Comparison

PathPix Pro vs Link

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

Head to head
About

PathPix Pro

This app offers a collection of 320 challenging puzzles specifically designed for experienced players. It features unique puzzle types like geometric shapes, short and long paths, and puzzles with limited or no path squares. Completing puzzles reveals miniature pictures and provides witty quotes as rewards.

Highlights
  • 320 challenging puzzles
  • Special puzzle sections (Shapes, Short Paths, Two Colors, White Space, Long Paths, XLarge)
  • Puzzles reveal miniature pictures
  • Includes witty quotes
  • Designed for expert players
Features
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PathPix Pro is for experienced PathPix players ONLY! ***************************************************************** PathPix Pro contains 320 all new, beautiful puzzles, including 6 special sections with 20 puzzles each: Shapes Plus (with geometric shapes and classical illusions), Short Paths (lots of 3s, 4s, 5s etc-harder than you might think), Two Colors (just what it says), White Space (extra hard - not all squares contain paths), Long Paths (extremely difficult - designed to test the most seasoned PathPix player), and XLarge (with sizes ranging up to 65x45). When completed, all the colored paths in each puzzle form a miniature picture. Each puzzle also includes an appropriate quote, ranging from wry to witty to profound, as a reward for success. 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. PathPix Pro is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Link

Solve logic puzzles by linking clue pairs to paint paths and reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. This game offers mentally stimulating challenges with a unique fingertip cursor for precise control. Enjoy a vast collection of puzzles, weekly bonuses, and no ads.

Highlights
  • Link clue pairs to paint paths
  • Reveal hidden pixel-art pictures
  • Unique fingertip cursor for precision
  • 125 free puzzles and weekly bonus
  • No ads
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Graphic previews of puzzle progress
Features
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Find the way clues are linked, paint the paths and discover a hidden pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a grid containing clue-pairs in various places. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by linking the clues and painting the paths so that the number of squares in each path equals the value of the clues being linked together. Link-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 create a link, press and hold fingertip anywhere on the screen, wait until cursor fills the square and start dragging to neighboring squares. To delete a link, double-tap or use the eraser button above the puzzle. 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, Link-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 125 free Link-a-Pix puzzles in color and B&W • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle shop continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 100x160 • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Enlarge, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Unlimited check puzzle • Show errors during gameplay • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Link counter option for easy link length viewing • Auto-solve starting clues option • 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 Link-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Paint by Pairs, Enigma, PathPix and Pictlink. 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 Pro4 screens
Link4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Link at Free against PathPix Pro's $2.99. Link also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (653 vs 127). PathPix Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (94% vs 82%). On rating, 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

Link is free to download; PathPix Pro costs $2.99 up front. Link sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. PathPix Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PathPix Pro against 4.8 for Link. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Link has 653 ratings behind it against 127, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of PathPix Pro's written reviews are positive against 82% of Link's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Pro ships an update every 17 months, Link every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PathPix Pro versus Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix ProLink
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (127 ratings) — better4.8 (653 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better82.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127653 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonConceptis Ltd.

Customer experience

PathPix Pro

All ratings127 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.7%

Link

All ratings653 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative10.6%

User reviews

PathPix Pro

From 127 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable and easy to use
  • 🧠 Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • 💡 Multiple difficulty levels and puzzle types
  • 🕰️ Great time-killer and relaxing experience
  • 🎨 Beautiful and crisp visuals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
  • 🔄 Lack of ability to reset all puzzles
  • 🔍 Blurry graphics on some devices
  • 🛑 Developer appears to have abandoned the app

Link

From 653 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good pick up and play fun
  • 👍 Beautiful pictures, super fun, and mind-stimulating
  • 👍 Love the game
  • 👍 Fun for kids
  • 👍 Best Nonogram game, addictive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes, lost progress
  • 🔍 Needs a 'find-it' or 'hint' feature for large puzzles
  • 🔍 Would like to turn off number indicator
  • 💰 Puzzle packs are overpriced, too expensive
  • 🔍 Controls can be clunky and unintuitive

Bugs and requests

PathPix Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Puzzle #204 causes the app to crash
  • Puzzle #149 and #150 delete progress after completion

Requested features

3 requests
  • More puzzle levels and new content updates
  • Ability to export/backup progress
  • Game Center integration and achievements

Link

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes phone
  • Purchases and progress disappearing after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More 'very hard' and difficult puzzles
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzles
  • More free puzzles, daily instead of weekly
  • Ability to log into website account from app

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Pro

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Link

One-time12
  • B&W Variety 1$2.99
  • Color Variety 1$2.99
  • Color Variety 2$2.99
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  • The Animals we Love$2.99
  • Color Variety 3$2.99
  • Music, TV, Cinema Celebrities$3.99
  • Color Variety Large$3.99
  • Color Variety - Large 2$3.99
  • Color Variety - Large 3$3.99
  • Color Extra Large 1$4.99
  • Color Mega 1$5.99
  • Famous Masterpieces$5.99

Questions

Is PathPix Pro free?
PathPix Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Link free?
Link is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Pro or Link?
PathPix Pro is rated higher. PathPix Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Link averages 4.8 from 653 ratings.
Do PathPix Pro or Link have ads?
Neither PathPix Pro nor Link shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Pro or Link?
PathPix Pro ships an update every 17 months, and Link every 3 months. Most recently, PathPix Pro was updated on October 18, 2026 and Link on October 17, 2026.

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