Comparison

PathPix Lite vs Sym

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

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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

Sym

Solve logic puzzles by finding symmetry and painting blocks to reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. This app offers a unique challenge with manually created puzzles and a special fingertip cursor for precision. Enjoy hours of mentally stimulating entertainment with no ads and weekly bonus puzzles.

Highlights
  • Symmetry-based logic puzzles
  • Reveal hidden pixel-art pictures
  • Fingertip cursor for precision
  • Weekly bonus puzzles
  • No ads
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Error checking and unlimited undo/redo
Features
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Find the symmetry, paint the blocks and discover a hidden pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a grid containing dots in various places. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by drawing a block around each dot according to the rules.‎ Sym-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, this original Japanese invention offers the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment. The game features a unique fingertip cursor which enables playing large puzzle grids with ease and precision: to draw a wall, move cursor to the desired location and tap anywhere on the screen. To draw multiple walls, press and hold fingertip until the wall is drawn and start dragging to neighboring walls. 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, Sym-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 100 free Sym-a-Pix puzzles in Basic Logic and Advanced Logic • 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 65x100 • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Zoom, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing • Error checking option when a block is completed • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Auto-solve starting points option • Auto-complete symmetrical walls option • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Track puzzle solving time • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Sym-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Tentai Show, Galaxies and Artist Block. 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
Sym4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sym at 4.8 against PathPix Lite's 4.3. Sym also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (281 vs 13). PathPix Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) 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. Sym sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sym holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sym has 281 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 92% of Sym's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Lite ships an update every 17 months, Sym every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PathPix Lite versus Sym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix LiteSym
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.8 (281 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews92.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13281 — 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 MB9 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%

Sym

All ratings279 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative6.4%

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

Sym

From 281 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome puzzles
  • 👍 Fun
  • 👍 Challenging and relaxing
  • 👍 Great puzzle
  • 👍 Addictive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 What's with all the guns?
  • 🐛 Annoying
  • 🐛 Frustrating interface
  • 🐛 Gameplay is a little cumbersome

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

Sym

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game will NOT stop asking me to rate it
  • Errors are hard to see

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free packs than paid packs
  • More easier levels
  • Better support of Apple Pencil
  • More free puzzles
  • Progress syncing between devices

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Lite

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Sym

One-time12
  • Basic Logic - Snacks 1$1.99
  • Basic Logic - Variety 1$2.99
  • Advanced Logic - Variety 1$2.99
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  • Basic Logic - Variety 2$2.99
  • Basic Logic - Variety Large 1$3.99
  • Advanced Logic Variety Large 1$3.99
  • Basic Logic - Variety Large 2$3.99
  • Basic Logic - Amazing Places 1$3.99
  • Basic Logic - Movie Stars 1$3.99
  • Basic Logic - Extra Large 1$4.99
  • Advanced Logic - Extra Large 1$4.99
  • Basic Logic - Mega 1$7.99

Questions

Is PathPix Lite free?
PathPix Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sym free?
Sym is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Lite or Sym?
Sym is rated higher. PathPix Lite averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Sym averages 4.8 from 281 ratings.
Do PathPix Lite or Sym have ads?
Neither PathPix Lite nor Sym shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Lite or Sym?
PathPix Lite ships an update every 17 months, and Sym every 4 months. Most recently, PathPix Lite was updated on October 21, 2026 and Sym on October 23, 2026.

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