Comparison

Overpaint vs Smoosh!

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

Smoosh!

This addictive puzzle game challenges players to guide colorful characters through intricate levels. Mix colors, avoid obstacles, and strategize moves to reach the goal within a set number of actions.

Highlights
  • 180 addictive puzzles
  • Color mixing mechanics
  • Unique obstacles
  • Play at your own pace
  • Achieve Par score
Features
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Smoosh your Blops together in the funnest game ever, brimming with puzzles so amazing you’ll probably break your phone in a fit of joyous frustration! Get Smoosh now and we’ll give you a free cat (although we actually won’t… you have to earn it). In other words, Smoosh is an addictive puzzler full of brain bending challenges and a slew of colorful, smoosh-able Blops. Guide your Blop buddies to their color-coordinated Blop Drops through 180 fantastic (and puzzling) levels. Smash Blops together to mix new colors, avoid treacherous Pits of Despair, and work around deviously placed obstacles to master every level and drop those Blops! Think you’re good? Complete each level within a set number of moves to achieve Par or under and prove you’re a real Blop droppin’ pro! --- WHY YOU’LL LOVE SMOOSH --- • MASTER 180 addictingly fun puzzles full of Blops, blocks, tubes, and drops. • EXPLORE 9 Platforms with unique obstacles. • INTERACT with Blops to mix new colors and watch Blops respond as you play. • PLAY at your own pace and plan moves without the stress of a clock. • BEAT each level at Par or better and become the ultimate Blop Dropper. • WIN & feel great!

Screenshots

Overpaint4 screens
Smoosh!2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Overpaint at every 5 weeks against Smoosh!'s every 2 months. Overpaint also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 31). Smoosh!'s advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 63%). On price, rating, 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. Overpaint sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Smoosh! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Overpaint against 3.9 for Smoosh!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 73% of Smoosh!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, Smoosh! every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Overpaint versus Smoosh!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaintSmoosh!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (133 ratings)3.9 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandkaCurious Labs

Customer experience

Overpaint

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

Smoosh!

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral22.6%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

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

Smoosh!

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
4 purchases

Smoosh!

One-time4
  • Platform 7$0.99
  • Platform 8$0.99
  • Platform 9$0.99
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  • Platform Pack 7, 8, 9$1.99

Questions

Is Overpaint free?
Overpaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smoosh! free?
Smoosh! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Overpaint or Smoosh!?
Smoosh! is rated higher. Overpaint averages 3.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Smoosh! averages 3.9 from 31 ratings.
Do Overpaint or Smoosh! have ads?
Neither Overpaint nor Smoosh! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overpaint or Smoosh!?
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, and Smoosh! every 2 months. Most recently, Overpaint was updated on September 29, 2026 and Smoosh! on September 29, 2026.

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