Comparison

Santa's Workshop vs PathBloom

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

Head to head
About

Santa's Workshop

Help the elves craft toys and find Santa before it's too late in this holiday-themed idle game. Manage your workshop, care for reindeer, and complete missions to spread joy.

Highlights
  • Tap to build 25 unique toys
  • Offline toy crafting
  • Complete missions
  • Care for reindeer
  • Search for Santa
  • Collect achievements
  • Accessibility mode
Features
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The elves need your help! Santa is missing and they need your help to craft toys and find him before it's too late. This game features no ads, and no data mining! - Tap to build 25 unique toys. - Open factories to craft toys offline. - Chat with the head elf and complete missions. - Wrap presents and collect holiday spirit. - Feed and care for your Reindeer. - Use the locator to search for Santa! - Collect achievements along the way. Offers guides on each screen to help you navigate the game, and notifications so you know when it's time to return and collect your coins! Santa's Workshop was designed with accessibility in mind, and features an accessibility mode that provides greater support for Voice Over. Santa's Workshop takes inspiration from classic idle games and offers a unique holiday themed adventure. Fun for all ages, talk to the holiday elves and manage the workshop to build enough toys. Feed and take care of your reindeer and even decorate the stables. Use the locator to help search for Santa, and fly on your reindeer to search for him. Santa's Workshop was designed to help you get in the holiday spirit and spread a little joy!

About

PathBloom

This game transforms your walks into a colorful exploration of your surroundings. As you move, the dormant map around you blooms with color, revealing streets and sprouting virtual flowers along your path. Progress is earned through discovery, not distance, with all essential features remaining free.

Highlights
  • Color your city map by walking
  • Discover real-world places and landmarks
  • Daily walking expeditions
  • Time-lapse of your walking history
  • Customize voxel explorer and trail
  • Weekly and global leaderboards
Features
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Your world starts gray. Every walk makes it bloom. PathBloom turns everyday walks into real-world exploration. The map around you is dormant and colorless — walk somewhere new and it blooms: streets flush with color and tiny voxel flowers sprout along the exact path you traveled. Nothing you can buy ever touches your progress. Not your XP, not your streak, not your rank. Everything that matters is free, and every cosmetic can be earned by walking. EXPLORE, DON'T JUST EXERCISE • A fresh expedition every day: PathBloom designs a walking loop through the most unexplored streets near you, past parks, plazas, viewpoints, and local spots you've never visited. • Discover real places: every park, mural, and corner cafe you pass gets collected — common finds to legendary landmarks. • Rewards novelty, never distance: XP comes from new ground and new places, so a curious wander beats a treadmill grind every time. WATCH A YEAR OF WALKING IN SIX SECONDS Your bloom map remembers everything. Open the atlas, drag the slider, and watch every street you have ever walked fill in from your first day to today — a time-lapse of your own two feet. MAKE IT YOURS • Build your voxel explorer and watch them grow from Curious Sprout to legend, level by level. • Earn badges, souvenirs, and daily quest chests. • Keep a streak alive by discovering — and bank Streak Freezes for rest days. • Dress your trail in seasonal themes, stand voxel keepsakes on your home stage, and frame your walks with share cards. CLIMB THE RANKS • Weekly and all-time leaderboards for your city and the world — ranked by places explored, not miles walked. • Opt out anytime with one switch. YOUR MAP STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your GPS traces and routes never leave your device. Leaderboards only ever see your nickname, avatar, city, and score. FREE TO PLAY, HONEST FOREVER Cosmetic trail themes and keepsakes can be bought or earned by walking, and a one-time Supporter Pack removes interstitial ads forever. That is the whole of it. The world outside your door is bigger than you think. Go bloom it.

Screenshots

Santa's Workshop4 screens
PathBloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Santa's Workshop at none against PathBloom's 9. Santa's Workshop also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (42 vs 1). PathBloom's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PathBloom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Santa's Workshop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathBloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Santa's Workshop has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Santa's Workshop ships an update every 3 weeks, PathBloom every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Santa's Workshop versus PathBloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanta's WorkshopPathBloom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (42 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB58 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developeraleros.io LLCSimple Tree LLC

Customer experience

Santa's Workshop

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

PathBloom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Santa's Workshop

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

PathBloom

One-time9
  • Postcard Frame$0.99
  • Gold Leaf Frame$0.99
  • Ocean Current Trail$1.99
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  • Sakura Drift Trail$1.99
  • Wisteria Rain Trail$1.99
  • Maple Ember Trail$1.99
  • Frostlight Trail$1.99
  • Firefly Night Trail$1.99
  • Supporter Pack$4.99

Questions

Is Santa's Workshop free?
Santa's Workshop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PathBloom free?
PathBloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Santa's Workshop or PathBloom?
PathBloom is rated higher. Santa's Workshop averages 4.7 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while PathBloom averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Santa's Workshop or PathBloom have ads?
PathBloom shows ads; Santa's Workshop does not.
Which is updated more often, Santa's Workshop or PathBloom?
Santa's Workshop ships an update every 3 weeks, and PathBloom every 2 weeks. Most recently, Santa's Workshop was updated on October 7, 2026 and PathBloom on October 12, 2026.

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