Arbitrium vs Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arbitrium
This app assists in making rational decisions by allowing you to define criteria and rate your options. It uses a weighted decision matrix to help you identify the best choice for various life scenarios.
- Define decision criteria
- Rate available options
- Weighted decision matrix
- Identify best choice
- Save and manage decisions
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We often have to take decisions. Arbitrium is an app that will help you take the right one in a simple and rational way. Establish the criteria you need to consider and then rate each option you have available. The option with the highest score will be the best one. Arbitrium is based on the weighted decision matrix concept and will help you take decisions such as: Which car should I buy? Which bank should I choose for a mortgage? Where should I go on vacation? Which job offer should I accept? Which nursery should I choose for my child?
Path
This app helps you make decisions by visualizing the impact of each option on important aspects of your life. It provides a structured way to consider consequences and manage choices effectively.
- Decision visualization
- Impact analysis
- Manage choices
- Contextual decision making
- Life aspect prioritization
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Path is a simple and free app that will help you put your decisions into context and make them more manageable. Use it to visualise the impact of each option on the parts of your life that are most important.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Path at every 4 weeks against Arbitrium's every 28 months. Path also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Arbitrium's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Arbitrium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Path sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Arbitrium against 5.0 for Path. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Arbitrium's written reviews are positive against 86% of Path's.
Arbitrium ships an update every 28 months, Path every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arbitrium | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Lost Project | Quiet |
Customer experience
Arbitrium
Path
In-app purchases
Arbitrium
- PRO Mode$0.99
Path
- Good Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Amazing Tip$4.99
