Comparison

PathPix Lite vs Cross

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

Head to head
About

PathPix Lite

Connect pairs of colored numbers by drawing paths of specific lengths to reveal miniature pictures. Each solved puzzle offers a related quote for reflection. This free version is the perfect starting point to explore the puzzle world.

Highlights
  • Draw colored paths
  • Connect numbered pairs
  • Paths match number length
  • Reveal hidden pictures
  • Receive related quotes
  • Free to start
Features
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Discover PathPix! Draw bright, bold lines of color to make paths connecting pairs of colored numbers. The length of each path must equal the numbers you are connecting. Finish solving to see the miniature picture that you have created. As an extra reward you get a quote related in some way to the picture. Witty or wise, it will give you a little something to think about as you go on to the next puzzle. New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy?  Here's the lineup: There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different.  ---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free! ---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles. ---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme. ---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers. ---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here. ---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced.  ---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights.  ---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here. ---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced. ---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total! ---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made. ---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert. ---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included.  ---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert. ---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme. ---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert. Simple rules - complex puzzles - hidden pictures! ******************** Draw bright, bold lines of color, connecting pairs of colored numbers. The length of each path must match the numbers on the two endpoints. Draw backwards or double tap to correct mistakes. There's only one way to do it, and all squares will contain a piece of a path when the puzzle is solved.  Stuck? Use the check button and remove incorrect paths. Finish solving to see the miniature picture that you have created.  Two ways to navigate while solving:  ---Tap the zoom button for an overview, then touch the screen where you want to play next.  ---Pan to show another area of the board. Put your finger down any place WITHOUT A NUMBER and move it around. Simple, intuitive, fast.  PathPix Lite is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Cross

Solve logic puzzles by painting squares and filling regions to reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. Offers a mix of deduction, art, and fun with adjustable grid sizes and helpful tools for precise gameplay. Enjoy weekly bonus puzzles and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Reveal pixel-art pictures
  • Logic-based puzzle solving
  • Zoom and clue-locking options
  • Fingertip cursor for precision
  • Weekly bonus puzzles
  • Graphic puzzle progress previews
  • Unlimited hints and undo
Features
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Paint squares and fill regions as you solve the puzzle and discover a beautiful pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a blank grid, divided into various regions, with clues to the left of every row and at the top of every column. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by painting squares and filling blocks according to the rules. Cross-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, these puzzles offer the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment. The game enables zooming the entire puzzle, or just the grid area while keeping the clue-panes locked. Other features include a unique fingertip cursor for playing large puzzles with ease and precision, and a show/hide rulers option helping focus on one row and column at a time. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Cross-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 130 free Cross-a-Pix puzzles in SingleClue and DualClue • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 30x45 (50x70 for iPad) • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Zoom entire puzzle or just the grid area • Clue-pane locking option for optimal puzzle viewing • Rulers show or hide option for easier row and column viewing • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited hints • Error checking option when row or column is completed • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Clue auto check-off when row or column is completed • Automatically mark obvious empty squares with dots • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Cross-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Campixu, PoliPix and Crazy Paving. Similar to Picross, Nonogram and Griddlers, the puzzles are solved and the pictures revealed using logic alone. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220

Screenshots

PathPix Lite4 screens
Cross4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cross at 4.8 against PathPix Lite's 4.3. Cross also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (328 vs 13). PathPix Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Cross sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cross holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross has 328 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of PathPix Lite's written reviews are positive against 86% of Cross's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Lite ships an update every 17 months, Cross every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PathPix Lite versus Cross: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix LiteCross
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.8 (328 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews86.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13328 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonConceptis Ltd.

Customer experience

PathPix Lite

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.2%

Cross

All ratings328 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.2%

User reviews

PathPix Lite

From 13 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive puzzles
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • ✨ Rewarding quotes
  • 🚀 Smooth controls
  • 🎨 Colorful visuals

Room to improve

  • 🤏 Limited free puzzles
  • 😩 Controls can be tricky
  • 💸 Expansions costly
  • 🤔 Instructions unclear
  • 📱 No landscape mode

Cross

From 328 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive puzzles
  • 🧠 Challenging brain exercises
  • 💻 Great implementation and user interface
  • 🕰 Relaxing and meditative gameplay
  • 🎨 Enjoyable visual puzzles

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive puzzle packs
  • 🤖 Repetitive rating prompts
  • 🔢 Lack of free content after initial packs
  • 🔍 Confusing ruler/clue system
  • 🤔 Puzzles can be too difficult

Bugs and requests

PathPix Lite

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent path drawing
  • 🐛 Accidental line drawing/erasing
  • 🐛 Difficulty panning on large puzzles
  • 🐛 Volume control issues
  • 🐛 iPhone 5 support needed

Requested features

6 requests
  • More puzzles in free version
  • iPad support/universal app
  • Landscape mode
  • Audio feedback
  • Option to turn off double-tap erasure
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  • Option to turn off touch-screen navigation

Cross

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Screen freezing issues
  • Puzzle ordering problems
  • Inappropriate puzzle themes

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free puzzle content
  • Option to disable rating prompts
  • Improved clue/ruler display
  • Ability to save/resume puzzles
  • Zoom functionality for larger puzzles

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Lite

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Cross

One-time15
  • DualClue - Fun Pack 14$0.99
  • DualClue - Snacks 1$1.99
  • DualClue - Snacks 2$1.99
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  • SingleClue - Snacks 1$1.99
  • SingleClue - Variety 1$2.99
  • DualClue - Variety 1$2.99
  • DualClue - Variety 2$2.99
  • DualClue - Variety 3$2.99
  • SingleClue - Variety 2$2.99
  • SingleClue - Large 1$3.99
  • DualClue - Large 1$3.99
  • DualClue - Large 2$3.99
  • DualClue - Large 3$3.99
  • DualClue - Challenges 1$3.99
  • DualClue - Extra Large 1$4.99

Questions

Is PathPix Lite free?
PathPix Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cross free?
Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Lite or Cross?
Cross is rated higher. PathPix Lite averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Cross averages 4.8 from 328 ratings.
Do PathPix Lite or Cross have ads?
Neither PathPix Lite nor Cross shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Lite or Cross?
PathPix Lite ships an update every 17 months, and Cross every 4 months. Most recently, PathPix Lite was updated on October 21, 2026 and Cross on October 29, 2026.

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