Pipe Pathway vs Pipes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pipes
A thrilling puzzle game where players strategically rotate pipe pieces to create a continuous path and stop water from spilling. It features multiple puzzle sizes and levels, testing reflexes and timing.
- Rotate pipe pieces
- Form continuous paths
- Stop water leaks
- Timed challenges
- Multiple puzzle sizes (3x3 to 8x8)
- Progressively challenging levels
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Dive into the captivating world of Pipes: Connect the Flow, a thrilling puzzle game where strategy and quick thinking come together. Rotate pipe pieces to form a continuous path before all the water spills out. The pressure is on—can you complete the puzzle in time? Each level is scored based on your speed: Green: Perfect timing! Yellow: Close call. Red: Just made it. Explore six puzzle sizes ranging from 3x3 to 8x8, each offering progressively challenging stages filled with many levels. Hone your skills, test your reflexes, and master the flow! Are you ready to take on the ultimate pipe puzzle challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pipes at none against Pipe Pathway's shown. Pipe Pathway's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Pipe Pathway sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pipes sells 6 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 Pipe Pathway against 5.0 for Pipes. 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.
Pipe Pathway ships an update every 2 weeks, Pipes every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Pathway | Pipes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jirapong | Lee Clayberg |
Customer experience
Pipe Pathway
Pipes
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
Pipes
- Pipes - Hydro Trio$0.99
- Pipes - Hidden Depths$0.99
- Pipes - Flowing Frenzy$0.99
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- Pipes - Dark Mode$0.99
- Pipes - All Level Packs$2.99
- Pipes - Premium$2.99
