# Pipes vs Oberty

The clearest difference is price: Pipes at Free against Oberty's $2.99. Pipes also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 67%). Oberty's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Pipes is free to download; Oberty costs $2.99 up front. Pipes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Oberty asks for nothing beyond the download.

Oberty holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pipes has 155 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Pipes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Oberty's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Pipes ships an update every 3 weeks, Oberty every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pipes | Oberty |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | [4.7 (155 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipes/id296105712/reviews) | **[4.9 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oberty/id6444231671/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **155** | 18 |
| Positive reviews | **90.2% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 5 months |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 4 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **16** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Michael Kerley](https://appshunter.io/developer/296105715) | [Dmytro Denys](https://appshunter.io/developer/429279016) |

## What reviewers say

### Pipes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipes/id296105712)

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

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Game | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Simple and addictive gameplay
- 👍 No ads, pure gameplay
- 👍 Good for passing time
- 👍 Offline functionality
- 👍 Low battery usage

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Not very responsive
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🐛 Game freezes on larger phones
- 🐛 Screen sensitivity issues on larger phones
- 🐛 Rotating animation is annoying

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Add more levels for gameplay
- Ability to change pipe color
- Remove timer option
- HD version
- Support for Retina display


### Oberty

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oberty/id6444231671)

This minimalist puzzle game challenges players to rotate and blend cards using XOR logic to solve over 200 unique puzzles. It features a relaxing soundtrack, inclusive color schemes, and a level editor to create and share custom challenges.

**Highlights:** Shape-blending puzzles, XOR logic gameplay, 200+ puzzles, Meditative and relaxing, Inclusive color schemes, Level editor, Share custom levels

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pipes free?

Pipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Oberty free?

Oberty costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Pipes or Oberty?

Oberty is rated higher. Pipes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Oberty averages 4.9 from 18 ratings.

### Do Pipes or Oberty have ads?

Neither Pipes nor Oberty shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Pipes or Oberty?

Pipes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Oberty every 5 months. Most recently, Pipes was updated on October 15, 2026 and Oberty on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*