Dr. Spider vs Pipe Pathway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dr. Spider
This is a popular two-deck solitaire card game where the goal is to remove all cards from the table by assembling them in descending order. Cards are dealt to ten piles, and new cards can be dealt when piles are empty.
- Two-deck solitaire gameplay
- Assemble cards in tableau
- Remove all cards from table
- Deal new cards when piles empty
- Classic Patience game
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Spider is a type of Patience game. It is one of the more popular two-deck solitaire games. The main purpose of the game is to remove all cards from the table, assembling them in the tableau before removing them. Initially, 54 cards are dealt to the tableau in ten piles, face down except for the top cards. The tableau piles build down by rank, and in-suit sequences can be moved together. The 50 remaining cards can be dealt to the tableau ten at a time when none of the piles are empty. SUD Inc.
Pipe Pathway
Connect rotating pipe pieces to form a complete path. This brain-training puzzle game offers daily challenges and a hint system to guide you through its 400 levels. Enjoy smooth performance and a small file size.
- Daily unique puzzles
- 400 puzzles included
- Step-by-step hint guide
- Automatic connection recommendations
- Optimized performance
- Small file size
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Pipe Pathway is the pipe connection puzzle game for brain training The puzzle are any part of pipe. There had set to be not a mess on the board. We have a target to make all pipe to be connected for the complete path. *** How To Play *** We tap on the pipe. That pipe will rotate clockwise for 90 degrees. Rotate the other pipe to be connected for the correct path and colour. *** Features *** * Daily Puzzles - unique from other packs and updated every day. * 400 puzzles. * Hint guide - Step by Step and Play/Pause. * Automatic recommend system - highlight cells for the pipe connect not complete. * Best performance. * Small file size - good for download, update version and save space. Enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pipe Pathway at 4.9 against Dr. Spider's 4.0. Pipe Pathway also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (70 vs 1). Dr. Spider's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pipe Pathway sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dr. Spider asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pipe Pathway holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pipe Pathway has 70 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dr. Spider ships an update every 4 months, Pipe Pathway every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dr. Spider | Pipe Pathway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SUD Inc. | Jirapong |
Customer experience
Dr. Spider
Pipe Pathway
In-app purchases
Dr. Spider
No in-app purchases
Pipe Pathway
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 10 Hints$0.99
- 30 Hints$1.99
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- 60 Hints$2.99
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