Comparison

PathPix Joy vs Lineup Puzzle Challenge

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

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About

PathPix Joy

Solve logic puzzles by drawing colored paths that connect numbered pairs. The length of each path must match the number. Completing puzzles reveals a miniature picture and a related quote.

Highlights
  • 99 logic puzzles
  • Draw colored paths
  • Path length matches numbers
  • Reveal miniature pictures
  • Receive related quotes
Features
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Sunrise to sunset and on into the night, PathPix Joy will keep you smiling with 99 puzzles, easy to extreme. 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. New to PathPix? 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 Joy is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.

About

Lineup Puzzle Challenge

A new puzzle game from the creator of Tetris. Arrange falling blocks to form complete lines horizontally or vertically to clear them from the board and score points. Special mechanics like creating stars and collecting them offer unique gameplay.

Highlights
  • Form full lines to score and remove blocks
  • Create stars in intersections for bonus points
  • Collect stars to increase score multiplier
  • 600+ unique challenges (Fill, Rotate, Mirror)
  • Daily new challenges
Features
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TETRIS® 40 YEARS: This game designed by Tetris® creator. Lineup Puzzle is a new puzzle game designed by Tetris author Alexey Pajitnov. Puzzle master adds another dimension to his creation. • Form a full line of blocks either horizontally or vertically to score and remove it up from the playfield; • Building crossing lines cleans out these lines and creates a Star in the intersection; • Place a shape onto empty cells with the Stars to increase a score for it; • Collect stars in challenges to increase main score multiplier; • Keep the playfield from filling with the blocks. Unique Lineup features: • Fun and simple gameplay; • 600 FILL challenges; • 600 ROTATE challenges; • 600 MIRROR challenges; • 5+5+5 new challenges daily It’s time to drop in for a challenge in the newest creation of puzzle guru Alexey Pajitnov.

Screenshots

PathPix Joy4 screens
Lineup Puzzle Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lineup Puzzle Challenge at Free against PathPix Joy's $0.99. Lineup Puzzle Challenge also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months). PathPix Joy's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, 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

Lineup Puzzle Challenge is free to download; PathPix Joy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathPix Joy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 142 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of PathPix Joy's written reviews are positive against 70% of Lineup Puzzle Challenge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PathPix Joy ships an update every 26 months, Lineup Puzzle Challenge every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PathPix Joy versus Lineup Puzzle Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathPix JoyLineup Puzzle Challenge
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (142 ratings) — better4.3 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better70.4% of reviews
Number of ratings142 — better65
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKris PixtonANDREY NOVIKOV

Customer experience

PathPix Joy

All ratings142 ratings
Positive99.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

Lineup Puzzle Challenge

All ratings65 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral12.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative22.5%

User reviews

PathPix Joy

From 142 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable and relaxing
  • 👍 Great way to pass time
  • 👍 Makes you think and use your brain
  • 👍 No timer, no rush

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Advanced levels can be frustrating
  • 🤔 Some puzzles are very hard
  • 🤔 Too many cat pictures (one review)
  • 🤔 Fewer puzzles than HD version (one review)

Lineup Puzzle Challenge

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple and clean interface
  • 👍 Good for relaxation and brain exercise
  • 👍 "Tetris-like" gameplay
  • 👍 "Good fun" and "time burner"

Room to improve

  • 😠 Intrusive ads
  • 😠 Long video ads
  • 😠 Accidental ad taps
  • 😠 No option to remove ads
  • 😠 "Ruined by ads"

Bugs and requests

PathPix Joy

Requested features

9 requests
  • Bring back the erase and start all over option
  • Make support for iOS 6.1.3
  • Updates and more puzzles
  • More levels to do soon
  • Continue to make pathpix apps
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  • Release new versions more frequently
  • Please make more!!!!
  • Hope you're already working on the next one!
  • More please!!!

Lineup Puzzle Challenge

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Level 10 stars disappear
  • Stars disappear after each game at level 10
  • Accidentally pressing on ads

Requested features

8 requests
  • Paid version without ads
  • Option to remove ads
  • Tutorial or explanation of game mechanics
  • Ability to change board size
  • Leveling up system
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  • Power-ups
  • New pieces
  • Ability to rotate pieces

In-app purchases

None

PathPix Joy

No in-app purchases

None

Lineup Puzzle Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PathPix Joy free?
PathPix Joy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lineup Puzzle Challenge free?
Lineup Puzzle Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PathPix Joy or Lineup Puzzle Challenge?
PathPix Joy is rated higher. PathPix Joy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while Lineup Puzzle Challenge averages 4.3 from 65 ratings.
Do PathPix Joy or Lineup Puzzle Challenge have ads?
Lineup Puzzle Challenge shows ads; PathPix Joy does not.
Which is updated more often, PathPix Joy or Lineup Puzzle Challenge?
PathPix Joy ships an update every 26 months, and Lineup Puzzle Challenge every 3 months. Most recently, PathPix Joy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lineup Puzzle Challenge on October 24, 2026.

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