Comparison

PathPix Zen vs Kaamos

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

Kaamos

Engage in turn-based tactical combat by matching tiles on a grid. Explore a dark medieval world, collect equipment, and build your character and deck to overcome foes in this unique roguelike experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tile matching combat
  • Character and deck building
  • Looting equipment from foes
  • Dark medieval world exploration
  • Roguelike progression
Features
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Kaamos is a bite-sized turn-based puzzle roguelike where battles are fought by matching tiles on a grid with looping rows and columns. Build your character and deck of tiles by looting equipment from your foes. Traverse a dark medieval world where the Sun went down and never rose again.

Screenshots

PathPix Zen4 screens
Kaamos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PathPix Zen at 5.0 against Kaamos's 4.1. PathPix Zen also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 71%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Kaamos's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 27 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PathPix Zen costs $0.99 and Kaamos $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Zen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathPix Zen has 84 ratings behind it against 15, 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 71% of Kaamos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Zen ships an update every 27 months, Kaamos weekly. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PathPix Zen versus Kaamos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix ZenKaamos
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (84 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews94.5% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings84 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB134 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKris PixtonFreedom Games, LLC

Customer experience

PathPix Zen

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

Kaamos

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

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

Kaamos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Zen

No in-app purchases

None

Kaamos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathPix Zen free?
PathPix Zen costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kaamos free?
Kaamos costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Zen or Kaamos?
PathPix Zen is rated higher. PathPix Zen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Kaamos averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do PathPix Zen or Kaamos have ads?
Neither PathPix Zen nor Kaamos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Zen or Kaamos?
PathPix Zen ships an update every 27 months, and Kaamos weekly. Most recently, PathPix Zen was updated on September 29, 2026 and Kaamos on September 29, 2026.

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