Tintforge vs CONNECT BIRD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tintforge
A relaxing puzzle game where you mix pigments to create target shades. Explore themed worlds with unique color challenges and unlock rewards. Perfect for creative problem-solving and satisfying progression.
- Relaxing color-mixing puzzle
- Blend pigments to match shades
- Themed worlds and chapters
- Stages from simple to advanced
- Rewards for completion
- Helpful mixing tools
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Tintforge is a relaxing color puzzle where every stage begins with a target shade and a handful of pigments. Instead of matching tiles or clearing blocks, you create the answer yourself. Add pigment drops, watch them blend across the canvas, and adjust your mix until it matches the target. A little more blue, a softer touch of white, one cleaner ratio — small choices turn into satisfying color discoveries. Travel through themed worlds filled with crafted color challenges, from Studio Basics and Tone Lab to Garden Pigments, Night Palette, Digital Neon, Deep Ocean, and Master Gallery. Each world is divided into color chapters with new palettes, rules, and puzzle twists. Earn stars for accuracy, complete stage sets, restore chapters and worlds with color, and collect rewards that help when a shade is just out of reach. Helpful tools give you ways to compare colors, fix tricky mixes, and keep progressing. Features: - A relaxing color-mixing puzzle experience - Blend pigment drops to match target shades - Themed worlds and color chapters to unlock - Stages ranging from simple mixes to advanced color trials - Star ratings, perfect clears, set rewards, chapter rewards, and world rewards - Special puzzle twists including hidden targets, locked inks, and mystery palettes - Helpful tools for comparing colors, fixing mixes, and solving tricky shades Tintforge is made for players who enjoy calm puzzle games, color matching, creative problem solving, and satisfying progression.
CONNECT BIRD
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Trace, connect, and clear them all! A simple yet deep bird puzzle game! ▶ How to play - Trace birds of the same color to connect and clear them! - A new row rises from the bottom after every move! - Stack to the top and it's game over! ▶ Features - The more you connect, the bigger the score! - Trace the shape above to clear every block of that color! - Use paint to recolor birds and go for massive chains! - Compete with friends and the world on the leaderboard!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CONNECT BIRD at none against Tintforge's shown. Tintforge's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tintforge sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and CONNECT BIRD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tintforge ships an update weekly, CONNECT BIRD fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tintforge | CONNECT BIRD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyoungsu Kim | Manato Takeishi |
In-app purchases
Tintforge
- Starter Pack$1.99
- Heart Pack$2.99
- Basic Pack$5.99
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- Progress Pack$11.99
- Mega Pack$17.99
CONNECT BIRD
- PLUS (Sale)$0.99
- PLUS$2.99
- MAX (Sale)$5.99
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- MAX$9.99









