Comparison

Root Down vs Color Cell

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

Head to head
About

Root Down

An original abstract strategy game for two players with unique movement rules. Figure out how to move your pieces to capture your opponent's and win. Offers AI play and pass-and-play modes with variable setups.

Highlights
  • Abstract strategy gameplay
  • Unique piece movement rules
  • AI opponent
  • Pass-and-play mode
  • Variable game setups
Features
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Root Down is an original abstract strategy game designed by Martin Grider for 2-players. It's rules about which pieces you can move are a little quirky, but once you figure it out, it's very quick to play, and has some interesting gameplay mechanics. In Root Down, you have two types of pieces. There are "kicker" pieces that must be next to a "root" piece to move. (Root pieces cannot move.) Kickers can only move exactly as far as the number of kickers next to the root. After a kicker moves, it "kicks" all of the neighboring pieces, then settles down into a new "root" piece. If you kick one of your own root pieces, it becomes another "kicker"! Kicking an opponent's root does the same, and if you kick it again before it has a chance to move, you'll to capture it! The game features an AI player, as well as pass-and-play options. There are several variable setups to chose from. Each one plays slightly different. Please use the "send feedback" button to send me your input, or email me: rootdown@abstractpuzzle.com

About

Color Cell

This logic puzzle game challenges players to color cells yellow by understanding the number of surrounding colored boxes. With 150 increasingly difficult levels, it offers hours of engaging gameplay and features a simple interface with smooth animations.

Highlights
  • 150 increasingly difficult levels
  • Hours of gameplay
  • Designed for all iOS devices
  • Glow effects and smooth animations
  • Simple intuitive interface
  • Logic-based gameplay
Features
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“Color Cell - Number Puzzles” is a numeric puzzle game. There are some boxes with color and a digit on the board. The digit means the number of boxes around. RED means too many boxes around. GREEN means too few boxes around. ALL WE NEED is all boxes YELLOW to pass a level. Sound simple? It gets tough. Real tough! “Color Cell” is a game of logic. It's challenging and will provide many hours of gameplay! FEATURES * 150 Increasingly Difficult Levels * Many Hours Of Gameplay * Designed for all iOS devices * Great glow effects and smooth animations * Simple Intuitive Interface We appreciate any feedback you may have and will apply it to future updates and features. With your continued support we'll do our best to turn out quality Apps.

Screenshots

Root Down4 screens
Color Cell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color Cell at 5.0 against Root Down's 4.0. Color Cell also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 27 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.4). Root Down's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Cell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Root Down ships an update every 27 months, Color Cell every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Root Down versus Color Cell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoot DownColor Cell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Grider其跃 吴

Customer experience

Root Down

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Color Cell

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Root Down

No in-app purchases

None

Color Cell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Root Down free?
Root Down is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Color Cell free?
Color Cell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Root Down or Color Cell?
Color Cell is rated higher. Root Down averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Color Cell averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Root Down or Color Cell have ads?
Neither Root Down nor Color Cell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Root Down or Color Cell?
Root Down ships an update every 27 months, and Color Cell every 12 months. Most recently, Root Down was updated on November 1, 2026 and Color Cell on November 2, 2026.

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