About Boat Colour Match
Boat Colour Match (Ship Match Color) is a boat colour match puzzle set in a busy harbour. Boats wait in rows on the water; tap one and it sails into the next free spot of a four-berth dock. Fill the dock with four boats of the same colour and they sail away together. Mix the colours and the dock is stuck.
The trick is the order. Boats can only leave if nothing blocks their way, so the blue boats in front may have to go before you can reach the red ones behind them. After six hand-made harbours, every level is generated from its number and checked so it can be cleared: fleets grow to four rows and sixteen boats, yellow boats join from level 10, every eighth level is a Big Fleet, and later boards hide more dead ends. Dock without a mistake for three stars. Each world has its own water and coast, from the home harbour to a tropical bay, a sunset port and a windy coast with wind turbines.
Coins buy new hull paints for the whole fleet, from Snow White and Teak to Gold, that keep each boat's colour stripe so the sets are still easy to read, plus a Free Undo upgrade and a Coin Bonus. It runs on phones, tablets and computers with no download, and coins are shared with every other TinyJar game.
Boat Colour Match at a glance
- Genre
- Puzzle
- Plays on
- Phone, tablet and computer, in any modern browser
- Screen
- Portrait (made for phones; fits any screen)
- Download
- 10 MB, no install
- Progress
- Saved in your browser; coins are shared by every TinyJar game
- Price
- Free (optional one-time Remove Ads)
- Updated
- 28 October 2026
How to play Boat Colour Match
- Tap the screen to start the level.
- Tap a boat to send it to the dock; it takes the next free berth.
- Fill all four berths with boats of the same colour to sail them away.
- Clear every boat from the harbour to win the level.
Controls
- Computer
- Click a boat to send it to the dock.
- Phone and tablet
- Tap a boat to send it to the dock.
Tips
- Count before you tap: only send a boat when you can finish its set of four.
- Boats in the back row cannot leave until the boat in front of them has gone.
- Clear the colour that is blocking the most other boats first.
- The Free Undo upgrade sends a wrong dock back for you without using your one undo.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Boat Colour Match free?
Yes. It is free to play in your browser. Ads may play between levels, and an optional short ad lets you undo a wrong dock or triple your coins.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Tap the boats on a phone or tablet, or click them on a computer. Nothing to install.
Does my progress save?
Yes, your level, hull paints and upgrades are saved in your browser. Coins are shared across all TinyJar games.
What can I buy with coins?
Seven hull paints (Snow White, Sand, Teak, Lilac, Charcoal, Coral and Gold), the Free Undo upgrade and a Coin Bonus of up to +100% per level.
How many levels are there?
The levels never run out. Six hand-made harbours come first, then every level is generated, checked to be solvable and gets harder, with a Big Fleet every eighth level and a new world every eight levels.
What happens if the dock fills with mixed colours?
The level stops. Once per level you can undo the dock, which sends those boats back to their berths so you can try a different order.
How do I get three stars?
Clear the harbour without a wrong dock. Each mixed dock you undo, or that a Free Undo catches, costs a star.