Comparison

Bear Island vs Paint the grid

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

Head to head
About

Bear Island

Embark on a puzzle adventure after a shipwreck, transforming a wild island into a royal paradise. Solve match-3 puzzles, complete quests, and design your island with unique landmarks. Compete with friends and players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Island design and customization
  • Exciting quests and challenges
  • Battle mode for island defense
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Unlockable boosters
Features
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After a shipwreck leaves you stranded on a mysterious island, you’ll need to use your puzzle skills to turn this wild land into a royal island. Complete addictive match 3 puzzle game, tackle exciting quests, and set sail to unearth hidden treasures on Bear Island! Match, pop, and blast tiles in this royal puzzle adventure to progress to the next level! Master match 3 puzzles with quick thinking and smart matching moves to be rewarded with hammer bonuses and special combos. How to Play: - Solve puzzle, match, swap and crush color tiles - Match 3 or more identical tile and swip them to get special combos - Every level has limited moves—plan each move to hit your goals! - Claim stars with every level to unlock new tasks and build the island. - Unlock powerful boosters to assist your journey! Exciting Bear Island Features: - Design every part of your island, from the Bear’s house and farm to ships, statues, and more royal landmarks - Unleash battle mode as you explore and protect your island, combining attack and defense from other opponents - Challenge friends and players worldwide on Facebook, and climb to the top of the leaderboard with your royal match puzzle skills The best puzzle solving and color-swiping match game awaits as you set out to transform this wild island into your royal paradise. Dive into Bear Island, where every match puzzle brings you closer to adventure. Tap To Match and Start Your Journey Now!

About

Paint the grid

Features
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Tap paint shooters, manage the conveyor, fill pixels, and reveal satisfying artwork, Conveyor’s ready, paint shooters are on standby. Tap to send a paint shooter onto the conveyor so it shoots paint balls into unfilled pixel cubes of its own color. The number above it is its ammo: that’s how many pixels it can fill. Run out and it leaves the stage; if not, it slips into one of the 5 waiting slots and, when you tap again, it jumps back on the conveyor to fire another round. The conveyor has a capacity — push past the limit and you’ll need to wait. Send them in the right order, manage the flow, and fill the pixel cubes to create the artwork piece by piece. Simple mechanic, sticky loop: tap → shoot → fill → reveal → repeat.

Screenshots

Bear Island4 screens
Paint the grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint the grid at none against Bear Island's 10. Paint the grid also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 weeks). Bear Island's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bear Island sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Paint the grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bear Island ships an update every 3 weeks, Paint the grid every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Bear Island versus Paint the grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBear IslandPaint the grid
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size350 MB258 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHydra Games Pte LtdDhilip kumar

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bear Island

One-time10
  • Welcome Pack$1.99
  • Daily Pack$2.99
  • Splendid Haul$3.99
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  • 25000 Coins$19.99
  • Amazing Haul$39.99
  • 50000 Coins$39.99
  • 60000 Coins$39.99
  • 140000 Coins$69.99
  • Fantastic Haul$79.99
  • 100000 Coins$79.99
None

Paint the grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bear Island free?
Bear Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint the grid free?
Paint the grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bear Island or Paint the grid have ads?
Both Bear Island and Paint the grid show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bear Island or Paint the grid?
Bear Island ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paint the grid every 11 days. Most recently, Bear Island was updated on June 1, 2026 and Paint the grid on September 19, 2026.

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