Color Island: Pixel Art

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Color Island: Pixel Art is a single player casual puzzle game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Paint by Number Coloring Book

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79%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,562 reviews

graphics9 positive mentions

monetization287 negative mentions

Relaxing and satisfying pixel art coloring experience
Unique concept of building islands with colored pictures
Fairly easy progression and good level of content with various islands

Overwhelming and frequent ads interrupt gameplay and cause crashes
No cloud save or account system causes loss of progress when switching devices
Expensive and subscription-based ad removal option, some performance issues and bugs after recent updates

monetization
308 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
1%
93%
Monetization is heavily criticized for excessive, frequent, and often intrusive ads, including mid-coloring interruptions and unskippable or lengthy videos that disrupt gameplay and cause crashes. While some users accept ads as necessary for a free game, the mandatory subscription model ($2.99–$10/month) to remove ads is widely disliked, with many preferring a one-time purchase option. Overall, the ad overload significantly diminishes the enjoyment and usability of the game for many players.
- “If you want a color-by-number game that has plenty of features and minimal monetization, look no further.”
- “No ads love the concept it's absolutely adorable.”
- “If you pay for no ads, it's even better!”
- “Now ads are every 5 minutes (yes, I timed it) and some ads need 3-4 screens to be dismissed.”
- “The ads were mostly bearable, except for the 30 second unskippable ads and rapidly flashing banner ads (which are an actual health hazard!). Now there's ads in the middle of colouring which ruin the experience entirely.”
- “I have paid for the ad free subscription but 3 days later I still get the ads and haven't received any coins or anything yet!”
graphics
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
57%
11%
User opinions on the graphics are mixed, with many praising the quality, artwork detail, and relaxing visuals, especially upon completion. However, some find the colors dull, graphics outdated, or even frustrating, with a few describing the visuals as poor or giving the app a headache. Overall, while the graphics appeal to fans of the art style, there is a call for improved colors and updated visuals.
- “I really love the quality of the artworks in this game, and how everything works together to build a scene.”
- “Great graphics and great game all together ❤️ I love it!”
- “By far my favorite coloring app I love how the pictures you color actually come to life and I love the artwork!”
- “The graphics are terrible and it doesn't work with a stylus.”
- “The graphics leave a lot to be desired and I'm not going to risk a headache just to see if anything ever changes.”
- “Choppy movement and old-fashioned graphics.”
stability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game frequently suffers from stability issues, commonly freezing during daily rewards, after ads, or loading screens, often forcing restarts. These persistent glitches significantly impact user experience despite the game's enjoyable and relaxing gameplay. Recent updates appear to have worsened the freezing problems, with reports of the app even crashing users' phones.
- “I bought a month of no ads and now my game freezes as soon as I open it and support won’t respond. Avoid this game.”
- “Have been really enjoying this game until yesterday when I updated it and now as soon as I open it, it freezes my entire phone.”
- “Loved until the last update now I can't get into it. It freezes either at the daily bonus or the anniversary sale screen and won’t let me do anything. If that is fixed I would definitely give 5 stars.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
62%
19%
Users find the app lacks built-in music and struggle to listen to their own music due to frequent, unskippable ads that interrupt playback whenever switching apps or controlling music. Many express frustration with the automatic ads and unstoppable background music that plays even when muted. However, some appreciate the app's peaceful atmosphere that pairs well with external music or podcasts.
- “Very peaceful to play especially while listening to a podcast or music, allowing you to relax with the mindless task of filling in pixels.”
- “4 stars because I really wish there was background music.”
- “Since there's no music in the app, I try to listen to my own on YouTube picture-in-picture.”
- “I go to the music app, restart the music, go back to the game and an ad comes on that stops my music etc. It can be an impossible situation.”
- “But whenever I hit the play button on the music video, the app plays an ad, stopping the video so I have to hit play again, so I can never play my music!”
- “This game seems great, but it won't let me listen to my own music while coloring because of ads.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
25%
25%
The gameplay is generally praised for being enjoyable, simple, and soothing, with engaging mechanics like building and coloring. However, many users find the frequent and invasive ads severely disrupt the experience, detracting from the otherwise solid gameplay.
- “Gameplay is great, I enjoyed coloring and how all my work becomes part of a landscape.”
- “I am not a fan of writing reviews, but the idea and gameplay are amazing.”
- “There are now so many "small break" ads that it really impedes the actual gameplay.”
- “Am uninstalling due to a forced break during gameplay.”
- “Love the gameplay and the different items to build on each island!”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The game initially offers smooth performance compared to similar titles like "Pixel Isle," making it a better choice for players facing performance issues. However, recent updates introducing banner ads have started to cause similar performance problems.
- “If you're used to playing 'Pixel Isle' but suffer from performance issues, I would recommend this game.”
- “It is pretty much the exact same game, with the same number of ads, but the performance is perfectly fine in this game.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the game's story for its engaging pixel art style and integration with daily missions, contributing to an enjoyable overall experience. However, some feel the story may not be enough to keep them fully invested long-term.
- “I really enjoy the coloring, story, and art.”
- “I also enjoy the daily missions besides the big lands.”
- “It's like pixel art but with a story.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect of coloring tedious and repetitive, especially due to obstacles like black outlines and the removal of unlimited find-a-pixel, which makes the process less relaxing and more monotonous.
- “And the black outlines on the objects are extremely tedious to color and unnecessary for the finished pieces.”
- “It does let you swipe around if you hold down to color which is better than nothing, but that sort of coloring is not what I would consider relaxing; it's very tedious.”
- “Removal of unlimited find-a-pixel has made the coloring process incredibly tedious.”

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Color Island: Pixel Art is a casual puzzle game.

Color Island: Pixel Art is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Color Island: Pixel Art was developed by Athena.Studio.

Color Island: Pixel Art has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Color Island: Pixel Art for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Color Island: Pixel Art is a single player game.

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