Pic vs Pixel Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pic
Solve logic puzzles by painting squares to reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. Offers a mix of deduction, art, and fun with various grid sizes and difficulty levels. Includes weekly bonus puzzles and no ads.
- Color and B&W pixel art puzzles
- Weekly bonus puzzles
- Zoom and clue pane locking
- Fingertip cursor for large puzzles
- Unlimited hints and undo
- Dark Mode support
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Paint squares as you solve the puzzle and discover a beautiful pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a blank grid with clues on the left of every row and on the top of every column. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by painting blocks in each row and column so their length and sequence corresponds to the clues. Pic-a-Pix are exciting logic puzzles that form whimsical pixel-art pictures when solved. Challenging, deductive and artistic, this original Japanese invention offers the ultimate mix of logic, art and fun while providing solvers with many hours of mentally stimulating entertainment. The game enables zooming the entire puzzle, or just the grid area while keeping the clue-panes locked. Other features include a unique fingertip cursor for playing large puzzles with ease and precision, and a show/hide/lock rulers option helping focus on one row and column at a time. To help see the puzzle progress, graphic previews in the puzzle list show the progress of all puzzles in a volume as they are being solved. A Gallery view option provides these previews in a larger format. For more fun, Pic-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 155 free Pic-a-Pix puzzles in color and B&W • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle library continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 30x45 (45x60 for iPad) • Difficulty levels from very easy to super challenging • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Zoom entire puzzle or just the grid area • Clue-pane locking option for optimal puzzle viewing • Rulers show, hide or lock option for easier row and column viewing • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Unlimited check puzzle • Unlimited hints • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Mark Squares mode for temporary markings on the grid • Clue auto check-off when row or column is completed • Automatically mark obvious empty squares with dots • Concurrently playing and saving multiple puzzles • Puzzle filtering, sorting and archiving options • Dark Mode support • Graphic previews showing puzzles progress as they are being solved • Portrait and landscape screen support (iPad only) • Error checking option when row or column is completed • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Pic-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Picross, Nanogram, Pictogram, Griddlers, Hanjie and many more. All puzzles in this app are produced by Conceptis Ltd. - the leading supplier of logic puzzles to printed and electronic gaming media all over the world. On average, more than 20 million Conceptis puzzles are solved each day in newspapers, magazines, books and online as well as on smartphones and tablets across the world. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/doc/220
Pixel Path
Engage in a beautiful pixel art puzzle game where you paint paths to reveal hidden pictures. With hundreds of puzzles and themed packs, it offers a relaxing yet challenging experience for all ages. Hints are available to assist you.
- Over 500 puzzles
- Themed puzzle packs
- Reveal animated scenes
- Hint system
- Stunning pixel art
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Paint the paths to reveal the picture! A beautiful pixel puzzle that anyone can play. An all-new challenge from the creators of PICTURE CROSS and PUZZLE PAGE. ■ Over 500 puzzles with many more to come ■ Unlock puzzle packs themed around exotic locations and adventures ■ Reveal beautiful animated scenes ■ Use hints to easily find and correct mistakes ■ Stunning pixel art brings the world of Pixel Path to life! SUPPORT Access the Help Center at any time from the pause menu (in the top right corner of the game screen). We've included full game instructions and lots of helpful information. Pixel Path is free to play, but contains optional paid items to unlock content more quickly. www.pixelpathgame.com Twitter: @bigpuzzles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pic at none against Pixel Path's shown. Pic also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 62%). Pixel Path's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pic sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Pixel Path sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pic against 4.8 for Pixel Path. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.6K and 875 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Pic's written reviews are positive against 62% of Pixel Path's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pic | Pixel Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) | 4.8 (875 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 875 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conceptis Ltd. | AppyNation Ltd. |
Customer experience
Pic
Pixel Path
User reviews
Pic
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Fun Logic
- 🧠 Absorbing and Challenging
- 🕰️ Relaxing and Calming
- 🧠 Exercises the Brain
- 👍 Great Implementation and Navigation
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive Puzzle Packs
- 🐛 Glitchy After Updates
- 🔍 Difficult to Find Specific Puzzles
- 🎨 Limited Color Palette
- 🔍 Cursor/Input Issues
Pixel Path
From 875 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and relaxing game
- 🎨 Great pixel art design
- 💤 Calming gameplay
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
- 🕹️ Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🔑 Limited tokens/keys to play
- 🕹️ Clunky/frustrating controls
- 🔋 Battery draining
- 🚫 Lack of updates/new puzzles
- 💰 Aggressive monetization
Bugs and requests
Pic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzles Disappearing After Updates
- Cursor/Input Issues
- Crashing After Updates
Requested features
6 requests- More Free Puzzles
- Ability to Drag and Fill Squares
- Automatic Marking of Completed Clues
- Dark Mode
- Sorting/Filtering Options for Puzzles
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- Ability to Save Progress and Lock Completed Areas
Pixel Path
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on startup
- Puzzle progress resets unexpectedly
- Ads freeze the app
Requested features
5 requests- More puzzles and levels
- Ability to purchase tokens/keys with coins
- Smoother controls and less screen movement
- Gallery mode to view completed puzzles
- Option to disable ads
In-app purchases
Pic
- B&W Variety 1$2.99
- Color Variety 1$2.99
- B&W Variety 2$2.99
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- Color Variety 2$2.99
- Color Variety 3$2.99
- Color Variety 4$2.99
- Color Variety 5$2.99
- iPhone-max Color$3.99
- iPhone-max Color 2$3.99
- B&W Extra Large 1$4.99
- Color Extra Large 1$4.99
Pixel Path
- Tokens Starter Pack$2.99
- Coins Starter Pack$2.99
- Tokens Value Pack$4.99
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- Coins Value Pack$4.99
- Tokens Super Pack$9.99
- Coins Super Pack$9.99









