Comparison

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge vs PathPix Time

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

Head to head
About

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge

Connect pipes of the same color to build branches on the playing field. This modern puzzle game features two distinct modes and hundreds of unique challenges with growing difficulty. Enjoy stylish visuals and helpful hints as you solve intricate pipe-connecting puzzles.

Highlights
  • Two game modes: PIPE IT and SPIN IT
  • 1800+ puzzles across multiple packs
  • Daily new puzzle challenges
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Varied puzzle board sizes and shapes
  • Multiple pipe colors and composite pieces
Features
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TETRIS® 40 YEARS: This game designed by Tetris® creator. Pipe It is a new puzzle game designed by Tetris author Alexey Pajitnov. It is a modern take on classic game mechanics. Put all puzzle pieces from lower shelf onto the playing field. Build the branches by connecting all the pipes of the same color. Pipe It offers: • 2 different game modes PIPE IT and SPIN IT; • 1800 puzzles in 6+6 packs of growing difficulty; • Golden puzzle pack crafted by Tetris author Alexey Pajitnov; • 5+5 new puzzle challenges every day; • Hint system to assist you; • Stylish visuals and sound effects. Go higher with unique Pipe It features: • Puzzle boards of hundred different sizes and shapes; • Up to 7 different pipe colors on a playing field; • Composite puzzle pieces; • Empty, colored and color adjusting pipes. Pipe up with your brain playing new puzzle game from Tetris creator!

About

PathPix Time

Engage your mind with a collection of challenging logic puzzles. Draw colored lines to connect numbered pairs, with path lengths matching the numbers. Explore a variety of sizes and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • 99 unique puzzles
  • Range of sizes and difficulty
  • Connect pairs of colored numbers
  • Path length matches number value
  • Hidden picture reveals
Features
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Time's passing! Celebrate past, present, and future by playing PathPix! 99 puzzles, range of sizes and difficulty levels, for today, tomorrow and the year to come. 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. Simple rules - complex puzzles - hidden pictures! ******************** Draw bright, bold lines of color, connecting pairs of colored numbers. The length of each path must match the numbers on the two endpoints. Draw backwards or double tap to correct mistakes. There's only one way to do it, and all squares will contain a piece of a path when the puzzle is solved. Stuck? Use the check button and remove incorrect paths. Finish solving to see the miniature picture that you have created. Two ways to navigate while solving: ---Tap the zoom button for an overview, then touch the screen where you want to play next. ---Pan to show another area of the board. Put your finger down any place WITHOUT A NUMBER and move it around. Simple, intuitive, fast. PathPix Time is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.

Screenshots

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge4 screens
PathPix Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pipe It Puzzle Challenge at Free against PathPix Time's $0.99. Pipe It Puzzle Challenge also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). PathPix Time's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume 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

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge is free to download; PathPix Time costs $0.99 up front. Pipe It Puzzle Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PathPix Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 224 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Pipe It Puzzle Challenge's written reviews are positive against 100% of PathPix Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 2 months, PathPix Time every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pipe It Puzzle Challenge versus PathPix Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe It Puzzle ChallengePathPix Time
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (224 ratings)5.0 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224 — better80
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREY NOVIKOVKris Pixton

Customer experience

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge

All ratings224 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%

PathPix Time

All ratings80 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Paid for no ads, still getting them
  • App doesn't show in cellular data settings
  • Game state not saved
  • Hints not replenishing
  • Cannot access certain game packs without watching ads
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  • Stuck on an ad for another game
  • Cannot see all pieces at the same time
  • Landscape mode not working
  • Game won't update

Requested features

14 requests
  • Option to pay for no ads that works
  • Ability to skip ads sooner
  • Control over app's internet access
  • Option to jump to harder levels
  • Fix for game state not saving
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  • Fix for hints not replenishing
  • Fix for inaccessible game packs
  • Fix for ads playing at full volume
  • Fix for being stuck on ads
  • Fix for not seeing all pieces
  • Fix for landscape mode
  • Fix for game not updating
  • Mute button for video ads (partially implemented)
  • Silent ads

PathPix Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe It Puzzle Challenge

One-time1
  • Ads Block$1.99
None

PathPix Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipe It Puzzle Challenge free?
Pipe It Puzzle Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathPix Time free?
PathPix Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipe It Puzzle Challenge or PathPix Time?
PathPix Time is rated higher. Pipe It Puzzle Challenge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 224 ratings, while PathPix Time averages 5.0 from 80 ratings.
Do Pipe It Puzzle Challenge or PathPix Time have ads?
Pipe It Puzzle Challenge shows ads; PathPix Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Pipe It Puzzle Challenge or PathPix Time?
Pipe It Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 2 months, and PathPix Time every 5 months. Most recently, Pipe It Puzzle Challenge was updated on October 29, 2026 and PathPix Time on October 29, 2026.

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