Comparison

Rainbow Piece vs Critter Patch

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow Piece

Features
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Rainbow Piece: Relaxing Circular Jigsaw. Escape the stress of high scores. Enjoy a pure, calm puzzle experience on your wrist. 【How to Play】 - Move: Drag your finger on the screen to move the pieces. - Rotate: Turn the Digital Crown to rotate the selected piece. 【Choose Your Challenge】 - Normal: Relatively easy, as you solve the puzzle by following the rainbow color gradient. - Hard: Solve the puzzle by relying solely on the shape of the pieces. 【Two Sizes Available】 - 13 Pieces: Large pieces and a small number of pieces make for a casual game. - 25 Pieces: Small pieces and a large number of pieces make for a more thorough game. 【Tip】 Long press the screen any time to return to the start screen. Take your time. Find your peace. Complete the rainbow.

About

Critter Patch

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Critter Patch is a puzzle game for Apple Watch about clearing critters and growing a garden. Tap a group of two or more matching critters to clear it. The critters above drop into the gap, and bigger groups are worth a lot more. Boards take about a minute. Every critter you clear turns into a petal, and petals make your garden grow. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Garden Path: 120 levels in six chapters. Reach the target score to pass, then come back for three stars. • Daily Seed: one new board a day, the same for everybody. Play it as often as you like; your best run of the day is your score. • Sprout Rush: new rows keep growing in, a little faster each time. Don't let a column overflow. • Daydream: endless boards with no target and no game over. Optional Game Center leaderboards for the Daily Seed, Sprout Rush, and your Garden Path stars. GARDEN HELPERS • Sunflowers join any group. • Golden Leaves double a group's points. • Watering Cans clear a whole column, pebbles included. • Clear the whole board for a Tidy Patch bonus. YOUR GARDEN Win new seeds as you play and grow 24 plants, including roses, a pumpkin and a small apple tree. A critter comes to visit whenever something blooms. ON YOUR WRIST • One tap clears a group. Or turn the Digital Crown to move between groups and clear with a tap or double tap on supported models. Prefer to look first? Turn off Quick Clear. • Undo and Hint are in the pause menu. Missing a target costs nothing. • Big Critters switches to a 5×5 board with larger critters. • Critters differ by shape as well as color, with optional pattern marks for color blindness. VoiceOver, Reduce Motion and Larger Text are supported. • Sound starts off, so the game stays quiet until you want it. Critter Patch works offline and has no ads or in-app purchases. Your progress stays on your watch.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rainbow Piece at Free against Critter Patch's $0.99. Critter Patch's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Rainbow Piece is free to download; Critter Patch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow Piece ships an update every 3 months, Critter Patch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Rainbow Piece versus Critter Patch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow PieceCritter Patch
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiyoshi IzumiHarold Lagroue

In-app purchases

None

Rainbow Piece

No in-app purchases

None

Critter Patch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rainbow Piece free?
Rainbow Piece is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Critter Patch free?
Critter Patch costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rainbow Piece or Critter Patch have ads?
Neither Rainbow Piece nor Critter Patch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Piece or Critter Patch?
Rainbow Piece ships an update every 3 months, and Critter Patch every 3 days. Most recently, Rainbow Piece was updated on October 30, 2026 and Critter Patch on November 6, 2026.

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