Pipe It Puzzle Challenge vs Pipe Pathway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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 review sentiment: Pipe Pathway at 100% against Pipe It Puzzle Challenge's 61%. Pipe Pathway also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Pipe It Puzzle Challenge's advantage is ratings volume (218 vs 65). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 It Puzzle Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pipe Pathway sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pipe Pathway holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 218 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Pipe It Puzzle Challenge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pipe Pathway's.
Pipe It Puzzle Challenge ships an update every 2 months, Pipe Pathway every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe It Puzzle Challenge | Pipe Pathway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (218 ratings) | 4.9 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 218 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANDREY NOVIKOV | Jirapong |
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Pipe It Puzzle Challenge
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In-app purchases
Pipe It Puzzle Challenge
- Ads Block$1.99
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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