PathPix Zen vs Overboss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 99 beautiful puzzles
- Advanced Levels section
- Draw colored paths
- Connect numbered pairs
- Reveal miniature pictures
- Receive inspiring quotes
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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.
Overboss
Embrace your inner villain in this retro-style board game. Strategically draft terrain tiles, gather powerful monsters, and construct your ultimate dungeon to claim the title of OVERBOSS.
- Retro-inspired board game
- Draft terrain tiles
- Recruit monsters
- Build your dungeon
- Become the OVERBOSS
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Become a villain in this retro-inspired board game. Draft terrain tiles, recruit monsters, build your dungeon, and become the OVERBOSS!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PathPix Zen at 95% against Overboss's 43%. PathPix Zen also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
PathPix Zen costs $0.99 and Overboss $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PathPix Zen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Zen has 84 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of PathPix Zen's written reviews are positive against 43% of Overboss's.
| Parameter | PathPix Zen | Overboss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (84 ratings) — better | 3.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 628 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kris Pixton | Goblinz Studio SAS |
Customer experience
PathPix Zen
Overboss
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
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- Sound in paid version
- iPad HD version
- Another PRO version
Overboss
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PathPix Zen
No in-app purchases
Overboss
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PathPix Zen free?
Is Overboss free?
Which has better reviews, PathPix Zen or Overboss?
Do PathPix Zen or Overboss have ads?
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