Different Color vs Critical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Different Color
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Find the circle with a different color than the others. Each level has 10 games to play and gives you 3 lives, so you can make some mistakes in finding the different color. Making more than 3 wrong selections, will send you back one level! Each game comes with a different color. Each new level adds more circles and makes it more difficult to find the only circle that has a different color. There is no limit in levels to reach, the only limit is by the difficulty to select the circle, as they are getting smaller and smaller as you advance in the levels. Bigger screens like iPad or iPhone 6 plus, are allowing more levels. Have fun and enjoy!
Critical
Manage a reactor to prevent it from becoming critical by delivering water. Earn money over time to unlock permanent upgrades and improve your survival capabilities. Invest wisely to extend your runs and uncover secrets.
- Reactor management
- Incremental income generation
- Permanent upgrades
- Research and secrets
- Survival gameplay
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Stop the reactor from going critical by delivering water. Robots are expensive though, so we use cheap expendable personnel instead. Money earned ramps up incrementally the longer you last. Survive as long as possible to maximize your income! Spend your hard earned cash to unlock permanent upgrades. Invest wisely to make each new run longer than the last. Tons of upgrades to buy, research to be done, and secrets to uncover. Give it a try! The longer you can keep the reactor from exploding, the more money you’ll make. Start small and watch your income grow exponentially as you survive longer and longer. Delay the inevitable cataclysm as long as possible and watch your cashflow go through the roof.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Critical at Free against Different Color's $0.99. Critical also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Different Color's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Critical is free to download; Different Color costs $0.99 up front. Critical sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Different Color asks for nothing beyond the download.
Different Color ships an update every 29 months, Critical fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Different Color | Critical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (147 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 147 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dietmar Herbert Schwarz Webers | WaffleStack Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Different Color
No in-app purchases
Critical
- 100 Gems$4.99
- Starter Pack$9.99
- Remove All Ads$9.99
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- 225 Gems$9.99
- Pro Pack$9.99
- Pro Pack$14.99
- New Player Sale$14.99
- 500 Gems$14.99
- 800 Gems$19.99
- 3000 Gems$39.99
Questions
Is Different Color free?
Is Critical free?
Do Different Color or Critical have ads?
Which is updated more often, Different Color or Critical?
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