Comparison

Surround vs Island Path Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Surround

Strategically place wall blocks to surround an enemy on a turn-based board. Plan your moves carefully to prevent the enemy from escaping and achieve high scores by using fewer blocks and leaving escape routes open. Aim for three stars to unlock new levels.

Highlights
  • Surround enemy with wall blocks
  • Turn-based gameplay
  • Strategic move planning
  • Scoring system for efficiency
  • Unlockable levels
  • Bonus for uncovered escape blocks
Features
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A fun but challenging puzzle game! The objective of the game is to surround the enemy by placing wall blocks on the board before the enemy escapes trough an escape block. The game is turn based and the enemy can move in all directions. This makes it crucial to plan your next move carefully, otherwise the enemy will escape and you will lose! The less blocks you place the higher score you will get! You also get a big bonus at the end of the game for every escape block you don’t cover with a wall block during the game. Aim to get the score as high as possible to collect all 3 stars and unlock the next level.

About

Island Path Puzzle

Connect islands by building bridges according to specific rules. Solve logic puzzles with randomly generated levels and daily challenges. Play offline with intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Connect islands with bridges
  • Follow three logical rules
  • Pure logical deduction gameplay
  • Nine different board sizes
  • Unlimited randomly generated levels
  • Daily new challenges
  • Offline play
Features
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Island Path Puzzle is small logical game where you connecting island while following three simple rules: 1) All islands are connected and there are no cycles 2) The number of bridges connected to a given island is equal to the number on the island 3) The number of bridges in each row and column is equal to the number at the beginning of the row or column It's up to you to discover the correct connections of the islands using pure logic. Using logical deduction in different parts of the game board, you discover places where there are or aren't bridges. In this way, bit by bit you will connect all the islands and you will have a tangled maze of connected islands. Game control is very simple and intuitive. Just click between two islands to create a bridge between them. With another click, the bridge is simply removed. Other features of the game: - Game contains nine different sizes starting from small with couple of islands up to big ones with hundreds of islands. - An unlimited number of randomly generated levels available. - Each day there are 10 new challenges - No internet connection is required to play this puzzle game. If you like logical puzzles, this game is exactly for you!

Screenshots

Surround4 screens
Island Path Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Island Path Puzzle at 5.0 against Surround's 3.5. Surround's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Surround sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Island Path Puzzle sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Island Path Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surround ships an update every 5 days, Island Path Puzzle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Surround versus Island Path Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurroundIsland Path Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINNCODER ASLIBOR MASICEK

Customer experience

Surround

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Island Path Puzzle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Surround

One-time3
  • 10 Coins$1.99
  • 50 Coins$6.99
  • 100 Coins$10.99
4 purchases

Island Path Puzzle

One-time4
  • +10 hints$0.99
  • +25 hints$1.99
  • +100 hints$4.99
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  • Remove ads$9.99

Questions

Is Surround free?
Surround is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Island Path Puzzle free?
Island Path Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Surround or Island Path Puzzle?
Island Path Puzzle is rated higher. Surround averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Island Path Puzzle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Surround or Island Path Puzzle have ads?
Both Surround and Island Path Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Surround or Island Path Puzzle?
Surround ships an update every 5 days, and Island Path Puzzle every 2 months. Most recently, Surround was updated on October 7, 2026 and Island Path Puzzle on October 9, 2026.

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