TanZen HD vs Perfect Paths
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TanZen HD
Engage in a classic tangram puzzle experience with over 500 challenges. Fit seven geometric pieces into a shaded area without overlap to solve each puzzle. Perfect for quick breaks or extended play sessions.
- Over 500 tangram puzzles
- Classic tangram gameplay
- Fit seven geometric pieces
- No overlapping pieces
- Puzzle completion recognition
- Play for short or long durations
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Find your Zen, with this updated version of the classic tangram puzzle game with over 500 puzzles! Choose a puzzle to solve, and try to fit all seven game pieces within the shaded puzzle area without overlapping. TanZen HD will recognize when the puzzle is finished. Pick up and play for two minutes, or two hours!
Perfect Paths
Engage in a captivating puzzle experience by creating paths and strategically guiding blocks to their targets. Explore creative solutions by combining or separating blocks, with simple rules leading to complex, multi-solution challenges.
- Create paths to guide blocks
- Combine or separate blocks
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Handcrafted levels
- Minimalistic design
- Low battery usage
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Perfect Paths is a captivating puzzle game where your goal is to create paths and use various commands to guide blocks to their designated positions. You can combine or separate blocks, allowing for creative and strategic solutions. With simple rules that lead to complex challenges, every puzzle offers multiple ways to achieve success, making each experience unique and engaging. Features: • Simple and original gameplay mechanics which allow any player to find his own solution. • Handcrafted levels with optimal difficulty curve. First levels were tested by 3 years old ;) • Stylish, beautiful minimalistic presentation. • Low battery usage. • High re-playability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Perfect Paths at every 3 weeks against TanZen HD's every 2 months. Perfect Paths also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). TanZen HD's advantage is ratings volume (258 vs 52) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
TanZen HD costs $2.99 and Perfect Paths $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TanZen HD against 4.8 for Perfect Paths. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 258 and 52 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 96% and 97% positive.
TanZen HD ships an update every 2 months, Perfect Paths every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TanZen HD | Perfect Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (258 ratings) | 4.8 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.9% of reviews | 96.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 258 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little White Bear Studios, LLC | Jan Ilavsky |
Customer experience
TanZen HD
Perfect Paths
User reviews
TanZen HD
From 258 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Relaxing and enjoyable puzzles
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- 🧠 Mentally stimulating and challenging
- 🎨 Beautiful and soothing visuals
- 🎶 Calming background music
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🔍 Puzzles can be too easy at times
- 🔍 Lack of advanced or customizable difficulty options
- 🔍 Limited background or music options
Perfect Paths
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧠 Excellent brain teaser and mental challenge
- 💡 Innovative and original gameplay mechanics
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging puzzle design
- 📈 Progressive difficulty curve that builds naturally
- 🎨 Clean, simple, and polished graphics
Room to improve
- 📚 Minimal and unclear tutorial instructions
- 🎮 Steep learning curve with trial-and-error gameplay
- 🧩 Some rules and mechanics are unintuitive
- 🎯 UI could better clarify visual mechanics
- ❌ Limited content/puzzles available
Bugs and requests
TanZen HD
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or freezes after completing all puzzles
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced or challenging puzzle designs
- Ability to create and share custom puzzles
- Option to turn off the visible outline of the target shape
- Expanded background and music selection
Perfect Paths
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game does not play as outlined in tutorial
- Audio system conflicts with other applications
- Possible incompatibility issues on some devices
Requested features
6 requests- More puzzles and additional content
- Better and more demonstrative tutorials
- Reset button for quick puzzle clearing
- Cross-device progress synchronization
- Competitive scoring/leaderboard system
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- Clearer visual indicators for game mechanics
In-app purchases
TanZen HD
No in-app purchases
Perfect Paths
No in-app purchases
