Comparison

PathPix Zen vs Welcome To Everdell

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

Head to head
About

PathPix Zen

Solve logic puzzles by drawing colored paths that connect pairs of numbers. The length of each path must match the number it connects. Complete puzzles to reveal miniature pictures and receive inspiring quotes.

Highlights
  • 99 beautiful puzzles
  • Advanced Levels section
  • Draw colored paths
  • Connect numbered pairs
  • Reveal miniature pictures
  • Receive inspiring quotes
Features
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Relaxing and addictive! PathPix Zen has 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers. 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. ****************** 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 Zen is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Welcome To Everdell

Build a charming make-believe city in this digital adaptation of a family-friendly board game. Engage in worker-placement and tableau-building mechanics to create the most spectacular settlement. Perfect for kids and families looking for an engaging strategy experience.

Highlights
  • Digital board game adaptation
  • Worker-placement mechanics
  • Tableau-building
  • Family-friendly gameplay
  • City building simulation
Features
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Build your perfect make-believe city in the digital adaptation of the beloved family-friendly board game! Hear ye, hear ye! The parade is about to begin! I will give lots of shiny points to the critter with the best things that I like the most! Join Chip, Sweep, and the kids of Everdell to build the most spectacular make-believe city ever! Easy to Learn This easy-to-learn worker-placement and tableau-building board game gets the lil’ ones' brains a buzzin’. Climb across the rope bridge, watch out for the dragon’s den, and join us in the fort for the latest addition to the award-winning Everdell line – perfect for kids and families!

Screenshots

PathPix Zen4 screens
Welcome To Everdell4 screens

Verdict

The call

PathPix Zen and Welcome To Everdell both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of PathPix Zen's written reviews are positive against 0% of Welcome To Everdell's. PathPix Zen also leads on price ($0.99 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Welcome To Everdell's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

PathPix Zen costs $0.99 and Welcome To Everdell $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PathPix Zen against 4.9 for Welcome To Everdell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 90 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of PathPix Zen's written reviews are positive against 0% of Welcome To Everdell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Zen ships an update every 27 months, Welcome To Everdell every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PathPix Zen versus Welcome To Everdell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix ZenWelcome To Everdell
Price$0.99 — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (84 ratings) — better4.9 (90 ratings)
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8490 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 15 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonDire Wolf Digital

Customer experience

PathPix Zen

All ratings84 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative1.4%

Welcome To Everdell

All ratings88 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PathPix Zen

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crash issue
  • Numbers fuzzy on retina display

Requested features

8 requests
  • More PathPix games
  • Bring back erase and start over option
  • Update for 2nd Generation iPod touch
  • More updates/levels
  • Music
Show 3 more
  • Sound in paid version
  • iPad HD version
  • Another PRO version

Welcome To Everdell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Zen

No in-app purchases

None

Welcome To Everdell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathPix Zen free?
PathPix Zen costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Welcome To Everdell free?
Welcome To Everdell costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Zen or Welcome To Everdell?
PathPix Zen is rated higher. PathPix Zen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Welcome To Everdell averages 4.9 from 90 ratings.
Do PathPix Zen or Welcome To Everdell have ads?
Neither PathPix Zen nor Welcome To Everdell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Zen or Welcome To Everdell?
PathPix Zen ships an update every 27 months, and Welcome To Everdell every 15 months. Most recently, PathPix Zen was updated on November 6, 2026 and Welcome To Everdell on November 7, 2026.

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