Ripple Effect vs Color Patternz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ripple Effect
A logic puzzle game where you fill rooms with numbers according to specific row and column separation rules. It offers over 500 levels across various sizes and difficulties, with features like automatic error highlighting and progress saving.
- Over 500 levels
- 5 board sizes
- 5 difficulty levels
- Automatic wrong number highlighting
- Autosave progress
- Best completion time recording
- Game Center Achievements
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Ripple Effect is a logic puzzle with simple rules. The puzzle consists of a rectangular board divided into "rooms". Each room must be filled with each of the numbers from 1 to the number of cells in the room. If two identical numbers appear in the same row or column, at least that many cells with other numbers must separate them. For example, if two 4s appear in the same row, then they must be separated by at least 4 cells. **** Ripple Effect features **** # Content - 5 different sizes of board - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - Highlight wrong number automatically - Autosave the process of unfinished levels - Record best completion time for each level # Challenge - Game Center Achievements - Try to complete as many levels as possible
Color Patternz
Engage your mind with a relaxing puzzle game focused on color recognition and pattern matching. Explore a vibrant world through numerous levels and daily challenges. Enjoy offline play and save your progress seamlessly.
- Color pattern recognition
- Relaxing gameplay
- 200+ levels
- Daily puzzles
- Survival mode
- Offline play
- Progress saving via iCloud
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Relax mind and improve colorability while finding color patterns. Do you have good color recognition skills? Let's find color patterns and improve colorability. You can enjoy the whole colorful world. The rule is very simple. Just find and draw given colors patterns. - Perfect for relaxing and killing time. - Internet connection is not required. - 200 attractive levels. - Endless daily puzzles. - Survival mode for challenging. - Beautiful themes. - Save your progress through iCloud. - iPhone X super retina display compatible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Color Patternz at 4.6 against Ripple Effect's 4.0. Color Patternz also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Ripple Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Patternz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Patternz holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Patternz has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ripple Effect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Color Patternz's.
Ripple Effect ships an update every 5 months, Color Patternz every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripple Effect | Color Patternz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Lam | Ecapyc Inc. |
Customer experience
Ripple Effect
Color Patternz
In-app purchases
Ripple Effect
- Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
Color Patternz
No in-app purchases
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