Comparison

Paint Simulator 3D vs Grainfall

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

Head to head
About

Paint Simulator 3D

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A brand new, original 3D graphics engine — designed from zero for ultimate CPU/GPU efficiency. The innovative use of 3D tools creates a revolutionary impact on digital drawing and coloring. Edge-tap, direction-aware dual-menu system redefines navigation, setting a new UX standard by positioning multiple tools in their optimum layout. Red/Green/Blue tone palettes and Pencil/Pen/Brush cases keep the UI clean and fast. Backpack brings every tool to life in 3D, making selection feel truly physical. Thoughtful touches like undo/redo, fix-up tools, and export keep the workflow smooth. It looks real. It acts real. It feels real.

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Grainfall

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Grainfall is a falling sand toy. Pick a material, drag across the screen, and watch it react with whatever is already there. Sand piles up and slides back down. Dig a hole and water will find it. Oil floats on top of water, and oil burns. Plants drink from standing water and creep toward it. Fire spreads, leaves ash behind, and boils water into steam that drifts up, cools off, and comes back down as rain. There is no score and nothing to unlock by playing. What you get is twelve materials that all react to each other, and the fun is working out how. Build a glass tank and fill it with acid, since glass is the one thing acid cannot chew through. Pour lava into water and it sets into stone. Light one end of a gunpowder trail and follow it along. Hit record at any point and Grainfall turns what happened into a video, with sound built from the same events you just watched. Save a world and it keeps a picture of itself in your list. Send one to a friend as a small file and it opens straight into their copy. FREE • Sand, water, oil, plant, fire and wall • The full simulation, running at 60fps • Record and export video, with a small watermark in the corner • Your world saves itself and is waiting when you come back PRO - One time purchase • Six more materials: acid, glass, lava, ice, gunpowder, fireworks • Video export with the watermark gone • Save as many worlds as you want, name them, load them back • Send worlds to friends as .grain files • Four color themes • Tilt gravity, so leaning your phone pours everything sideways A FEW THINGS WORTH TRYING • Float oil on water and drop in a single flame • Fill a glass tank with acid • Pour lava into the sea and watch the steam come off it • Light a gunpowder trail at one end • Set off enough fireworks that the falling sparks catch your plants Every material makes its own sound. No account, no ads, nothing collected, and it all works offline.

Screenshots

Paint Simulator 3D4 screens
Grainfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Grainfall at 14.0 against Paint Simulator 3D's 16.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Paint Simulator 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Grainfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Paint Simulator 3D versus Grainfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint Simulator 3DGrainfall
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOnur SahinJohn Haas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paint Simulator 3D

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.00
1 purchases

Grainfall

One-time1
  • Grainfall Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Paint Simulator 3D free?
Paint Simulator 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grainfall free?
Grainfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paint Simulator 3D or Grainfall have ads?
Neither Paint Simulator 3D nor Grainfall shows ads.

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