Comparison

Overpaint vs Dotsu

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

Dotsu

Engage in a unique match-3 puzzle adventure with colorful dots and explosive power-ups. Explore over 620 handcrafted levels featuring fresh mechanics and a sleek design. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience with captivating visuals and sound.

Highlights
  • 620+ handcrafted levels
  • Explosive power-ups
  • Unique dot mechanics
  • Sleek minimalist design
  • 100% ad-free experience
  • Side quests and secret shape guessing
Features
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Welcome to the world of Dotsu — a colorful match-3 experience like no other! Step into a universe where dots of all shapes and sizes collide to create explosive puzzles! In this ad-free, addictive match-3 game, you combine colorful dots and trigger powerful effects using Liners, Pulsers, Blasters, Shurikens, and many more. This is not just another match-3 clone. Dotsu introduces fresh mechanics, unique objectives, and a sleek minimalist design — it plays like nothing you've seen before. With 660+ handcrafted levels and many more on the way, there's always a new challenge waiting. Whether you're solving puzzles casually or chasing perfection, Dotsu fits your style. And the best part? Absolutely no ads. Ever. WHAT AWAITS INSIDE: • 660+ handcrafted levels (and more coming!) • Colorful and dynamic dot mechanics • Sleek minimalist visuals • Captivating music and sound • Side quests and secret shape guessing • Vault unlocking and hidden features • Two beautiful visual skins • 100% ad-free experience From the creator of puzzle hits like Dotello, Jewel Galaxy, Rings, and Perspecto, Dotsu is a deeply satisfying and endlessly engaging puzzle game you'll keep coming back to. Download now and dive into the world of dots!

Screenshots

Overpaint4 screens
Dotsu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dotsu at 4.6 against Overpaint's 3.8. Dotsu also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 Dotsu sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dotsu holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 133 and 343 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Overpaint's written reviews are positive against 69% of Dotsu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, Dotsu fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Overpaint versus Dotsu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverpaintDotsu
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (133 ratings)4.6 (343 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews69.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133343 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
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 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLandkaGamepocket Studio

Customer experience

Overpaint

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

Dotsu

All ratings342 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.1%

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

Dotsu

From 343 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun from the get-go
  • 👍 Better than Two Dots
  • 👍 Very nice game - not too money-oriented
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Perfect!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Still need more levels
  • 🐛 Enjoyable, but. . .
  • 🐛 Too Difficult
  • 🐛 Color Issues
  • 🐛 Game too hard too soon

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

Dotsu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Something went wrong where now it won't clear the colors when I match them
  • Text and many logos disappear at the beginning of each level
  • Couldn't beat the broom level in 3 tries and ran out of brooms so I could play the level

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add level replay
  • More ways to get coins
  • Add undo power-up
  • Add ability to replay completed levels
  • Add more levels

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
8 purchases

Dotsu

One-time8
  • Mini bundle$1.99
  • Special bundle$3.99
  • Small bundle$3.99
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  • No ads$4.99
  • Medium bundle$9.99
  • Large bundle$17.99
  • XL bundle$29.99
  • XXL bundle$49.99

Questions

Is Overpaint free?
Overpaint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dotsu free?
Dotsu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Overpaint or Dotsu?
Dotsu is rated higher. Overpaint averages 3.8 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Dotsu averages 4.6 from 343 ratings.
Do Overpaint or Dotsu have ads?
Neither Overpaint nor Dotsu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overpaint or Dotsu?
Overpaint ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dotsu fortnightly. Most recently, Overpaint was updated on October 23, 2026 and Dotsu on October 24, 2026.

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