Puzzle Chips vs Paint Worm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle Chips
Slide chips to combine them into stacks and clear them from the board. This addictive puzzle game offers quick, one-handed gameplay with a focus on achieving high scores and unlocking achievements.
- Swipe to slide chips
- Combine matching chips and stacks
- Tap large stacks to clear
- High score competition
- Game Center achievements
- One-handed gameplay
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Stack up your chips in this addictive puzzle game! Swipe your finger across the board to slide all the chips to one side. Matching chips combine into stacks. Matching stacks combine to make bigger stacks! Once a stack of chips is big enough, you can tap on it to remove it from the board, which can help get you unstuck when the board fills up. The game is over when you can't make any more moves! • Easy to learn, with a quick tutorial to get you started • Fast, bite-sized gameplay, easy to play with one hand • Compete for high scores and achievements on Game Center
Paint Worm
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Paint Worm is a minimalist puzzle game where you guide a worm across a grid, painting every cell exactly once before escaping through the exit. HOW TO PLAY Move the worm using arrow keys (or on-screen D-pad). Your goal is simple: paint every paintable cell on the board, then reach the exit. The catch — you can never revisit a painted cell, and running into a wall too long ends your run. FEATURES • 370 handcrafted stages across 13 grid sizes — from relaxed 6×7 grids to demanding 14×18 puzzles • Smooth difficulty curve from beginner to expert • Full keyboard support — play entirely with arrow keys on Mac • 4 color themes: Mint, Berry, Sunny, Ocean • Dark mode support • Haptic feedback on mobile • Background music with toggle A pure logic puzzle. No timers, no ads interrupting gameplay, no in-app purchases. Just you and the grid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paint Worm at none against Puzzle Chips's 1. Paint Worm also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Puzzle Chips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paint Worm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Puzzle Chips ships an update monthly, Paint Worm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzle Chips | Paint Worm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curt Stein | jaegeun so |
In-app purchases
Puzzle Chips
- Ad Removal$0.99
Paint Worm
No in-app purchases
