Comparison

PathPix Art vs PathPico

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

Head to head
About

PathPix Art

This app offers 150 giant-sized logic puzzles featuring famous works of art from various historical periods. Solve intricate puzzles that reveal masterpieces by renowned artists, with sizes ranging up to 22,650 squares. Designed for experienced puzzle solvers seeking a significant challenge.

Highlights
  • 150 giant-sized puzzles
  • Art-themed puzzles
  • Puzzles based on famous paintings
  • Works by over 100 artists
  • Includes SuperMax section with largest puzzles
  • Puzzles range from 9045 to 22,650 squares
Features
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Looking for more PathPix? Love great art? Like big challenges? PathPix Art has150 GIANT-sized puzzles based on important works of art from medieval to modern times. Play puzzles based on works by Picasso, van Gogh, Monet, Chagall, Rembrandt, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Dali, etc. Over 100 well-known artists are represented. This set is even bigger than PathPix Max. It includes a special SuperMax section with 18 of the largest PathPix puzzles ever made. Each puzzle is a giant canvas - puzzle your way through it to paint the finished picture. Over 1.5 MILLION squares of PathPix puzzling pleasure await you. Easy, Medium and Hard areas in every puzzle. Puzzles range in size from 9045 squares (67x135) to 22,650 squares (150x151), with an average size of more than 10,000 squares (100x100). Needless to say, PathPix Art is for experienced solvers ONLY!!! 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 Art is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

PathPico

Connect numbered grid cells with a single, continuous path in the correct order. This game offers a deeply satisfying puzzle experience with endless challenges and customizable options.

Highlights
  • Connect numbered cells in order
  • Single continuous path
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable path colors
  • Detailed stats tracking
  • Smooth haptic feedback
Features
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Love PathPico! PathPico offers at least 3 quintillion puzzles. Discover a beautifully simple yet deeply satisfying puzzle experience where your goal is to connect every numbered grid cell with a single continuous path exactly once. Each puzzle challenges you to visit every target cell exactly once while following the numbers in perfect order. Draw your path, zip through the grid, and enjoy the thrill of finding the perfect route. Whether you want a quick brain refresher or a long session of mindful puzzle solving, this game adapts to your mood with multiple difficulty levels from gentle warm-ups to ultimate challenges that test your strategy and planning skills. Enjoy a clean, minimalist interface designed to help you focus. Customize the color of your path to match your style, feel smooth haptic cues as you draw, and track your improvement with detailed stats that record your progress over time. As puzzles grow more complex, finding the correct path becomes a uniquely rewarding moment, making this game perfect for fans of logic puzzles, number paths, and grid-based challenges. FEATURES: - Draw a single continuous path through the grid - Visit every single cell in numeric order, exactly once - Zip through puzzles with smooth, responsive controls - Multiple difficulty levels for all skill ranges - Customizable path colors to suit your style - Detailed stats & progress tracking - Clean and beautiful design - Smooth haptic feedback for every move - Endless replayability and fresh challenges Sharpen your logic, relax your mind, and enjoy the satisfying flow of zipping through each puzzle path. PathPico is for you!

Screenshots

PathPix Art4 screens
PathPico4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PathPico at Free against PathPix Art's $4.99. PathPico also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 21 months). PathPix Art's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (129 vs 2). On rating, in-app purchases 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

PathPico is free to download; PathPix Art costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PathPix Art against 5.0 for PathPico. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Art has 129 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Art ships an update every 21 months, PathPico daily. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PathPix Art versus PathPico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix ArtPathPico
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (129 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonKeita Nonaka

Customer experience

PathPix Art

All ratings129 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

PathPico

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Art

No in-app purchases

None

PathPico

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathPix Art free?
PathPix Art costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PathPico free?
PathPico is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Art or PathPico?
PathPix Art and PathPico are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 129 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PathPix Art or PathPico have ads?
PathPico shows ads; PathPix Art does not.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Art or PathPico?
PathPix Art ships an update every 21 months, and PathPico daily. Most recently, PathPix Art was updated on October 10, 2026 and PathPico on October 2, 2026.

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