Comparison

Rubek vs Pathi

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

Head to head
About

Rubek

A minimalist color-based puzzle game where you roll a cube to match colors and solve intricate levels. Navigate through over 70 handcrafted challenges with a beautiful aesthetic and relaxing music.

Highlights
  • Mind bending puzzles
  • Beautiful minimalist aesthetic
  • 70+ hand crafted levels
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Color blind option
Features
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"Thought-provoking levels, pleasing graphics, and relaxing music, prepare to roll your Rubek cube" - AppAdvice "If Monument Valley, Klocki, and Bluk had a baby I think it would look a little like Rubek" - Pocket Gamer "great-looking, tough puzzle game" - MacStories Rubek is a minimalist color based puzzle game. Roll a cube to pick up and match correct colors on the floor, as you make your way to reach the end point while figuring out a way to solve the puzzles. Play through 70+ handcrafted levels of mind bending difficulty and collect stars to compete on the global leaderboards. Features > Mind bending puzzles > Beautiful minimalist aesthetic > 70+ hand crafted levels > Game Center leaderboards integration > Supports Color blind option

About

Pathi

Guide a ball to its goal by strategically placing, dragging, and rotating various shapes. This minimalist 2D physics puzzle game offers over 80 levels of brain-training challenges that can be played offline and for free.

Highlights
  • Drag, rotate, and place shapes
  • Modify gravity
  • Use portals and launchers
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Over 80 levels
  • Offline play
Features
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PATHI – ABSTRACT & MINIMALIST LOGIC PHYSICS BALL DROP PUZZLE Do you love the challenges of the brain physics puzzles in which you need to guide balls from one spot to another? Tired of complex 3D puzzles, and want a minimal abstract puzzle in 2D that you can also play offline? Meet Pathi – the new physics line path puzzle in which you need to guide the ball by placing, dragging, and rotating shapes. Play this relaxing puzzle game offline for free and test your physics drop puzzle logic skills in 100 levels. How long can you go? Can you pass all levels in this mind-teaser ball path logic puzzle? Play this minimalist 2D physics based puzzle NOW FOR FREE and with NO WIFI! ◆ BRAIN TRAINING MADE FUN & RELAXING Drag, rotate, and place blocks to find the right path to the goal. Drop the ball and use many different level components to fill the path and achieve your goal: modify gravity, use portals, avoid obstacles and play with physics in abstract minimalist graphic levels! Watch out, there are blocks with thorns that can destroy the ball. ◆ WIDE CHOICE OF PHYSICS PUZZLE BLOCK TYPES Use many different block types to draw the path you try to complete and send the ball to the goal. In this gravity draw physics line game there are different ways to complete the level. Experiment using your logic to find the best ball path! Use these block types to complete the physics logic puzzles: - Rect: use it to complete a route or avoid obstacles - Spring: launch the ball in the direction you want! - Launchers: rotates by some degrees and then launches the ball. There are 3 different types of launchers with different angles! - Moving Platform: moves around allowing you to cover greater distances - Gravity modifier: changes gravity in any direction you want! Play upside down or sideways to complete the brain puzzle - Breakable rect: a rect that explodes after being hit! - Moving rect: well it's just a moving rect that goes upside down...use your imagination to decide how to take advantage of this! ◆ 80+ COGNITIVE PHYSICS PUZZLE LEVELS Our ball puzzles currently feature 80+ line physics puzzle levels. Test your physics logic solving skills and relax with the 2D physics puzzle gameplay and graphics. Cool fact: All the physics puzzle levels will be always available offline and for free, so you will never have to pay anything! ◆ FEATURES OF PATHI – DROP BALL PHYSICS LOGIC PUZZLE ● Play in 80 different levels! And many more will arrive in the future! ● Play always for free and offline! Excellent choice if you are in search for no wifi puzzle games to play offline. ● Abstract and minimalist graphics with pastel colors ● Drag, drop, and rotate the different types of blocks ● Modify gravity, teleport using portals, avoid obstacles, and much more! ● Experiment using physics to complete the levels ● Complete the puzzle game in different ways drawing different paths ● Train your brain using logic and physics-based puzzles Now it’s time to challenge your brain with a new physics cognitive game. Train focus, sharpness, problem-solving daily while having fun in your leisure time. ► Download Pathi and show that you are the physics puzzle guru with high intelligence. --- PERFECT FOR: - kids and adults that love minimal puzzle logic games - anyone looking for relaxing brain training - anyone looking for fun offline logic puzzles CONTACT If you have any queries regarding our ball path physics puzzle please send them to seriouspeoplegames@gmail.com. Till then relax and enjoy playing this brain-teasing puzzle quest.

Screenshots

Rubek4 screens
Pathi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pathi at Free against Rubek's $1.99. Pathi also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 89). Rubek's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and 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

Pathi is free to download; Rubek costs $1.99 up front. Pathi sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Rubek asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Rubek against 4.6 for Pathi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pathi has 1.2K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Rubek's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pathi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rubek versus Pathi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRubekPathi
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (89 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings891.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXigma GamesZigrid Shehu

Customer experience

Rubek

All ratings89 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative12.5%

Pathi

All ratings1,213 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative21.0%

User reviews

Rubek

From 89 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative puzzle concept
  • 🧠 Makes you think
  • ✨ Visually appealing minimalism
  • 😌 Relaxing soundtrack
  • 🚫 No ads or in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Laggy and stuttering performance
  • 📱 Not optimized for screen
  • 🕹️ Controls can be fiddly
  • ⏳ Long level reset times
  • 📉 Difficulty can be too high early on

Pathi

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
  • 🚀 Bug-free and smooth performance
  • 👍 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Intrusive ads between levels
  • 🤔 Exploitable game mechanics
  • 🕰️ Levels can be too easy or too short

Bugs and requests

Rubek

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game not running smoothly
  • Hangs frequently
  • Not full screen
  • Audio not working
  • Lag and slowdowns
Show 5 more
  • Inverted swastika visible in Level 18
  • Bug at Level 44 with blue tiles
  • Non-default color settings not working in Level 44
  • Mute setting not persistent
  • Sound doesn't stay off

Requested features

9 requests
  • More levels
  • Faster cube rolling
  • Undo/rewind one step feature
  • Tap to move control option
  • Improved level reset speed
Show 4 more
  • More challenging levels
  • Option to see move count for stars
  • Better optimization for older devices
  • Full screen support

Pathi

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading or getting stuck on loading screen
  • Progress not saving properly between sessions
  • Controls not working as intended, especially with Apple Pencil

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level editor or custom level creation
  • More advanced or harder levels
  • Checkpoint system to save progress
  • Improved controls and responsiveness

In-app purchases

None

Rubek

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pathi

One-time2
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Special Offer!$2.99

Questions

Is Rubek free?
Rubek costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pathi free?
Pathi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rubek or Pathi?
Pathi is rated higher. Rubek averages 4.6 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Pathi averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Rubek or Pathi have ads?
Pathi shows ads; Rubek does not.
Which is updated more often, Rubek or Pathi?
Rubek ships an update every 2 months, and Pathi every 2 months. Most recently, Rubek was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pathi on September 9, 2026.

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