Comparison

Pipes vs Pipes Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Pipes

Connect pipe segments by rotating them to form a continuous flow. This addictive puzzle game offers a variety of board sizes and challenging options. Features like piece locking and auto-save enhance the gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated puzzles
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Wraparound option
  • Piece locking feature
  • Auto save and resume
  • Online leaderboard
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Rotate the pipe segments to connect all the pieces. Easy to learn and very addictive. Features: - Randomly generated puzzles - never the same game twice - Multiple board sizes ranging from "Training Wheels" (4x4) to "Mega Insane" (56x70) * - Introductory tutorial - Wraparound option (also known as "without walls" or "endless") * - "One color" option - when enabled, all pipes are blue, making it harder to tell which ones are connected * - Piece locking feature to help with large boards - Zoom and scroll using familiar pinch and drag gestures - Auto save and resume - never lose your place, even if someone calls in the middle of your game - Timer (can be disabled if you want a more relaxing game) - Online leaderboard - compare your best times to other players around the world * - Offline "personal best times" - try to beat your best times - Introductory tutorial - Piece locking feature to help with large boards - Every puzzle can be solved - Wraparound option (also known as "without walls" or "endless") - "One color" option - when enabled, all pipes are blue, making it harder to tell which ones are connected - Online leaderboard - compare your best times to other players around the world * Requires in-app purchase, or previous app purchase from 1.0 or 2.0 versions

About

Pipes Puzzles

Features
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Swipe to slide the tiles and connect the pipes from start to finish. Easy to learn, but surprisingly tricky as boards get bigger. Features: • 1440 levels with built-in hints and auto-solve • 3 board sizes: 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 • Multiple difficulty packs to match your skill • Clean UI made for both phones and tablets Jump in and enjoy the satisfying “click” of a perfect connection!

Screenshots

Pipes3 screens
Pipes Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pipes Puzzles at none against Pipes's 1. Pipes Puzzles also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Pipes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 54 months). On price 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. Pipes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pipes Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipes ships an update every 3 weeks, Pipes Puzzles every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pipes versus Pipes Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipesPipes Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (185 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings185 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 54 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael KerleyZIROTEK Corp.

Bugs and requests

Pipes

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Not very responsive
  • Game crashes to Home Screen with recent updates
  • Newest version fails to complete correctly
  • No longer comes up with the “complete ok” prompt
  • No longer has the “new game prompt immediately available to start a new game with the same parameters as the last one
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  • Rotating animation is annoying and slows gameplay
  • Game won't launch anymore with latest iOS update
  • Game freezes on the outside tiles on bigger phones
  • Screen is too sensitive on larger phones, turning one tile accidentally turns more

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more levels for gameplay
  • Ability to change pipe color
  • Remove timer option
  • HD version
  • Support for Retina display
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  • Support for extra screen size of iPhone 5 and iPad
  • Option to change color from blue
  • Counter for remaining leaks
  • Different way of seeing leaks
  • Update with super insane levels

Pipes Puzzles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipes

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$0.99
None

Pipes Puzzles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipes free?
Pipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pipes Puzzles free?
Pipes Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pipes or Pipes Puzzles have ads?
Pipes Puzzles shows ads; Pipes does not.
Which is updated more often, Pipes or Pipes Puzzles?
Pipes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pipes Puzzles every 54 months. Most recently, Pipes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pipes Puzzles on November 2, 2026.

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