Comparison

Microtrip vs Color Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Microtrip

Navigate a creature's body in this physics-based arcade game. Dodge monsters, eat cells to survive, and collect power-ups. Its procedurally generated levels offer endless replayability and a unique challenge.

Highlights
  • Soft-body physics
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Power-up pills
  • Tilt or touch controls
  • Smooth 60fps graphics
Features
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"Simple, squashy and with plenty of just-one-more-go addictiveness." – The Guardian "Microtrip is a simple, cheerful little physics-based arcade game" – 148apps "Microtrip Adds Science Into Fun Gameplay" – Cult of Mac "it’s proving to be quite a fun inclusion on my iPhone." – AppAdvice Microtrip is a physics arcade game set inside the body of a strange creature. Its unique soft-body physics and the procedural generated levels make the game different and challenging every time you play. The goal is simple: go as deep as possible. For completing such a task you need to dodge the monsters as well as eating the white cells that are keeping you alive. The game is punctuated by special pills that give the blob a weird yet amazing power. How far can you go? Packed with cool features: - Realistic soft-body physics - Smooth graphics at 60fps - Two control schemes: tilt or touch - Awesome super bonus pills - Procedurally generated levels

About

Color Gallery

Engage in a relaxing puzzle experience by rearranging colored polygon tiles to form beautiful mosaic art paintings. Challenge your logic and color perception with over 100 unique puzzles, playable offline. Save and share your completed artworks as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Drag and reorder colored polygon tiles
  • Create mosaic art paintings
  • Offline puzzle gameplay
  • Over 100 unique puzzles
  • Save and share finished puzzles as wallpapers
  • Challenge color perception
Features
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Sequel to our classic puzzle game Color Puzzle, Color Gallery provides you with whole new soothing experience and satisfaction. Now you can get not only simple gradient puzzles, but also gorgeous mosaic art paintings! In Color Gallery, every puzzle is a piece of art itself and also part of an elegant mosaic art painting. The game is easy to play, you just need to drag and rearrange colored polygon tiles in hue order. By solving color puzzles, you can challenge your logic and sense of color while enjoying the beautiful mosaic artworks. If you love classic hue puzzle games, then you must download and try out Color Gallery. Game Features * Easy to play: just drag and reorder the colored polygon tiles in hue order * Offline puzzle game: no need of wifi internet connection * Whole new game design: hue puzzles are now combined into mosaic art paintings * High quality puzzle game: simple interface and features, yet still addictive and satisfying * See if your perception of color is better than the world average record * Wallpaper-ready screens: download the finished puzzles and set them as your phone's wallpapers, or share them with your friends This free and offline beautiful color puzzle game now includes more than 100 puzzles (more levels are coming soon!). Different color schemes and difficulties challenge your color perception. You can play alone, or share your elegant and beautiful hue puzzles with your friends. Download now and enjoy the relaxing journey of becoming color master!

Screenshots

Microtrip4 screens
Color Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color Gallery at 4.9 against Microtrip's 4.4. Color Gallery also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Microtrip's advantage is ratings volume (897 vs 265) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Microtrip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Color Gallery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Gallery holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 897 and 265 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Microtrip's written reviews are positive against 91% of Color Gallery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microtrip ships an update every 3 months, Color Gallery monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Microtrip versus Color Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrotripColor Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (897 ratings)4.9 (265 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings897 — better265
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB489 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriple Trip StudioChih Yuan Chou

Customer experience

Microtrip

All ratings904 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews377 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative7.4%

Color Gallery

All ratings265 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative7.6%

User reviews

Microtrip

From 897 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Cute and fun game
  • 🎨 Smooth and colorful graphics
  • 🎶 Enjoyable music
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay
  • 🏆 Addictive and challenging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🕹️ Awkward controls
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Levels too difficult to progress

Color Gallery

From 265 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😌 Relaxing and soothing gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful color gradients and visual design
  • ⏰ No timers or limited moves pressure
  • 📱 Clean, simple, and intuitive interface
  • 👍 Minimal and non-intrusive ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken ad removal purchase system
  • 📺 Excessive ads after each puzzle piece
  • 📺 Ads interrupt background music
  • 👆 Poor touch input responsiveness
  • ☀️ Bright white background causes glare

Bugs and requests

Microtrip

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Getting stuck in level geometry
  • Inconsistent high score tracking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize character
  • More power-ups and upgrades
  • Additional game modes
  • Improved collision detection

Color Gallery

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Purchase button error when removing ads
  • Ads cannot be closed properly
  • Game requires restart after each level
  • Slow touch input registration
  • Ads freeze or display incorrectly
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  • Tap/swipe input misregistration

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode for nighttime play
  • More puzzle levels and content
  • Black background option to reduce glare
  • Ability to create custom game levels
  • Better touch input accuracy
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  • Option to disable music interruption from ads

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Microtrip

One-time1
  • Remove AdsFree
1 purchases

Color Gallery

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Microtrip free?
Microtrip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Gallery free?
Color Gallery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Microtrip or Color Gallery?
Color Gallery is rated higher. Microtrip averages 4.4 out of 5 from 897 ratings, while Color Gallery averages 4.9 from 265 ratings.
Do Microtrip or Color Gallery have ads?
Both Microtrip and Color Gallery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Microtrip or Color Gallery?
Microtrip ships an update every 3 months, and Color Gallery monthly. Most recently, Microtrip was updated on October 21, 2026 and Color Gallery on October 13, 2026.

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