Comparison

PathPix Pro vs GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

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

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

Solve logic puzzles by filling in cells based on number clues to reveal hidden images. Explore various puzzle types, including black & white, colored, and triangle grids. Design and share your own puzzles with others.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles with updates
  • Supports standard, colored, triangle, and multi griddlers
  • Advanced UI controls for easy solving
  • Design and share custom puzzles
  • Backup and restore solutions
Features
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GridSwan is a powerful nonogram puzzle app for solving logic puzzles, also known as griddlers, hanjie, picross, Japanese crosswords, kare karalamaca, cryptopics, or pic-a-pix. Use number clues to reveal hidden pixel-art images on the grid. Enjoy thousands of free nonogram puzzles, multiple puzzle types, smart solving tools, and regularly added new puzzles. FEATURES: • Thousands of free nonogram puzzles • New puzzles added regularly • Standard black-and-white, colored, triangle, and multi puzzles • Smooth controls for large and complex puzzles: Zoom, scroll, multi-cell selection, undo, and redo • Checkpoints to try different solving paths and backtrack when needed • Cloud backup and restore across devices • Create your own puzzles by drawing, importing images, or generating them from text with AI • Share your puzzles with friends or publish them for other players NOTES: • Please use the Feedback menu to report problems so we can receive your device details and help you better. • Number clues are only there to help you. They are not part of the actual puzzle solution. • To publish your own puzzles, share them and choose Publish. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.puzzlehouseapps.com/privacy_policies/gridswan

Screenshots

PathPix Pro4 screens
GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PathPix Pro at 94% against GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)'s 35%. PathPix Pro also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)'s advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 17 months). On ratings volume 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

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) is free to download; PathPix Pro costs $2.99 up front. GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. PathPix Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 134 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of PathPix Pro's written reviews are positive against 35% of GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Pro ships an update every 17 months, GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PathPix Pro versus GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix ProGridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (127 ratings) — better4.4 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better34.8% of reviews
Number of ratings127134 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB217 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKris PixtonALI YILDIZ-PUZZLEHOUSEAPPS

Customer experience

PathPix Pro

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

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

All ratings134 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral13.0%
Negative52.2%

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

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Pro

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month$7.991 Month
  • 6 Months$33.996 Months
  • 1 Year$59.991 Year
One-time8
  • 5 Images$1.29
  • Enable Checkpoint$1.49
  • 10 Tips$1.99
Show 5 more
  • 25 Images$3.99
  • 50 Tips$7.99
  • 50 Images$8.99
  • 100 images$9.99
  • 100 Tips$11.99

Questions

Is PathPix Pro free?
PathPix Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) free?
GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Pro or GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)?
PathPix Pro is rated higher. PathPix Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) averages 4.4 from 134 ratings.
Do PathPix Pro or GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) have ads?
GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) shows ads; PathPix Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Pro or GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles)?
PathPix Pro ships an update every 17 months, and GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) every 3 days. Most recently, PathPix Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and GridSwan (Nonogram Puzzles) on October 13, 2026.

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