Comparison

Paint Bucket vs Compass Post

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

Head to head
About

Paint Bucket

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FIVE GAME MODES Powered by a physically-based pigment mixing model (Kubelka-Munk) instead of simple RGB averaging - colors blend the way they really would on canvas. Classic Mix: Match a target color by adding the right paint drops in the right amounts. Early levels teach simple hue shifts; later levels require finding subtle in-between tones. Guess the Color: Watch a sequence of drops get mixed, then pick the resulting color from four choices. Train your eye for how colors combine. Color Architect: Race against the clock to hit multiple target colors in a row using a shared palette. Tests speed and precision under pressure. Odd One Out: Spot the one tile that's a slightly different shade among a set of near-identical colors. A test of color perception. Capture the Color: Memorize a color shown for a few seconds, then recreate it from memory using hue, saturation, and brightness sliders. See how close your memory really is. FEATURES 800+ hand-designed levels across four mixing modes. Endless procedurally-generated rounds in Capture the Color mode. A smooth difficulty curve that goes from simple color recognition to genuine color-mixing skill. Casual Experience: No accounts or logins required - just pick up and play. Ads only appear between levels, never interrupting your active color-mixing focus. Whether you're a designer sharpening your color sense, an artist studying pigment behavior, or just someone who enjoys a satisfying puzzle, Paint Bucket has a mode for you!

About

Compass Post

Navigate the globe by finding cities using a compass. Fly real routes, earn miles, and compete with friends. Utilize jokers to overcome challenging destinations and unlock new content.

Highlights
  • Global city navigation with a compass
  • Real flight route simulation
  • 700 levels with progressive difficulty
  • Jokers for assistance on tricky cities
  • Daily routes and friend challenges
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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One compass. The whole world. You stand in one city and the ticket names another. Spin the compass toward it, lock your heading and watch your plane fly the real route across the globe. The Earth is round, so every city has two right answers: the short way along the great circle, or the long way around. Both score in full. HOW IT PLAYS • 700 levels. Each target becomes your next starting city. • Within 5° is a Perfect landing. Keep hitting to multiply your points. • Three misses end the run. Close the app any time; your run is saved. JOKERS FOR TRICKY CITIES • Call the Tower, Binoculars, Sextant and Spare Stamp. • A daily gift restocks jokers you've run out of. DAILY ROUTE AND CHALLENGES • A new daily route every day: everyone flies the same 700 cities, and your first flight is free. • Challenge friends with a link: they fly your exact route, and the route's board shows who flew it best. • Weekly and all-time Game Center leaderboards, plus achievements. AN AIRMAIL WORLD Paper maps, boarding-pass tickets, rubber stamps and a passport page for every run. Plays in English and Turkish. Passports start a run and refill over time. Miles earned in flight buy passports, unlimited play and jokers in Duty Free; miles and packs are also available as optional in-app purchases. Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Business Class is an optional auto-renewable subscription (monthly with a free first week for new subscribers, or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID; it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and you can manage it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Paint Bucket4 screens
Compass Post4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Paint Bucket at 15.0 against Compass Post's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Paint Bucket sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Compass Post sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paint Bucket ships an update every 2 days, Compass Post every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Paint Bucket versus Compass Post: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaint BucketCompass Post
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperONURION BILISIM VE DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETICAGLAR SERDAR

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Paint Bucket

One-time6
  • 100 Gold$0.49
  • 250 Gold$0.99
  • 1000 Gold$2.99
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  • remove ads$4.99
  • Unlimited Energy$9.99
  • 10000 Gold$24.99
10 purchases

Compass Post

Subscriptions2
  • Business Class · Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Business Class · Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Special pack$2.99
  • Polar Route set$2.99
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  • Night Mail set$2.99
  • Golden Age set$3.99
  • Flight Pass$4.99
  • Promotion pack$7.99
  • Captain's Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Paint Bucket free?
Paint Bucket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass Post free?
Compass Post is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paint Bucket or Compass Post have ads?
Both Paint Bucket and Compass Post show ads.
Which is updated more often, Paint Bucket or Compass Post?
Paint Bucket ships an update every 2 days, and Compass Post every 3 days. Most recently, Paint Bucket was updated on October 31, 2026 and Compass Post on November 6, 2026.

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