Comparison

Overpaint vs noded

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

noded

A minimalist puzzle game where you fold geometric shapes by tapping nodes to solve challenges. It offers a calming experience with ambient music and no time limits, featuring 80 unique puzzles.

Highlights
  • Geometric shape folding puzzles
  • 80 unique challenges
  • Ambient music
  • No time restrictions
  • Color Blind mode
  • Offline play
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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noded is a minimalist puzzle game with a simple goal: fold the geometric shape to solve the various challenges. To do so, you simply tap the connected nodes and the shape will fold along the line defined by the adjacent nodes. With a clean UI and simple rule-set, noded challenges you to complete 80 uniquely crafted puzzles with the fewest moves possible. As the number of nodes increases and different types of nodes introduced, more brain teasers will be revealed. Featuring the beautiful ambient music of Kyle Preston and without any time restrictions, noded offers a unique calming experience. Features: • Color Blind mode • Power Saving mode • 9 languages • 3D Touch (iPhone 6 or later) • Haptic Feedback (iPhone 7 or later) • Home Screen Quick Actions (iPhone 6 or later) • No internet connection required • Progress is synchronized with iCloud across all your devices • Game Center leaderboard & achievements with a fair scoring system. You will rank higher for solving more puzzles with fewer moves.

Screenshots

Overpaint4 screens
noded4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: noded at 4.6 against Overpaint's 3.8. noded also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Overpaint's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (62% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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 noded sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

noded holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 60 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 43% of noded's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, noded every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Overpaint versus noded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaintnoded
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (133 ratings)4.6 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings133 — better60
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandkaPixel Envision Ltd.

Customer experience

Overpaint

All ratings133 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative25.4%

noded

All ratings60 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

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

noded

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
1 purchases

noded

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Overpaint free?
Overpaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is noded free?
noded is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Overpaint or noded?
noded is rated higher. Overpaint averages 3.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while noded averages 4.6 from 60 ratings.
Do Overpaint or noded have ads?
noded shows ads; Overpaint does not.
Which is updated more often, Overpaint or noded?
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, and noded every 2 months. Most recently, Overpaint was updated on November 1, 2026 and noded on November 2, 2026.

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