ColorSwitch! vs Stroop!
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
Stroop!
This colorful puzzle game challenges your perception and reaction time. Match the color of the word to the word's actual color, not the word itself, under a strict time limit. Compete for high scores in this engaging brain-training experience.
- Color word matching
- Time-limited challenges
- High score competition
- Multilingual word support
- Reverse Stroop Effect gameplay
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Stroop is confusing and colorful Puzzle Game! Don't be misled by the Reverse Stroop Effect! And Touch the color correctly in limited time. Achieve a high score!! *name of color will be written in not only English, but also French and Spanish... How to Play Color name will be shown and Touch the same color speedy! If you touch wrong color or Time is up, the Game is Over... The deadline will come closer!! Choose answer in a moment and get a high score!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ColorSwitch! at 73% against Stroop!'s 25%. ColorSwitch! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (4K vs 7). Stroop!'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorSwitch! has 4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of ColorSwitch!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Stroop!'s.
ColorSwitch! ships an update every 2 months, Stroop! every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorSwitch! | Stroop! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4K ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zachary Elia | Yukihiro Kadono |
Customer experience
ColorSwitch!
Stroop!
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
Stroop!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ColorSwitch!
No in-app purchases
Stroop!
No in-app purchases
