Comparison

Link vs Aurifex

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

Head to head
About

Link

Solve logic puzzles by linking clue pairs to paint paths and reveal hidden pixel-art pictures. This game offers mentally stimulating challenges with a unique fingertip cursor for precise control. Enjoy a vast collection of puzzles, weekly bonuses, and no ads.

Highlights
  • Link clue pairs to paint paths
  • Reveal hidden pixel-art pictures
  • Unique fingertip cursor for precision
  • 125 free puzzles and weekly bonus
  • No ads
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Graphic previews of puzzle progress
Features
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Find the way clues are linked, paint the paths and discover a hidden pixel-art picture! Each puzzle consists of a grid containing clue-pairs in various places. The object is to reveal a hidden picture by linking the clues and painting the paths so that the number of squares in each path equals the value of the clues being linked together. Link-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 features a unique fingertip cursor which enables playing large puzzle grids with ease and precision: to create a link, press and hold fingertip anywhere on the screen, wait until cursor fills the square and start dragging to neighboring squares. To delete a link, double-tap or use the eraser button above the puzzle. 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, Link-a-Pix contains no ads and includes a Weekly Bonus section providing an extra free puzzle each week. PUZZLE FEATURES • 125 free Link-a-Pix puzzles in color and B&W • Extra bonus puzzle published free each week • Puzzle shop continuously updates with new content • Manually created by artists, top quality puzzles • Unique solution for each puzzle • Grid sizes up to 100x160 • Multiple difficulty levels • Hours of intellectual challenge and fun • Sharpens logic and improves cognitive skills GAMING FEATURES • No ads • Enlarge, reduce, move puzzle for easy viewing • Exclusive fingertip cursor design for solving large puzzles • Unlimited check puzzle • Show errors during gameplay • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Link counter option for easy link length viewing • Auto-solve starting clues option • 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) • Track puzzle solving times • Backup & restore puzzle progress to iCloud ABOUT Link-a-Pix have also become popular under other names such as Paint by Pairs, Enigma, PathPix and Pictlink. Similar to Picross, Nonogram and Griddlers, the puzzles are solved and the pictures revealed using logic alone. 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

About

Aurifex

Features
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Aurifex is a slide-and-merge puzzle with a twist: tiles only fuse when Sun meets Moon. Slide the board, pair opposite poles of the same substance, and climb the Celestial Ladder step by step — from Prima Materia all the way to Gold, and beyond it to the Stone. The board explains the rules as you play: attraction threads show which tiles can fuse, and every few swipes a Conjunction lets ANY two of the same substance meet. Chain fusions to fill the Heat meter — on a full meter the next fusion climbs two steps at once (IGNIS). MODES • The Great Work — a campaign of 42 hand-tuned levels in 7 chapters. Every level has a proven best solution: chase par and three stars. • Classic — an endless run with rising difficulty, micro-goals and the magnetic law from the first move. • Daily Challenge — one puzzle a day, the same for everyone, seeded from the date. Keep your streak alive. MORE TO DISCOVER • Codex — every rung of the Celestial Ladder and its lore. • Leaderboards — Daily, Weekly and All-time boards. Play as a guest or sign in with Apple or Google to claim your name. • Share a result card with a link your friends can open. • Resources that bend the rules: undo a move, or flip a tile's pole. PLAYER-FIRST • Fully playable offline and as a guest — sign-in only adds cloud save and the leaderboards. • A unique, hand-drawn look — every symbol is original artwork. • Available in 9 languages: English, Hungarian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Russian. • Your data is yours: delete your account and all cloud data from inside the app at any time. Fuse opposites. Reach Gold. Become the Aurifex.

Screenshots

Link4 screens
Aurifex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aurifex at none against Link's 10. Aurifex also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). Link's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Link sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Aurifex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Link ships an update every 3 months, Aurifex every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Link versus Aurifex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkAurifex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (668 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings668 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConceptis Ltd.MJK APPS SRL

Bugs and requests

Link

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes phone
  • Purchases and progress disappearing after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More 'very hard' and difficult puzzles
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzles
  • More free puzzles, daily instead of weekly
  • Ability to log into website account from app

Aurifex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Link

One-time10
  • B&W Variety 1$2.99
  • Color Variety 1$2.99
  • Color Variety 2$2.99
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  • The Animals we Love$2.99
  • Color Variety 3$2.99
  • Music, TV, Cinema Celebrities$3.99
  • Color Variety Large$3.99
  • Color Variety - Large 2$3.99
  • Color Extra Large 1$4.99
  • Color Mega 1$5.99
None

Aurifex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Link free?
Link is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aurifex free?
Aurifex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Link or Aurifex have ads?
Aurifex shows ads; Link does not.
Which is updated more often, Link or Aurifex?
Link ships an update every 3 months, and Aurifex every 4 days. Most recently, Link was updated on November 10, 2026 and Aurifex on November 10, 2026.

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