Pingtu vs Small World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pingtu
Solve unique picture puzzles by matching colored shapes to reveal exclusive icons. Customize your pieces and choose from three challenging difficulty levels. Unlock a collection of original illustrations and aim for the top scorer board.
- Match colored shapes to complete puzzles
- Customize puzzle piece colors
- Three difficulty levels
- Unlock 75 collector icons
- Original illustrations
- Top scorer board
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Are you up for the Pingtu puzzle challenge? Using a series of unique pieces, solve each game board to reveal exclusive icons for your collection. Do you have what it takes to be a Pingtu master? Pingtu is a customizable puzzling game that can help build memory, concentration and patience: • Using master pieces match the colored shapes to complete the puzzle • Choose your favorite colors to customize your puzzle pieces • Three challenging levels available: beginner, intermediate and master • Unlock 75 collector icons and get your name on the top scorer board • Collector icons include superheroes, legendary icons, storybook characters, objects and animals • Ad free, suitable for all ages • Compatible with iPad, iPod and iPhone Level 1: Beginner Develop your Pingtu skills using 4 uniquely colored square pieces to collect 25 character icons. Level 2: Intermediate Challenge your skills using 6 uniquely colored triangle pieces to collect 25 object icons. Level 3: Pingtu Master With 6 colored sides, this unique puzzle piece will see if you have what it takes to be a puzzle master. Beat the game by collecting the last 25 animal icons in the series. Pingtu is derived from the Chinese word 拼图, pronouced as Pīntú, meaning picture puzzle. Award icons are all original illustrations created specifically for this app. Download this app now for free and start building your collection today. The free version includes one puzzle from each level. Unlock the remaining puzzles in each level for 99¢ to continue collecting. Find out more at http://pingtu.ca/
Small World
Explore diverse 3D scenes and bring them to life by coloring objects. Watch characters and items animate as you complete your artwork. Embark on imaginative journeys through time and space.
- Explore diverse 3D scenes
- Color 3D objects by tapping
- Animated characters and objects
- Travel through time and space
- Immersive world exploration
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You are invited to this immersive world! You can explore various scenes and use your magic power to color 3D objects by tapping on them. You can travel anywhere in time and space, from Jurassic to the Moon! Some characters and even objects become alive when fully colored, they are happy to perform animated stories for you. Ger ready for adventures and enjoy the show~
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Small World at 4.7 against Pingtu's 3.0. Small World also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Pingtu's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Pingtu sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Small World sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Small World holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Small World has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Pingtu's written reviews are positive against 100% of Small World's.
Pingtu ships an update every 24 months, Small World every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pingtu | Small World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ripple Digital Publishing | DiZign LLC |
Customer experience
Pingtu
Small World
In-app purchases
Pingtu
- Characters Collection$0.99
- Objects Collection$0.99
- Animals Collection$0.99
Small World
- 200 Coins$0.99
- 9 Gems$2.99
- Unlock All Levels$4.99









