Comparison

Sudoku9 Pro vs PathPix Joy

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku9 Pro

Engage in a world of Sudoku with this app, offering five distinct game types and infinite puzzles. Features include daily global competitions, auto-saving, memo functions, and undo/redo capabilities. Track your progress, compete on leaderboards, and enjoy a customizable gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Five Sudoku game types
  • Daily worldwide competitions
  • Infinite puzzles
  • Auto-saving and undo/redo
  • Memo and auto-memo functions
  • Game Center integration and rankings
Features
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The world's best Sudoku game for iPhone/iPad. It provides ease of use and almost every feature you can imagine. Enjoy infinite number of sudoku games with powerful features all your life. Everyday world sudoku competition Features - 5 type of Sudoku games Original sudoku Greater than sudoku Killer sudoku Calculation sudoku Symbol sudoku - Daily Sudoku Playing same sudoku puzzles with worldwide users everyday - Facebook/Twitter Integration Record share on Facebook Puzzle share on Facebook Record share on Twitter Puzzle share on Twitter - Play again, Watch replay - Provides infinite number of puzzles at all levels. Provides infinite number of puzzles and you can play it all your life. - You can choose game level among 5 different levels - Auto saving Always the state of games will be saved and then you can see the last screen when you restart the game. - Memo for candidate numbers You can enter candidate numbers in a cell that you don't know the answer immediately. It will help you to play the game. - Auto memo Auto memo is provided. So you can progress the game quickly. - Recording game score Score of the game is recorded and managed. - Resetting game If you screw up the game, you can initialize the game. - Unlimited undo/redo You can go back previous status using undo/redo function. - Multiple bookmarks You can move to saved position using bookmark. You can save 5 bookmarks. - Supporting 5 languages (English, Korean, Japanese, 2 Chinese) - Hint function Hint function tells you the answer of a cell when you meet a difficult cell. One hint is provided every 20 minutes. - Display duplicate numbers When you enter a duplicate number, the number will be displayed with different color. It will help you to play games. - Full support for Retina display Provides clear screen with supporting Retina display - When you double tap the screen the mode will be changed to memo mode - Display with different color where you need to compare the numbers. The cells that you should compare the numbers will be painted with different color. It will help you to play games. - Game Center integration Check worldwide rankings, the best time ranking in each levels - Various settings Sound Effects On / Off, change the language, etc. - Feedback function You can report a bug or your opinion, and are able to communicate with the developer. - iOS8 support - iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus support - World ranking page

About

PathPix Joy

Solve logic puzzles by drawing colored paths that connect numbered pairs. The length of each path must match the number. Completing puzzles reveals a miniature picture and a related quote.

Highlights
  • 99 logic puzzles
  • Draw colored paths
  • Path length matches numbers
  • Reveal miniature pictures
  • Receive related quotes
Features
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Sunrise to sunset and on into the night, PathPix Joy will keep you smiling with 99 puzzles, easy to extreme. 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. PathPix Joy is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

Screenshots

Sudoku9 Pro4 screens
PathPix Joy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PathPix Joy at none against Sudoku9 Pro's 1. PathPix Joy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (95% vs 70%). Sudoku9 Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). On 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

Sudoku9 Pro costs $2.99 and PathPix Joy $0.99 up front. Sudoku9 Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PathPix Joy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Joy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Joy has 142 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Sudoku9 Pro's written reviews are positive against 95% of PathPix Joy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku9 Pro ships an update every 2 months, PathPix Joy every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Sudoku9 Pro versus PathPix Joy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku9 ProPathPix Joy
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.6 (19 ratings)4.9 (142 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews95.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19142 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGyuhyeon JeonKris Pixton

Customer experience

Sudoku9 Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral12.3%
Negative17.3%

PathPix Joy

All ratings142 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

Bugs and requests

Sudoku9 Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PathPix Joy

Requested features

9 requests
  • Bring back the erase and start all over option
  • Make support for iOS 6.1.3
  • Updates and more puzzles
  • More levels to do soon
  • Continue to make pathpix apps
Show 4 more
  • Release new versions more frequently
  • Please make more!!!!
  • Hope you're already working on the next one!
  • More please!!!

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sudoku9 Pro

One-time1
  • Hint 50$0.99
None

PathPix Joy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sudoku9 Pro free?
Sudoku9 Pro costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PathPix Joy free?
PathPix Joy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku9 Pro or PathPix Joy?
PathPix Joy is rated higher. Sudoku9 Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while PathPix Joy averages 4.9 from 142 ratings.
Do Sudoku9 Pro or PathPix Joy have ads?
Sudoku9 Pro shows ads; PathPix Joy does not.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku9 Pro or PathPix Joy?
Sudoku9 Pro ships an update every 2 months, and PathPix Joy every 26 months. Most recently, Sudoku9 Pro was updated on September 23, 2026 and PathPix Joy on September 25, 2026.

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