Comparison

PathPix Max vs Thumbelina

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PathPix Max

This app offers extremely large and challenging logic puzzles for experienced players. Solve over a million squares across 102 giant puzzles, including a special art section. Features varying difficulty levels and rewarding images or quotes upon completion.

Highlights
  • 102 GIANT-sized puzzles
  • Special Art section with 12 masterpieces
  • Over 1 million squares of puzzling
  • Easy, Medium, and Hard areas
  • Check button to remove incorrect paths
  • Puzzles range from 7360 to 15,540 squares
Features
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Can't get enough PathPix? Like big challenges? PathPix Max will keep you playing for a LONG time! It includes 102 GIANT-sized puzzles plus a special Art section with 12 art masterpieces for you to solve. Over 1 million squares of PathPix puzzling pleasure await you here. Easy, Medium and Hard areas in every puzzle. Images from around the world and wise or witty quotes will reward your correct solutions. Stuck? Use the check button and remove incorrect paths. These puzzles are BIG! Puzzles range in size from 7360 squares (46x160) to 15,540 squares (140x111), with an average size around 10,000 squares (100x100). Each puzzle is a giant canvas - puzzle your way through it to paint the finished picture. Needless to say, PathPix Max is for experienced solvers ONLY!!! New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy?  Here's the lineup: There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different.  ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced.  ---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights.  ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included.  ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert. PathPix Max is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Thumbelina

Engage in a captivating Nonogram puzzle adventure inspired by the classic Thumbelina tale. Solve hundreds of puzzles across two distinct modes to progress through the story and uncover the journey of the little girl born from a flower. Enjoy a classic logic puzzle experience with optional hints and error checks.

Highlights
  • Nonogram puzzle solving
  • Thumbelina story progression
  • Normal mode with hints
  • Focus mode (classic)
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Varying difficulty levels
Features
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Follow Thumbelina's charming adventure in over 1,000 nonogram puzzles Thumbelina - Nonogram Puzzle A tiny girl born from a magic flower: Thumbelina. Thumbelina is a story-driven nonogram puzzle game that tells Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale across a series of chapters. With over 1,000 puzzles, follow the big, heartwarming adventure of a girl no bigger than a flower petal. ■ The Story A woman who longed for a child planted a single seed given to her by a witch, and a beautiful flower bloomed. When its petals opened, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb was sitting inside. And so the adventure of the lovely little Thumbelina begins. The toad who carried her off to be her son's bride; the fish and the butterfly who helped her escape on a lily pad; the cockchafer who snatched her away, and his friends; the kind field mouse who took her in during the cold winter, and the rich mole who wished to marry her; and at last, carried on the wings of the swallow she nursed back to health, the flower fairy prince she finally meets. Open each chapter one by one and follow this sweet, heartwarming story through nonogram puzzles. ■ What Is a Nonogram? Nonograms (also known as Griddlers, Hanjie, or Paint by Numbers) are logic puzzles in which you use the number clues beside each row and column to work out which cells to fill in and reveal a hidden picture. - The numbers tell you how many consecutive cells are filled in that row or column. - When there are several numbers, each group is separated by at least one empty cell. - No luck or guessing required – only logic. Once you learn the rules, anyone can start right away. ■ Features ● Two Play Modes - Normal Mode – Includes mistake checking and hints. Recommended for nonogram beginners or anyone who wants to relax and enjoy the story. - Focus Mode – A classic mode with no mistake checking or hints, where you rely on pure logic alone. Made for experienced players who want the true nonogram challenge. ● Over 1,000 Puzzles - More than 1,000 puzzles across a wide range of difficulty levels, from small puzzles for beginners to large ones for experts. - Raise the difficulty step by step and enjoy hours of play without ever getting bored. ● A Fairy Tale Told in Chapters - Before each chapter begins, its part of the story is introduced in a short, simple passage. - As you solve puzzles and move through the chapters, Thumbelina's adventure continues step by step. ● Optimized for Portrait Mode - A portrait layout that's comfortable to play with one hand – perfect for your commute or a few quiet minutes before bed. ■ Recommended For - Fans of logic puzzles such as nonograms and sudoku - Anyone who loves Andersen's fairy tales and charming stories like Thumbelina - Players looking for a puzzle game with plenty of content to enjoy for a long time - Anyone who wants a puzzle game to enjoy in short sessions Start Thumbelina now and set off on a tiny, lovely adventure through over 1,000 puzzles.

Screenshots

PathPix Max4 screens
Thumbelina4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PathPix Max at 98% against Thumbelina's 50%. PathPix Max also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Thumbelina's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 17 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Thumbelina is free to download; PathPix Max costs $3.99 up front. Thumbelina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PathPix Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Max holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Max has 105 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of PathPix Max's written reviews are positive against 50% of Thumbelina's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Max ships an update every 17 months, Thumbelina every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
PathPix Max versus Thumbelina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix MaxThumbelina
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (105 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews98.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings105 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB683 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris Pixtondong young chang

Customer experience

PathPix Max

All ratings105 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

Thumbelina

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

PathPix Max

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Crashing multiple times a day

Requested features

8 requests
  • Gigantic versions of puzzles (1000+ x 1000+)
  • More colorful puzzles
  • A whole game based on famous artwork
  • Soundtrack
  • Show completion time for each solved puzzle
Show 3 more
  • More holiday-themed puzzles
  • More PathPix Max games
  • Loopical Max game

Thumbelina

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Max

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Thumbelina

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is PathPix Max free?
PathPix Max costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thumbelina free?
Thumbelina is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Max or Thumbelina?
PathPix Max is rated higher. PathPix Max averages 4.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while Thumbelina averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PathPix Max or Thumbelina have ads?
Thumbelina shows ads; PathPix Max does not.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Max or Thumbelina?
PathPix Max ships an update every 17 months, and Thumbelina every 8 days. Most recently, PathPix Max was updated on November 6, 2026 and Thumbelina on October 31, 2026.

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