Comparison

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master vs Pathwords

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

Head to head
About

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

Engage your mind with a unique drag-and-match puzzle game. Strategically place dice of the same color to merge them, creating valuable gems and aiming to form a ruby. Enjoy a pressure-free experience with customizable elements and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop dice blocks
  • Match and merge same-colored dice
  • Create and collect ruby gems
  • Rotate dice strategically
  • Earn boosters for levels
  • Customize background and dice
Features
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Exercise your brain and become a merge master with Dice Merge, the brand new match and merge puzzle game from Mobilityware! Drag and drop customizable dice blocks onto the puzzle board and try to make your match! The value of the die is associated with its color. Create and collect ruby gems by matching 3 of the same color dice in order to merge into higher values. Keep merging until you form a ruby. Collect rubies to increase your high score! Dice Merge Features: SMART - Rotate dice strategically before dragging and dropping onto the board! CHALLENGING - As your strategy improves, you can earn different boosters that will help you master each objective-based level! UNIQUE - Customize your background and dice to reflect your personality! TIMELESS - No time limit - no pressure! We value your feedback! Please contact us at support@mobilityware.com

About

Pathwords

Features
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Pathwords is a word-path puzzle. Drag through adjacent letters, including diagonals, to spell the words on the list. Play Mini (3×3), Classic (4×4), or Mega (5×5). Find the words on the list to climb Start, Good, Great, Awesome, then Genius. Bonus words sit alongside the list. They score less, but they still count. How to play Drag across tiles, then lift to submit. You can’t reuse a tile in the same word. Mini words are 3 letters or longer. Classic and Mega are 4 or longer. List words score 2 points per letter. Bonus words score 1. Find words quickly to catch a Speed Streak and double your points. If you’re stuck You get three free hints per puzzle. After that, watch a short ad for two more, as often as you need. Pathwords Premium is a one-time purchase that removes ads and unlocks unlimited hints. Rotate the board for a fresh angle. Once you’ve earned 40% of the list, letter-count assist can show where remaining words start, and unused letters fade. Finish a puzzle, then Play Another Puzzle for a fresh generated board so you can keep going. Progress stays on this device. No account. Works on iPhone and iPad. Offline, you’ll still get a local board.

Screenshots

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master4 screens
Pathwords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pathwords at every 5 days against Dice Merge! Puzzle Master's every 3 months. Dice Merge! Puzzle Master's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Dice Merge! Puzzle Master sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pathwords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master ships an update every 3 months, Pathwords every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dice Merge! Puzzle Master versus Pathwords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDice Merge! Puzzle MasterPathwords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings23K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobilityWareChristopher Musial

Bugs and requests

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes when trying to purchase power-ups
  • Ads sometimes become unresponsive and require app restart
  • Daily challenges can be impossible to complete

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to earn power-ups through gameplay instead of ads
  • Larger game boards for more strategic depth
  • Ability to move double dice in multiple directions

Pathwords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dice Merge! Puzzle Master

One-time10
  • Booster Bundle 2$1.99
  • Booster Pack$1.99
  • Booster Bundle 4$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Booster Pack$4.99
  • Booster Bundle 7$6.99
  • Special Pack 10$9.99
  • Booster Pack$9.99
  • Booster Pack$19.99
  • Booster Pack$24.99
  • Booster Pack$39.99
1 purchases

Pathwords

One-time1
  • Pathwords Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Dice Merge! Puzzle Master free?
Dice Merge! Puzzle Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathwords free?
Pathwords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dice Merge! Puzzle Master or Pathwords have ads?
Both Dice Merge! Puzzle Master and Pathwords show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dice Merge! Puzzle Master or Pathwords?
Dice Merge! Puzzle Master ships an update every 3 months, and Pathwords every 5 days. Most recently, Dice Merge! Puzzle Master was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pathwords on October 25, 2026.

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