Comparison

Calma vs Pathways+

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

Head to head
About

Calma

A minimalistic puzzle game where you roll a cube to collect balls and expand your garden. Avoid touching cones and stay on the path. Offers over 50 challenging levels with relaxing music, or a speedrun mode.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic puzzle gameplay
  • Cube rolling mechanics
  • Garden expansion
  • Obstacle avoidance (cones)
  • Over 50 levels
  • Relaxing music
  • Speedrun mode
Features
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Calma is a simple minimalistic puzzler! The aim is to collect all the balls by rolling a cube and expand your "garden". But beware! The cones must not be touched, and the path must not be left. A game with a chill factor: Relaxing music accompanies over 50 tricky little levels. Not in chill mode? Then you can also rush through the puzzles and complete the game as quickly as possible. But treat yourself to a little relaxation, Calma costs less than a coffee to go and you are supporting a passionate indie developer. Many Thanks.

About

Pathways+

Engage your logic and spatial reasoning with a relaxing Hashi puzzle game. Discover elegant solutions to daily challenges and hundreds of levels at your own pace. Enjoy a satisfying puzzle experience with simple rules and a minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Daily logic puzzles
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • No timers or counters
  • Simple logic rules
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Pathways+ is a relaxing Hashi puzzle game that relies on creativity, logic, and spatial thinking. Discover the addictive logic puzzle Hashi (also known as Hashiwokakero or Bridges). Connect islands using bridges while following simple rules that create surprisingly deep puzzles. Whether you're new to Hashi or already a fan, Pathways+ offers over 1,000 handcrafted puzzles alongside a brand-new challenge every day. Features: - Simple logic rules that are easy to pickup but hard to master - Unique daily puzzle and hundreds of levels - Relaxing gameplay with no timers or counters - Minimalist design with satisfying progression There’s nothing quite like the moment every bridge clicks into place, and each puzzle is a new chance to see connections come together. Can you find the perfect pathways through every puzzle?

Screenshots

Calma4 screens
Pathways+4 screens

Verdict

The call

Calma and Pathways+ both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pathways+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Calma's. Pathways+ also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). Calma's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On rating, ads 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

Pathways+ is free to download; Calma costs $1.99 up front. Pathways+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Calma asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calma against 5.0 for Pathways+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pathways+ has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Calma's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pathways+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calma ships an update daily, Pathways+ every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Calma versus Pathways+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalmaPathways+
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal MonacoMura Games

Customer experience

Calma

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Pathways+

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calma

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pathways+

One-time1
  • Pathways++$4.99

Questions

Is Calma free?
Calma costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pathways+ free?
Pathways+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calma or Pathways+?
Calma and Pathways+ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Calma or Pathways+ have ads?
Neither Calma nor Pathways+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calma or Pathways+?
Calma ships an update daily, and Pathways+ every 3 days. Most recently, Calma was updated on September 16, 2026 and Pathways+ on August 5, 2026.

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