Comparison

PathPix Cats vs Drop Color Joy

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

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About

PathPix Cats

This game offers 125 large, cat-themed puzzles for experienced players. Solve intricate grids to reveal charming feline images, providing over a million squares of challenging gameplay across various difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • 125 giant cat-themed puzzles
  • Over 1 million squares of gameplay
  • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty areas
  • Large puzzle sizes (average 100x100)
  • Reveals finished pictures upon completion
Features
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Looking for more PathPix puzzles? Love cats? Purr as you play! 125 GIANT puzzles showcase these wonderful pets, beloved from ancient to modern times. Solve puzzles to discover the fantastic feline follies on display here. Over 1 million squares of PathPix puzzling pleasure, with Easy, Medium and Hard areas in every puzzle. These puzzles are BIG, with an average size of more than 10,000 squares (100x100). Each puzzle is a giant canvas - puzzle your way through it to paint the finished picture. Needless to say, PathPix Cats is for experienced PathPix solvers ONLY!!! New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy? All puzzles are different. Here's the lineup: ---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 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: 202 puzzles to tickle your funnybone, each with a related silly joke or quote. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---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 TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. ---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. ---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 COLOR: 150 HUGE puzzles in all the colors of the rainbow. ---PATHPIX WILD: 150 GIANT puzzles - a wilderness for you to explore. Can you tame these puzzles? Or will they tame YOU? ---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 OZ: Bring Dorothy and her friends to life as you solve 148 huge and colorful puzzles based on the classic illustrations for 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. More than 1 million squares to solve. Complete book included. ---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: PathPix with a difference: wild and wacky paths on a special grid with squares and rectangles of different sizes. 160 puzzles, easy to challenging. ---PATHPIX CATS: 125 GIANT puzzles featuring our fine feline friends - catnip for PathPix puzzle lovers. PathPix Cats is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.

About

Drop Color Joy

Engage in a vibrant puzzle adventure where you match and merge colorful blocks. Strategically drop blocks to clear space and complete challenging missions. Enjoy a relaxing yet brain-teasing experience with engaging mechanics and exciting obstacles.

Highlights
  • Match and merge color blocks
  • Strategic block dropping
  • Clear space by merging blocks
  • Challenging missions and levels
  • Exciting obstacles and power-ups
  • Vibrant color block designs
Features
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Drop Color Joy – Match, Merge & Drop Your Way to Fun! Welcome to Drop Color Joy, the ultimate match-and-merge puzzle adventure! Get ready to drop, merge, and clear your way through exciting levels filled with vibrant color blocks. With a perfect blend of relaxing visuals and brain-teasing puzzles, Drop Color Joy is designed to test your strategy while offering a soothing and rewarding experience. Merge wisely, because when blocks reach their maximum size, they disappear—freeing up space for more merges! How to Play - Merge & Clear Space – Merge identical color blocks to make them grow. When a block reaches its maximum size, it disappears, creating room for new blocks. - Drop with Precision – Tap the screen to move the block left or right, then release to drop it into the perfect position. - Plan Your Moves – Each drop matters! Position blocks strategically to keep merging and avoid running out of space. Game Features - Vibrant Color Blocks – Enjoy a visually appealing puzzle experience with bright and engaging block designs. - Engaging Drop Mechanics – Strategically drop blocks to create chain reactions, maximize merges, and keep the board clear. - Challenging Missions – Each level has unique block merge requirements—can you complete them before running out of space? - Exciting Obstacles & Power-ups – Overcome tricky challenges and use special boosters to help you complete levels faster. Download & Start Dropping! Are you ready to match, merge, and drop your way to victory? Drop Color Joy brings you a fresh, cozy, and strategic puzzle experience that is easy to learn but challenging to master. Whether you're looking for a way to unwind after a long day or challenge your brain with clever puzzles, this game has something for everyone! Join thousands of players enjoying Drop Color Joy today—download now and start your puzzle adventure!

Screenshots

PathPix Cats4 screens
Drop Color Joy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PathPix Cats at 100% against Drop Color Joy's 29%. PathPix Cats also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 20) and ads (none vs shown). Drop Color Joy's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 48). On 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

Drop Color Joy is free to download; PathPix Cats costs $2.99 up front. Drop Color Joy sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Cats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drop Color Joy has 2.3K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PathPix Cats's written reviews are positive against 29% of Drop Color Joy's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PathPix Cats versus Drop Color Joy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix CatsDrop Color Joy
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (48 ratings) — better4.6 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better28.8% of reviews
Number of ratings482.3K — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB319 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKris PixtonOnetap Global Limited

Customer experience

PathPix Cats

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Drop Color Joy

All ratings2,310 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral15.6%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

PathPix Cats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drop Color Joy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lives/moves disappearing unexpectedly
  • Game progress not saving properly
  • Freezing/crashing on certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Better save/progress system
  • Ability to contact developers

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Cats

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

Drop Color Joy

One-time20
  • Supply Package$1.99
  • Mini Coin$1.99
  • Piggy Bank Mini$2.99
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  • Pack Weekend Mini$4.99
  • Treasure Pack Small$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Selection Offer$4.99
  • Move Offer$4.99
  • Piggy Bank Medium$4.99
  • Piggy Bank Large$7.99
  • NO Ads$7.99
  • Medium Coin$7.99
  • Joy Pass$9.99
  • Mini Pack$9.99
  • Special Offer$11.99
  • Super Coin$14.99
  • Medium Pack$19.99
  • Super Pack$39.99
  • Champion Pack$79.99
  • God Pack$99.99

Questions

Is PathPix Cats free?
PathPix Cats costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drop Color Joy free?
Drop Color Joy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Cats or Drop Color Joy?
PathPix Cats is rated higher. PathPix Cats averages 4.9 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Drop Color Joy averages 4.6 from 2.3K ratings.
Do PathPix Cats or Drop Color Joy have ads?
Drop Color Joy shows ads; PathPix Cats does not.

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