Comparison

Overpaint vs Paper Mingle

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

Paper Mingle

Engage in a unique puzzle adventure by merging beautiful paper tiles. Solve level tasks with strategic swipes to create higher value tiles and overcome various obstacles. Enjoy a visually stunning world inspired by handmade paper craft.

Highlights
  • Merge beautiful paper tiles
  • Solve level tasks with swipe moves
  • Overcome various obstacles
  • Use special boosters
  • Earn stars by completing levels
  • Customize game music
Features
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From a world-renowned paper artist, Yulia Brodskaya, comes a new merge game that brings together tactile qualities of handmade paper craft and exciting puzzle adventure! MERGE BEAUTIFUL PAPER TILES TO REACH LEVEL TARGETS Solve level tasks using quick thinking and easy swipe moves: when two identical paper tiles are merged, next value tile will appear VARIETY OF LEVELS TO COMPLETE IN SEQUENCE AND PROGRESS TO THE NEXT CHAPTER • Get more points by merging highest value tiles, and have fun overcoming various obstacles introduced further in the game: for example, how about a crumpled piece of paper that gets in the way of merging the paper tiles, or holes in the play-field? These obstacles are easy to deal with the use of special boosters, or they will add more fun to each level if you prefer to challenge yourself and solve the tasks without help. • Paper Mingle is free to play, but there are optional in-app items that require payment (using in-game coin currency you can buy boosters, new music tracks, additional moves or extra lives) • Amazing graphics featuring joyful colour combinations, textured paper and various art and craft items that you will find on the artist’s work table! You are very welcome to experience this bright and happy world of Paper Mingle! • Be rewarded with 1,2 or 3 stars when you win the levels by achieving your target before running out of moves. If you lose a level, you lose one life, but not to worry! One life will get restored after 30 minutes CUSTOMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE BY CHOOSING DIFFERENT MUSIC TRACKS FOR YOUR GAME PLAY Happy Paper Mingling!

Screenshots

Overpaint4 screens
Paper Mingle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paper Mingle at 4.1 against Overpaint's 3.8. Paper Mingle also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Overpaint's advantage is ratings volume (133 vs 42). On price, review sentiment, 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 Paper Mingle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paper Mingle holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 69% of Paper Mingle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, Paper Mingle every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Overpaint versus Paper Mingle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaintPaper Mingle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (133 ratings)4.1 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandkaArtSense Games Ltd

Customer experience

Overpaint

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

Paper Mingle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Overpaint

From 133 App Store ratings

What 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

Paper Mingle

From 42 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and gorgeous artwork
  • 🎶 Relaxing and pleasant music
  • 💡 Unique and original concept
  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • ✨ Visually pleasing and creative

Room to improve

  • 😠 Frustrating difficulty spikes
  • 💸 Pay-to-win mechanics
  • ⏳ Long wait times for lives
  • 📉 Impossible to progress without spending
  • 💰 Boosters are a waste of money

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

Paper Mingle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Game becomes impossible after a few levels

Requested features

6 requests
  • More levels please
  • Release new levels soon
  • Allow playing in peace without constant frustration
  • Remove limited lives
  • Allow use of earned coins
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  • Option to pay for the game and play freely

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
10 purchases

Paper Mingle

One-time10
  • 12 Coins$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$2.99
  • 24 Coins$3.99
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  • Booster Bundle Three$4.99
  • 50 Coins$6.99
  • Booster Bundle One$9.99
  • 100 Coins$12.99
  • Booster Bundle Two$19.99
  • 250 Coins$29.99
  • 1000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Overpaint free?
Overpaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paper Mingle free?
Paper Mingle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Overpaint or Paper Mingle?
Paper Mingle is rated higher. Overpaint averages 3.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Paper Mingle averages 4.1 from 42 ratings.
Do Overpaint or Paper Mingle have ads?
Neither Overpaint nor Paper Mingle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overpaint or Paper Mingle?
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, and Paper Mingle every 2 weeks. Most recently, Overpaint was updated on October 23, 2026 and Paper Mingle on October 23, 2026.

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