Overpaint vs Wordgraphy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Drag-and-drop color matching
- Color mixing by overlapping squares
- 225 unique moving puzzles
- 100 color facts
- Simple and clean design
- Challenging gameplay
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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
Wordgraphy
This word game challenges you to think differently by limiting your moves with letter groups. Complete word tables by finding words that fit together, with hints available. Enjoy daily new levels and over 300 handcrafted puzzles across various categories.
- Limited letter group moves
- Complete word tables
- Daily new levels
- 300+ handcrafted levels
- 9 different categories
- Play with 4, 5, or 6 letter words
- One-hand control
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Wordgraphy is a new word game experience that limits your possible moves with letter groups to push you to think different words. #Ranked Top 5 Word Games in 44 Countries on the App Store! TIPS - Find words that complete each other to finish the word table - If you find the correct word but location is wrong, the game will warn you. Try another place for that word. - Everyday a new level is added to the game. Don't forget to play them. - You can get help with the tip button. If you are out of tips you can either buy them or watch a video for it. - Whatever you need is on the quick menu. You can access it by swiping up anywhere on the screen. FEATURES - More than 300 handcrafted levels. - 9 different categories. - Option to play with 4,5 and 6 letter words. - Everyday new level. - Designed to play on any occasion. No time limit, one hand control. - Wonderful music. - Game Achievements. - Exclusive for App Store. I hope you will have a wonderful time with this new word game experience, have fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wordgraphy at 4.0 against Overpaint's 3.8. Wordgraphy also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Overpaint sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Wordgraphy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wordgraphy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 64% of Wordgraphy's.
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, Wordgraphy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overpaint | Wordgraphy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (133 ratings) | 4.0 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Landka | alper iskender |
Customer experience
Overpaint
Wordgraphy
User reviews
Overpaint
From 133 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful color-mixing puzzle concept
- 🎵 Relaxing and enjoyable music
- 😌 No ads or minimal monetization
- 🧩 Engaging puzzle gameplay
- 🎯 Simple yet challenging mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes on startup
- 🐛 Game crashes after closing mid-level
- 🐛 Crashes when running out of lives
- ☝️ Notification center interference on top screen
- ⏸️ Game progress not saved to Game Center
Wordgraphy
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique and original word game
- 👍 Engaging and challenging gameplay
- ✨ Clean and intuitive interface
- 🆓 Free to play with unobtrusive ads
- 🧠 Tests intelligence and word knowledge
Room to improve
- ❓ Confusing tutorial/no instructions
- 🤷♀️ Difficult to understand how to play
- ⏳ Game grows old fast/not enough levels
- 🤔 Lacks challenge for experienced players
- 😵 Puzzles can feel like guessing
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
Wordgraphy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Daily puzzle not updating
- Achievements not popping up
- Error: 'right word, wrong location'
- Daily game mysteriously locked
Requested features
11 requests- More puzzles/levels
- Option to reset progress
- Add more challenging daily puzzles
- Improve tutorial/add instructions
- Option to change music settings
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- Show hint balance clearly
- Track progress automatically
- Add level numbers by default
- Mix in harder daily puzzles
- Allow clicking off board to deselect letters
- Add more mechanics beyond larger boards
In-app purchases
Overpaint
- Refill lives$0.99
- Unlock gate$0.99
- +3 moves$0.99
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- Remove ads$0.99
- Lives forever$2.99
Wordgraphy
- 20 Hints$1.99
- 50 Hints$2.99
- 200 Hints$8.99
