Overpaint vs Cubesc
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
Cubesc
Guide a character and their teddy bear through a dark, gothic world by solving mind-bending puzzles. Explore dynamic levels, uncover secrets, and defeat the darkness with intelligence. Experience a unique minimalist puzzle adventure with stunning 3D visuals and atmospheric music.
- 60 distinct and difficult levels
- Dark and gothic concept
- Minimalist puzzle design
- 3D graphics and visuals
- Atmospheric music
- Interactive puzzles
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Imagine facing your nightmares in a lonely and frightened way, Kira and his teddy bear find themselves in a situation like this and try to find a way out by solving the puzzles they face. Help Kira to explore his world and guide him through this dilemma. Find the secret ways and defeat the darkness with Kira's intelligence. Have a pleasant time with the misleading and dynamically changing levels. Enjoy the interaction of Kira and his world with puzzles. Cubesc offers you a unique minimalist puzzle experience in a fantastic atmosphere of 3D designs and visuals. Unique melodies and music adapted to Kira's journey Features: ● 60 distinct and difficult level ● Dark and gothic concept ● Beautifully crafted minimal puzzle game ● Many hours of fun ● Exclusive for IOS ● Stunning graphics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Overpaint at none against Cubesc's shown. Overpaint also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 16). Cubesc's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (81% vs 62%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Cubesc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cubesc holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overpaint has 133 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 81% of Cubesc's.
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, Cubesc monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overpaint | Cubesc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (133 ratings) | 4.2 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Landka | Cagri Gecin |
Customer experience
Overpaint
Cubesc
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
Cubesc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Cubesc
- Remove Ads$1.99
