

Highlights
  • 384 challenging levels
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Color mixing mechanics
  • Soda splitting and station features
  • Tutorials and hints
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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"Ingenious new mechanics completely change the way the genre is played." - Gamezebo "One of the best and most addictive puzzlers I've played in a while!" 5/5 - GamerSpy Step into the soda factory to play the most addictive puzzle game on the market. You are faced with the tasty task of transporting soda from our naturally flowing soda geysers to color-coded soda bottles. The gameplay is simple. Just drag your finger to move soda around the board. Red soda goes in the red bottle. Easy enough, right? Sure. At least until you have to mix the blue and yellow soda to fill the green bottle. This factory is outfitted with the latest in soda making technology. Slide that blue soda through the red Color Station, and we’ve got purple soda! We can even run that orange soda through a Splitter for more red and yellow soda! We’ll teach you the basics with some simple levels. Brush up on your color mixing facts, learn the intricacies of Splitters, and you’ll be an old soda pro in no time! But rest assured, we’ve got challenges for even the most seasoned soda veterans! *** Fizzy Factory Features*** -384 Challenging Levels! -Intuitive, smooth touch controls -Multiple board sizes to ratchet up the difficulty -Tutorials to help ease you into gameplay -Hints available to help get you through some of the more dastardly levels -Awesome music and sound effects -Game Center leaderboard and achievements that allow you to compete against friends and strangers for mixing supremacy -Charming colorful graphics and animations—especially beautiful on the iPad -Real soda factory feel -Fun messages at the end of every level ***There's More!*** Beat the Fizzy Factory Secret Password Challenge and have your name immortalized! Details at HangZone.com. Fizzy Factory takes color-dragging puzzles to a new level. It’s free, so you’ve probably started downloading it by now. Good luck!

About

Palette Splash

Engage in a vibrant color mixing and matching game with over 3000 levels. Encounter Decoy Jones, a mischievous character who adds challenges and unique gameplay mechanics. Discover runes for passive advantages and explore bonus levels.

Highlights
  • Color mixing and matching gameplay
  • Over 3000 levels
  • Match 3, Match 4, and All mechanics
  • Match Fruit Mode
  • Challenging Decoy Jones character
  • Bonus levels and experiments
  • Over 20 unique runes for passive advantages
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Palette Splash is a fun-filled color mixing and matching game. Immerse yourself in a colorful world and navigate through challenges posed by Decoy Jones, a pesky pest who will put your skills to the test. Get ready to master colors in an engaging and exciting way! LORE: Welcome to Palette Splash, a captivating mobile game that unfolds on Prismia, a vivid planet where colors are living entities, not just visual marvels. Within this world, tribes—composed of Shades, Values, and Hue—coexist harmoniously, bound by unbreakable affection. Meet Decoy Jones, an adventurer from the enigmatic realm of Incognitum, where the thrill of the unknown reigns supreme. While experimenting in Dr. Schrödinger's laboratory, Jones triggers a portal that whisks him to Prismia. Embracing his impulsive nature, he seamlessly integrates into Prismian society, injecting spontaneity into their lives. Jones, torn between longing for his home and embracing his love for adventure, adds a splash of unpredictability to Prismia's inhabitants. As he navigates the vibrant landscapes, he weaves excitement into their predictable routines, forever altering Prismia's destiny. FEATURES: Color Mixing Fun: -Experience the joy of mixing and collecting colors on a dynamic palette wheel in Palette Splash! With evolving difficulty levels, each spin brings new challenges and vibrant possibilities. -Match 3 mechanic, sometimes Match 4 or All! -Match Fruit Mode! -Embark on an endless color-mixing adventure with 3000 levels. From beginner to expert, each level presents exciting challenges that ramp up in difficulty. Decoy Jones: -Decoy Jones is on a mission to challenge and disrupt your color-mixing and matching endeavors. Brace yourself for escalating intensity, as his array of newfound abilities evolves alongside your progress. Bonus Levels: -Step into Decoy Jones' Laboratory, an exclusive bonus level that adds an electrifying twist to your Palette Splash adventure. Here, Decoy Jones delves into thrilling experimentation, crafting potions to bestow upon himself newfound abilities and embarking on a quest to unearth the elusive concoction that will carry him back to his homeland. -Stop Decoy Jones at all cost! Rune System: -Discover over 20 unique runes granting you valuable passive advantages throughout your gameplay. Each rune possesses its own distinct abilities, enhancing your color-mixing prowess and strategic approach.

Screenshots

Fizzy Factory4 screens
Palette Splash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Palette Splash at 4.9 against Fizzy Factory's 4.3. Palette Splash also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 7). Fizzy Factory's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Fizzy Factory sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Palette Splash sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Palette Splash holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Fizzy Factory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Palette Splash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fizzy Factory ships an update every 3 weeks, Palette Splash every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fizzy Factory versus Palette Splash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFizzy FactoryPalette Splash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings)4.9 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings729 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB407 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangZoneFiresight Studios LLC

Customer experience

Fizzy Factory

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative0.0%

Palette Splash

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fizzy Factory

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Cannot pass level 16 on Cola Connect

Requested features

5 requests
  • Colorblind option
  • Earn hints based on levels completed or time
  • Explain how levels work
  • Add more levels
  • Allow skipping levels without penalty

Palette Splash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fizzy Factory

One-time9
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Drink Doctor puzzle pack--48 new 7x7 levels$0.99
  • Tonic Tussle puzzle pack--48 new 6x6 levels$0.99
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  • Mix Master puzzle pack--48 new 8x8 levels$1.99
  • 20 Hints$2.99
  • Tonic Tussle, Drink Doctor, and Mix Master puzzle packs$2.99
  • Starter Pack - 20 Hints and Drink Doctor Puzzle Pack$2.99
  • 40 Hints$4.99
  • 100 Hints$9.99
6 purchases

Palette Splash

One-time6
  • Remove Ads Permanently$0.99
  • Unlimited Bonus Levels!$0.99
  • Limited Deal Pack!$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Small Decoy Pack!$0.99
  • Large Decoy Pack!$1.99
  • Mega Decoy Pack!$2.99

Questions

Is Fizzy Factory free?
Fizzy Factory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Palette Splash free?
Palette Splash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fizzy Factory or Palette Splash?
Palette Splash is rated higher. Fizzy Factory averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Palette Splash averages 4.9 from 29 ratings.
Do Fizzy Factory or Palette Splash have ads?
Palette Splash shows ads; Fizzy Factory does not.
Which is updated more often, Fizzy Factory or Palette Splash?
Fizzy Factory ships an update every 3 weeks, and Palette Splash every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fizzy Factory was updated on October 23, 2026 and Palette Splash on October 22, 2026.

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