ColorSwitch! vs Cylinders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ColorSwitch!
Test your speed and color recognition in this fast-paced brain teaser. Match the word to its correct color panel before time runs out. Compete for high scores and unlock achievements.
- Tap tiles to switch words and colors
- Time-limited challenges
- Match word to panel color
- Unlock achievements
- High score leaderboards
- Challenge friends
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ColorSwitch! - Tap tiles to switch words and colors! You've got a time limit... better pick fast! Can you get to the top of the leaderboards? In this tricky game, identify the word that appears on the screen and select the colored panel that matches it within the time limit. The color name and font color will often be different to confuse you, but that won't get you, right? Unlock achievements, get high scores, and challenge your friends! Got an idea or feedback? Send them to ColorSwitch@zacharyelia.com
Cylinders
Stack blocks vertically to construct the tallest possible cylinder. Compete to achieve the highest score and challenge your friends to beat your achievements.
- Build cylinders vertically
- Reach highest score
- Challenge friends
- Stack blocks
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Build up the cylinders as high as you can! Reach the highest score and challenge your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ColorSwitch! at 4.5 against Cylinders's 4.2. ColorSwitch! also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 58%) and ratings volume (4K vs 1.3K). Cylinders's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ColorSwitch! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ColorSwitch!'s written reviews are positive against 58% of Cylinders's.
ColorSwitch! ships an update every 2 months, Cylinders every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorSwitch! | Cylinders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4K ratings) — better | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zachary Elia | Khang Le |
Customer experience
ColorSwitch!
Cylinders
User reviews
ColorSwitch!
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining
- 👍 Works well on Apple Watch
- 🧠 Challenges the brain
- 🎮 Great for boredom/passing time
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Strict time limits
- 🤔 Lack of difficulty settings
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Occasional glitches/crashes
Cylinders
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 💡 Fun to try to beat your high score
- 👍 Amazing game
- 👍 Fun and challenging
Room to improve
- 🐛 Accuracy issues
- 🐛 Leaderboard not working properly
- 🐛 Lags and glitches
- 🔋 Drains battery on Apple Watch
- 💡 Needs more colors and levels
Bugs and requests
ColorSwitch!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches causing app to crash or reset
- Words/colors not displaying properly on certain devices
- Time limits not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More difficulty levels
- Customizable time limits
- Option to disable ads
- Ability to save/view high scores
Cylinders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Accuracy issues when tapping the screen
- Leaderboard not showing scores properly
- Frequent lags and glitches
Requested features
3 requests- Add more colors and levels
- Fix leaderboard issues
- Improve accuracy and reduce lag
In-app purchases
ColorSwitch!
No in-app purchases
Cylinders
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ColorSwitch! free?
Is Cylinders free?
Which has better reviews, ColorSwitch! or Cylinders?
Do ColorSwitch! or Cylinders have ads?
Which is updated more often, ColorSwitch! or Cylinders?
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