Comparison

Puralax vs ColorFold

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

Head to head
About

Puralax

This puzzle game challenges you to merge colored tiles into a single target color. Strategically move tiles into empty spaces or drag them to paint adjacent tiles of the same color. Master the limited moves per tile to create chain reactions and solve each unique level.

Highlights
  • Merge colored tiles
  • Paint adjacent tiles
  • Chain reactions
  • Limited moves per tile
  • Target color matching
  • Tutorial levels
Features
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Puralax is a simple puzzle game where you need to paint every colored tile into one single color to complete each level. Each level has a different target color, indicated by the color of the top bar on the screen. Rules are simple: You can move colored tiles between white empty cells in vertical or horizontal directions (one cell at a time), or you can paint a neighbor tile by dragging one tile into another. Each tile has a limited amount of moves, shown by little white dots inside it. When you paint one tile, you can generate a chain reaction that will begin to paint every attached tile from the same color. The first six levels comes with an assistant that remind you the rules and tells you which tiles move where. So, what are you waiting for? Start painting, and remember... colors are alive!

About

ColorFold

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle experience where you strategically fold and move colored ribbons. Solve intricate levels by filling checkpoints with the correct colors, utilizing special mechanics like overlapping, barriers, and mirrored ribbons. This game offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for puzzle enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Folding and moving colored ribbons
  • Filling checkpoints with correct colors
  • Utilizing barriers and overlapping ribbons
  • Special mechanics like mirrored ribbons, one-way gates, and tunnels
  • 200 handcrafted levels
  • Universal app with iCloud saves
  • Taptic Engine support
Features
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ColorFold is a puzzle game that's all about folding and moving coloured ribbons - sounds easy, right? Move the ribbons in order to fill all checkpoints with the right color. Overlap ribbons, use barriers as a strategic advantage or use the mirrored ribbon, which copies your moves, to make it to the very end. Or use the new oneway-gates and tunnels to complete all levels. But I don't want to spoil it all - check it out for yourself, especially if you're into challenging puzzles! Features: - 200 handcrafted levels - Universal app with iCloud saves - Taptic Engine support - no ads - no in-app purchases Happy folding!

Screenshots

Puralax4 screens
ColorFold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Puralax at Free against ColorFold's $0.99. Puralax also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 46%). ColorFold's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (183 vs 30). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Puralax is free to download; ColorFold costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puralax holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorFold has 183 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Puralax's written reviews are positive against 46% of ColorFold's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puralax ships an update every 2 months, ColorFold every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Puralax versus ColorFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuralaxColorFold
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (30 ratings) — better4.3 (183 ratings)
Positive reviews90.4% of reviews — better46.3% of reviews
Number of ratings30183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuis Federico BrickerMartin Pluisch

Customer experience

Puralax

All ratings30 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%

ColorFold

All ratings183 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative37.0%

Bugs and requests

Puralax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ColorFold

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Line drawing/control often hangs or stutters
  • Undo function unreliable
  • Individual solutions not accepted
  • Obstacles (one-way gates, tunnels) don't work as intended
  • Gray line can be drawn when blue line is blocked
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  • Levels repeat or don't unlock properly
  • Ribbons get stuck, forcing level restarts
  • Level 69 (and others) seem impossible due to bugs
  • Transport icon bug in level 90
  • Ghost images when backing up a color
  • Blocks getting stuck when running over/under starting place
  • Ribbon doesn't follow finger when under another ribbon
  • Ribbon segment left on grid
  • Cannot pick up end of finished ribbon to backtrack
  • Level 0 and 1 not completable
  • Incorrect color ribbon dragged over same square before correct one
  • New rules introduced without explanation
  • When multiple ribbons cross the same square, incorrect color first prevents completion

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Improve tutorial or instructions
  • Add a 'moves used' counter with star rating
  • Add one-direction roads
  • Add bridge/tunnel mechanics (cannot turn)
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  • Add more color contrast options

In-app purchases

None

Puralax

No in-app purchases

None

ColorFold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Puralax free?
Puralax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ColorFold free?
ColorFold costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Puralax or ColorFold?
Puralax is rated higher. Puralax averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while ColorFold averages 4.3 from 183 ratings.
Do Puralax or ColorFold have ads?
Neither Puralax nor ColorFold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Puralax or ColorFold?
Puralax ships an update every 2 months, and ColorFold every 3 weeks. Most recently, Puralax was updated on October 3, 2026 and ColorFold on October 23, 2026.

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