Comparison

Monostroke vs Paint Worm

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

Head to head
About

Monostroke

Features
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Monostroke is a single-line drawing puzzle. Draw one continuous stroke through every required cell — no lifting your finger, no retracing your path. One simple rule. A lot of depth. ONE RULE. WORLDS OF DEPTH. Start with the basics. Then meet the mechanics, one at a time: • Walls block your path. • Ice slides you in straight lines. • Switches flip the rules mid-stroke. • Portals teleport across the board. • Veils hide what lies beneath. • Bridges let your line cross itself, cleanly. Every mechanic is taught before it's tested. THREE CHALLENGE MODES For when the basics feel too tame: • MIRROR — your stroke mirrors across an axis. • BLUEPRINT — strict, minimalist puzzles for the precise. • TALLY — hit every checkpoint as you go. Master a world to permanently unlock its visual theme. THE GAUNTLET Five floors. No retries. The line ends here. The Gauntlet is the prestige test. Earn shards from your runs and spend them on the most exclusive cosmetic in the game: the iridescent Aurora theme. META-MAPS Each region of a hand-drawn world is its own puzzle. Together, they form a complete map. Solve every sub-region of the Hourglass to complete the picture. EARN WHAT YOU WEAR Themes are unlocked through play, not paywalls. Master a world to claim its visual identity: • Paperweight — aged manuscript paper. • Tron — neon on dark glass (cyan, orange, magenta variants). • Constellation — cosmic starfields with optional aurora overlays. • Blueprint Cyanotype — drafting-paper aesthetic. • Wood — polished go-board. • Aurora Ā· Iridescent — the prestige tier, earned with Gauntlet shards. Plus path skins, endpoint markers, and checkpoint markers — all earned in-game. THOUGHTFUL PLAY No timers on regular puzzles. No daily streaks to break. Sketch a route, retract, try again. The puzzle waits. Free to play, with optional rewarded ads. A one-time Premium purchase removes all ads and unlocks bonus coins plus a cosmetic starter pack.

About

Paint Worm

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Paint Worm is a minimalist puzzle game where you guide a worm across a grid, painting every cell exactly once before escaping through the exit. HOW TO PLAY Move the worm using arrow keys (or on-screen D-pad). Your goal is simple: paint every paintable cell on the board, then reach the exit. The catch — you can never revisit a painted cell, and running into a wall too long ends your run. FEATURES • 370 handcrafted stages across 13 grid sizes — from relaxed 6Ɨ7 grids to demanding 14Ɨ18 puzzles • Smooth difficulty curve from beginner to expert • Full keyboard support — play entirely with arrow keys on Mac • 4 color themes: Mint, Berry, Sunny, Ocean • Dark mode support • Haptic feedback on mobile • Background music with toggle A pure logic puzzle. No timers, no ads interrupting gameplay, no in-app purchases. Just you and the grid.

Screenshots

Monostroke4 screens
Paint Worm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Worm at none against Monostroke's 4. Monostroke's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Monostroke sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Paint Worm asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monostroke ships an update daily, Paint Worm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Monostroke versus Paint Worm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonostrokePaint Worm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVectorWeavejaegeun so

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Monostroke

One-time4
  • Monostroke 10000 Coins$0.99
  • Monostroke 30000 Coins$2.99
  • Monostroke 100000 Coins$4.99
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  • Monostroke Premium$9.99
None

Paint Worm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monostroke free?
Monostroke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paint Worm free?
Paint Worm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monostroke or Paint Worm have ads?
Both Monostroke and Paint Worm show ads.
Which is updated more often, Monostroke or Paint Worm?
Monostroke ships an update daily, and Paint Worm every 3 days. Most recently, Monostroke was updated on October 15, 2026 and Paint Worm on October 8, 2026.

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