Sym vs Pixel Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sym
Solve logic puzzles by finding symmetry and painting blocks to reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. This app offers a unique challenge with manually created puzzles and a special fingertip cursor for precision. Enjoy hours of mentally stimulating entertainment with no ads and weekly bonus puzzles.
- Symmetry-based logic puzzles
- Reveal hidden pixel-art pictures
- Fingertip cursor for precision
- Weekly bonus puzzles
- No ads
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Error checking and unlimited undo/redo
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Find the symmetry, paint the blocks and discover a hidden pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a grid containing dots in various places. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by drawing a block around each dot according to the rules. Sym-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, this original Japanese invention offers the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment. The game features a unique fingertip cursor which enables playing large puzzle grids with ease and precision: to draw a wall, move cursor to the desired location and tap anywhere on the screen. To draw multiple walls, press and hold fingertip until the wall is drawn and start dragging to neighboring walls. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Sym-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 100 free Sym-a-Pix puzzles in Basic Logic and Advanced Logic • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 65x100 • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Zoom, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing • Error checking option when a block is completed • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Auto-solve starting points option • Auto-complete symmetrical walls option • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving time • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Sym-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Tentai Show, Galaxies and Artist Block. Similar to Picross, Nonogram and Griddlers, the puzzles are solved and the pictures revealed using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220
Pixel Path
Engage in a beautiful pixel art puzzle game where you paint paths to reveal hidden pictures. With hundreds of puzzles and themed packs, it offers a relaxing yet challenging experience for all ages. Hints are available to assist you.
- Over 500 puzzles
- Themed puzzle packs
- Reveal animated scenes
- Hint system
- Stunning pixel art
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Paint the paths to reveal the picture! A beautiful pixel puzzle that anyone can play. An all-new challenge from the creators of PICTURE CROSS and PUZZLE PAGE. ■ Over 500 puzzles with many more to come ■ Unlock puzzle packs themed around exotic locations and adventures ■ Reveal beautiful animated scenes ■ Use hints to easily find and correct mistakes ■ Stunning pixel art brings the world of Pixel Path to life! SUPPORT Access the Help Center at any time from the pause menu (in the top right corner of the game screen). We've included full game instructions and lots of helpful information. Pixel Path is free to play, but contains optional paid items to unlock content more quickly. www.pixelpathgame.com Twitter: @bigpuzzles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sym at none against Pixel Path's shown. Sym also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 62%). Pixel Path's advantage is ratings volume (876 vs 281) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Sym sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Path sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sym against 4.8 for Pixel Path. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 281 and 876 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Sym's written reviews are positive against 62% of Pixel Path's.
Sym ships an update every 4 months, Pixel Path every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sym | Pixel Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (281 ratings) — better | 4.8 (876 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 281 | 876 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conceptis Ltd. | AppyNation Ltd. |
Customer experience
Sym
Pixel Path
User reviews
Sym
From 281 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome puzzles
- 👍 Fun
- 👍 Challenging and relaxing
- 👍 Great puzzle
- 👍 Addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 What's with all the guns?
- 🐛 Annoying
- 🐛 Frustrating interface
- 🐛 Gameplay is a little cumbersome
Pixel Path
From 876 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and relaxing game
- 🎨 Great pixel art design
- 💤 Calming gameplay
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🕹️ Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔑 Limited tokens/keys to play
- 🕹️ Clunky/frustrating controls
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🚫 Lack of updates/new puzzles
- 💰 Aggressive monetization
Bugs and requests
Sym
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game will NOT stop asking me to rate it
- Errors are hard to see
Requested features
5 requests- More free packs than paid packs
- More easier levels
- Better support of Apple Pencil
- More free puzzles
- Progress syncing between devices
Pixel Path
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on startup
- Puzzle progress resets unexpectedly
- Ads freeze the app
Requested features
5 requests- More puzzles and levels
- Ability to purchase tokens/keys with coins
- Smoother controls and less screen movement
- Gallery mode to view completed puzzles
- Option to disable ads
In-app purchases
Sym
- Basic Logic - Snacks 1$1.99
- Basic Logic - Variety 1$2.99
- Advanced Logic - Variety 1$2.99
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- Basic Logic - Variety 2$2.99
- Basic Logic - Variety Large 1$3.99
- Advanced Logic Variety Large 1$3.99
- Basic Logic - Variety Large 2$3.99
- Basic Logic - Amazing Places 1$3.99
- Basic Logic - Movie Stars 1$3.99
- Basic Logic - Extra Large 1$4.99
- Advanced Logic - Extra Large 1$4.99
- Basic Logic - Mega 1$7.99
Pixel Path
- Tokens Starter Pack$2.99
- Coins Starter Pack$2.99
- Tokens Value Pack$4.99
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- Coins Value Pack$4.99
- Tokens Super Pack$9.99
- Coins Super Pack$9.99








