Happy Color® – Coloring Games vs Meridian 157: Chapter 1

How do Happy Color® – Coloring Games and Meridian 157: Chapter 1 compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Happy Color® – Coloring Games	Meridian 157: Chapter 1
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	easy	hard
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	medium	none
Typical session	variable	long
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	3,398,350	5,209
Reviews say	What players like Calming and meditative for anxiety/ADHD Vast library of pictures including Disney content Satisfying animated playback on completion Common complaints Excessive ads interrupt coloring mid-session Ads pop up and open browser tabs without permission Touch sensitivity issues requiring multiple taps	What players like Atmospheric soundtrack and sound design Logical hint system for tough puzzles Engaging mystery-driven narrative Common complaints Challenging puzzles may frustrate casual players Chapter-based structure requires multiple purchases

Happy Color® – Coloring Games — A relaxing color-by-numbers game with 40,000+ pictures designed to calm anxiety and ADHD through meditative coloring. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure) Meridian 157: Chapter 1 — A creepy point-and-click puzzle adventure where you unravel the mystery of an abandoned Arctic facility as a forensic meteorologist. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.