ColorSwitch! vs Color Guess
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
Color Guess
Test your color perception with a challenging game. See if you can pass the difficult levels designed to stump even those with excellent color vision.
- Color perception challenges
- Difficult levels
- Vision testing
- High difficulty rating
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Color Guess at none against ColorSwitch!'s shown. Color Guess also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (82% vs 74%). ColorSwitch!'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (4K vs 283). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ColorSwitch! against 4.6 for Color Guess. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColorSwitch! has 4K ratings behind it against 283, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of ColorSwitch!'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Color Guess's.
ColorSwitch! ships an update every 2 months, Color Guess every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ColorSwitch! | Color Guess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4K ratings) | 4.6 (283 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 283 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zachary Elia | Kiplio |
Customer experience
ColorSwitch!
Color Guess
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
Color Guess
From 283 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🧠 Tests brain and eye practice
- 🌟 Highly addictive and enjoyable
- 💯 Great for quick entertainment
- 🚀 Reaches high levels (70+)
Room to improve
- 🥵 Extremely difficult, especially past level 25
- 😩 Can be boring at times
- 😠 Annoying ads upon losing
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
Color Guess
Reported bugs
1 issue- Ads pop up frequently after losing
Requested features
3 requests- Introduce new game modes (e.g., color matching, new mechanics)
- Create more versions or fun challenges
- Consider a slightly easier difficulty curve
In-app purchases
ColorSwitch!
No in-app purchases
Color Guess
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ColorSwitch! free?
Is Color Guess free?
Which has better reviews, ColorSwitch! or Color Guess?
Do ColorSwitch! or Color Guess have ads?
Which is updated more often, ColorSwitch! or Color Guess?
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