Comparison

Pipe Drop vs Connect Water Pipes

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

Head to head
About

Pipe Drop

A fast-paced puzzle game where players arrange falling pipes to create paths for water. Master the mechanics to achieve high scores and overcome increasingly difficult challenges with unique obstacles and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Over 50 levels
  • Hands-on tutorial
  • 8 power-ups
  • Unlockable strategies
  • Unique obstacles
  • High resolution graphics
Features
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Pipes are falling fast, and you have to clear them before they reach the top of the screen! Try to last as long as you can, or make the longest paths you can and go for the high score! Easy to learn and difficult to master! Even your grandma will be filling pipes in no time, and gamers will find an awesome challenge mastering the techniques necessary to resist the onslaught of high-speed obstacles. Numerous challenges await you as you attempt to unlock and uncover all the secrets of Pipe Drop! Pipe Drop is a Tetris-style puzzle game that's easy to pick up and hard to put down. Grab falling blocks and slide them into place. Tap on blocks to spin them into long paths of pipes, then release the water and watch your path disappear. Long paths of pipes unlock special abilities such as bombs, and teleport blocks. We think it's a lot of fun, and hope you do too! It's the first game released by our fledgling development studio Serpenti Sei. Features: * Highly addictive gameplay - you'll never want to quit! * Over 50 levels to reach, with new obstacles introduced at every turn! * A hands-on tutorial that will teach anyone to play Pipe Drop like a pro. * 8 power ups, each offering a different way to improve your game! * Unlock new pairs of power ups to access new strategies! * Unique obstacles confront you as you advance further in the game! * Beautiful artwork featuring extra special graphics for those that reach the highest levels! * High resolution graphics optimized for Retina Display. Now Game Center-enabled! Check out our trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmoFZpSjfpo

About

Connect Water Pipes

Connect pipes to water flowers and achieve high scores in this challenging puzzle game. With over 350 levels, it offers engaging gameplay and brain-training fun. Progress can be sped up with optional in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Over 350 challenging levels
  • Multiple game objectives (water flowers, connect pipes)
  • Limited turns per level
  • HD graphics and animations
  • Engaging and progressively difficult gameplay
  • Optional in-app purchases for progress
Features
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Your goal is to connect as many pipes and water as many flowers as you can. The more you connect, the bigger and bigger scores you get. With over 350 levels this game will provide you with an incredible amount of challenges and fun. Ready to train your brain and put your logical skills to the test? 351 levels for you to enjoy. FEATURES - 351 levels of exciting fun filled with amazing challenges that will keep your brain active. Each new level will present you with a different objective. - 3 game objectives: * water a certain number of flowers * connect a certain number of pipes * or both - Each level must be completed within a limited number of turns - 5 types of pipes - HD quality graphics and animations that will look great on your phone and tablet - wonderful sound effects and music - Engaging, progressively more difficult as you move up through the levels! - You can complete all levels without making a single purchase. However, if you want to speed up your progress, you can make in-app purchases to get extra turns. The account owner should always be consulted beforehand. By downloading this game, you confirm that you agree to our terms of service: http://www.gsoftteam.com/eula Support and Feedback If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding! Last but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Connect Water Pipes!

Screenshots

Pipe Drop4 screens
Connect Water Pipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pipe Drop at 5.0 against Connect Water Pipes's 4.5. Pipe Drop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Connect Water Pipes's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Pipe Drop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Connect Water Pipes sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pipe Drop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect Water Pipes has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Pipe Drop's written reviews are positive against 77% of Connect Water Pipes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipe Drop ships an update every 6 months, Connect Water Pipes every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pipe Drop versus Connect Water Pipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipe DropConnect Water Pipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings144 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerpenti Sei LLCG Soft Team

Customer experience

Pipe Drop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%

Connect Water Pipes

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pipe Drop

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
9 purchases

Connect Water Pipes

One-time9
  • 30 Gold2 variants$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 160 Gold$3.99
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  • 160 Gold$4.99
  • 330 Gold$6.99
  • 330 Gold$9.99
  • 700 Gold$11.99
  • 700 Gold$19.99
  • 1500 Gold$19.99

Questions

Is Pipe Drop free?
Pipe Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connect Water Pipes free?
Connect Water Pipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pipe Drop or Connect Water Pipes?
Pipe Drop is rated higher. Pipe Drop averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Connect Water Pipes averages 4.5 from 44 ratings.
Do Pipe Drop or Connect Water Pipes have ads?
Connect Water Pipes shows ads; Pipe Drop does not.
Which is updated more often, Pipe Drop or Connect Water Pipes?
Pipe Drop ships an update every 6 months, and Connect Water Pipes every 5 months. Most recently, Pipe Drop was updated on November 1, 2026 and Connect Water Pipes on November 1, 2026.

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