Comparison

Broken Brush vs Art Scrambles

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

Head to head
About

Broken Brush

Discover subtle differences within famous classical paintings. Explore over a thousand variations across 75 high-definition masterpieces, with an option to unlock more. Use intuitive controls and a hint system to find all the mismatches.

Highlights
  • Spot differences in classical paintings
  • Explore 75 masterpieces
  • Unlockable extra paintings
  • Over a thousand differences
  • HD images with zoom and pan
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Hint system
Features
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Spot the differences in classical paintings with Broken Brush! Explore classical masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. * 75 paintings * 25 extra paintings obtainable with ‘Unlock All’ * Over a thousand differences * HD images * Intuitive gameplay * Hint system Find the mismatching elements between two images: the one on the left is the original painting while the one on the right has minor variations. The interface is easy to use and lets you explore high definition images of classical paintings: pinch to zoom, drag to pan the image, and tap to mark the differences. You can use hints to help you narrow down and find the harder differences. Solve paintings to earn more hints. Find all the differences in Broken Brush!

About

Art Scrambles

Engage with classic art through a unique puzzle experience. Swap pieces to reveal famous paintings and explore works from over 100 artists. Enjoy orchestral music and helpful tools to complete challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Discover beautiful masterpieces
  • Swap puzzle pieces
  • 11 included paintings
  • Over 100 artists featured
  • Orchestral soundtrack
  • Assistant and Peek tools
  • Progress saving
  • Replay with different piece shapes
Features
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"If you like jigsaw puzzles you'll love Art Scrambles!" Discover beautiful masterpieces as you swap puzzles pieces to reveal the paintings. Bangkok Post: "This app is an undiscovered gem..." • Includes 11 beautiful paintings with 600 more available • Over 100 artists • Orchestral sounds created by a classically-trained composer • Use Assistant to help with hard-to-place pieces • Use Peek for sneak-peeks beneath the pieces • Progress is stored for each puzzle so pause one and start another • Replay puzzles in different piece shapes and sizes Included in Sampler collection: Leonardo da Vinci Vincent Van Gogh Hans Holbein the Younger Utagawa Hiroshige Edgar Degas Gustav Klimt Franz Hals Ilya Repin Hieronymus Bosch Pieter Brueghel the Elder Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot James McNeill Whistler Additional Collections: Alma-Tadema Art Nouveau Posters Bosch Bosch Haywain Bouguereau I & II Brueghel Brueghel Proverbs Caravaggio Cassatt Cézanne Fra Angelico I & II Eakins Expressionists Giotto I & II Hals Hiroshige Edo I & II Hiroshige Tokaido Impressionists I & II Manet I, II, & III Masterpieces I, II, III, IV, V, & VI Monet I, II, & III Neo-Impressionists I & II Realists Rembrandt I & II Renaissance I & II Renoir Rubens Seurat Stubbs Tissot Titian I & II Toulouse-Lautrec I & II Van Gogh I, II, & III Vermeer I, II, & III Artists: Altdorfer, Albrecht Angelico, Fra Audubon, John James Bellini, Giovanni Bosch, Hieronymus Botticelli, Sandro Bouguereau, William-Adolphe Brueghel the Elder, Pieter Caillebotte, Gustave Cassatt, Mary Cezanne, Paul Coolidge, Cassius Marcellus Copley, John Singleton Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille Cossa, Francesco del Courbet, Gustav da Vinci, Leonardo Degas, Edgar Dürer, Albrecht Eakins, Thomas Eyck, Jan van Fouquet, Jean Francesca, Piero della Gainsborough, Thomas Gauguin, Paul Ghirlandaio, Domenico Goya, Francisco Gris, Juan Hals, Franz Hiroshige, Utagawa Hokusai, Katsushika Holbein the Younger, Hans Homer, Winslow Kandinsky, Wassily Klimt, Gustav Krøyer, Peder Severin Macke, August Manet, Edouard Mantegna, Andrea Marc, Franz Masaccio Michelangelo Millet, Jean-François Monet, Claude Moore, Albert Joseph Morisot, Berthe Münter, Gabriele Peal, Charles Willson Perugino, Pietro Pissarro, Camille Pryanishnikov, Illarion Raphael Remington, Frederlc Renoir, Pierre Auguste Repin, Ilya Rijn, Rembrandt van Rubens, Peter Paul Sargent, John Singer Seurat, Georges Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de Uccello, Paolo Van der Weyden, Rogier Van Gogh, Vincent Velázquez, Diego Vermeer, Johannes Waterhouse, John William Whistler, James McNeill

Screenshots

Broken Brush4 screens
Art Scrambles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Broken Brush at 5.0 against Art Scrambles's 4.2. Broken Brush also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 79%). Art Scrambles's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Broken Brush sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Art Scrambles sells 38 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Broken Brush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Broken Brush's written reviews are positive against 79% of Art Scrambles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Broken Brush versus Art Scrambles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroken BrushArt Scrambles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.2 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews — better79.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPyrosphere, LdaJohn Blackburn

Customer experience

Broken Brush

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

Art Scrambles

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative8.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Broken Brush

One-time2
  • 40 Hints$0.99
  • Unlock All$1.99
38 purchases

Art Scrambles

One-time38
  • Expressionists$1.99
  • Renoir$1.99
  • Masterpieces I$1.99
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  • Masterpieces II$1.99
  • Masterpieces III$1.99
  • Hiroshige - Edo I$1.99
  • Vermeer I$1.99
  • Vermeer II$1.99
  • Renaissance I$1.99
  • Bouguereau I$1.99
  • Bouguereau II$1.99
  • Alma-Tadema$1.99
  • Masterpieces V$1.99
  • Art Nouveau Posters$1.99
  • Mucha$1.99
  • Masterpieces VI$1.99
  • Brueghel Proverbs$1.99
  • Monet III$1.99
  • Renaissance II$1.99
  • Cézanne$1.99
  • Tissot$1.99
  • Rubens$1.99
  • Library of Congress I$1.99
  • Bierstadt$1.99
  • Neo-Impressionists I$1.99
  • Masterpieces IV$1.99
  • Van Gogh I$1.99
  • Manet II$1.99
  • Monet II$1.99
  • Realists$1.99
  • Hiroshige - Edo II$1.99
  • Impressionists II$1.99
  • Vermeer III$1.99
  • Manet I$1.99
  • Impressionists I$1.99
  • Cassatt$1.99
  • Monet I$1.99
  • Seurat$1.99

Questions

Is Broken Brush free?
Broken Brush is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Art Scrambles free?
Art Scrambles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Broken Brush or Art Scrambles?
Broken Brush is rated higher. Broken Brush averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Art Scrambles averages 4.2 from 24 ratings.
Do Broken Brush or Art Scrambles have ads?
Neither Broken Brush nor Art Scrambles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Broken Brush or Art Scrambles?
Broken Brush ships an update every 2 months, and Art Scrambles every 2 months. Most recently, Broken Brush was updated on September 26, 2026 and Art Scrambles on October 5, 2026.

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