Comparison

Overpaint vs Orbit Path

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

Head to head
About

Overpaint

This game challenges you to match colored squares with circles by dragging and dropping. Create new colors by overlapping squares. It offers a relaxing yet engaging puzzle experience with unique levels and interesting color facts.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop color matching
  • Color mixing by overlapping squares
  • 225 unique moving puzzles
  • 100 color facts
  • Simple and clean design
  • Challenging gameplay
Features
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Overpaint is all about color in motion. The goal is simple: drag-and-drop the squares over the matching circles to clear them. To make new colors just overlap the 3 squares. Seems easy, right? You have all the time yet each move counts… Observe the colorful moving patterns and sharpen your skills. Join the color fun! • Free to play • 225 unique moving puzzles • 100 curious color facts • Simple and clean design: less is beautiful! • Easy to play but tricky to master • Drag the squares by their corners and cover the circles • Play at your own pace: think twice, slide once • Challenge your friends and beat their scores • Purchasable lives and moves (optional) Enjoy mixing colors with Overpaint! "Overpaint app is addictive in a colorful way" – Examiner "...an edutaining, artistic puzzler all about color and how it amazingly meshes" - AppAdvice "Overpaint takes 3 colors and makes a tremendous puzzle game" - AppAttack "All the fun and none of the mess" - IdTapThat Featured in the AppStore worldwide - "Best New Games" Find out more: www.landka.com Send your feedback: hello@landka.com

About

Orbit Path

Navigate a probe through a minimalist interstellar universe using gravity and wormholes. This one-finger gravity puzzler offers a tranquil experience with original ambient music and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Gravity and physics effects
  • 30 replayable levels
  • Immersive design and lighting
  • Original ambient music
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Hints and level skips
Features
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Find your path! Simple to play. Difficult to master. Immerse yourself in a tranquil, one finger, gravity puzzler set in a minimalist interstellar universe with original ambient music. Inspired by the Juno probe and its mission to Jupiter. Pass your probe safely through planetary orbits as you explore the far reaches of space. Avoid planets and stars as you use gravity, wormholes, space-time and more to safely move from world to world. From the creators of the hit game Word Hack! Features: - 30 replayable levels - Fun gravity and physics effects - Immersive design and lighting - Original music compositions (headphones suggested) - Achievements and leaderboards - Use hints or skip challenging levels - Play entirely for FREE or pay to accelerate your progress; your choice We want you to love Orbit Path! Please send us your feedback from the Credits screen, or write us an awesome App Store review :).

Screenshots

Overpaint4 screens
Orbit Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Overpaint at every 5 weeks against Orbit Path's every 9 months. Orbit Path's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Overpaint sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Orbit Path sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orbit Path holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 68% of Orbit Path's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, Orbit Path every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Overpaint versus Orbit Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaintOrbit Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (133 ratings)4.1 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews67.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better83
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandkaBlue Label Labs

Customer experience

Overpaint

All ratings133 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative24.1%

Orbit Path

All ratings83 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral9.6%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral10.2%
Negative22.0%

Bugs and requests

Overpaint

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes immediately after pressing play button
  • App crashes when closing mid-level and reopening
  • App crashes after running out of hearts/lives
  • Level 45 yellow bar doesn't reach far enough
  • Level 66 yellow cannot cover bottom circle
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  • Level 69 yellow doesn't extend sufficiently
  • Level 103 yellow screen blocks dot resolution
  • Level 167 impossible to complete on iPhone 6 due to screen proportions
  • Dragging colors from top triggers notification shade instead
  • Game progress resets despite Game Center sync
  • Color dragging drops without proper placement
  • Incorrect color mixing information in tutorials

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels beyond current maximum
  • Undo move functionality
  • Ability to earn lives through gameplay
  • Larger interaction area away from notification shade
  • Seamless level transitions
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  • Continuous background music loop
  • No life requirement for replaying completed levels
  • Faster app transitions and loading

Orbit Path

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Overpaint

One-time5
  • Refill lives$0.99
  • Unlock gate$0.99
  • +3 moves$0.99
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  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Lives forever$2.99
2 purchases

Orbit Path

One-time2
  • Unlock World 2$0.99
  • Unlimited Energy$1.99

Questions

Is Overpaint free?
Overpaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit Path free?
Orbit Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Overpaint or Orbit Path?
Orbit Path is rated higher. Overpaint averages 3.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Orbit Path averages 4.1 from 83 ratings.
Do Overpaint or Orbit Path have ads?
Neither Overpaint nor Orbit Path shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overpaint or Orbit Path?
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, and Orbit Path every 9 months. Most recently, Overpaint was updated on September 23, 2026 and Orbit Path on August 15, 2026.

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