Comparison

Pathways vs Zero Collapse

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

Head to head
About

Pathways

A minimalist logic puzzle game where players guide a dot to its home space by drawing colored paths. It offers increasing difficulty levels and daily challenges, with an option for advanced features like custom level creation.

Highlights
  • Draw colored paths to guide a dot
  • Solve spatial reasoning puzzles
  • Progress through increasing grid sizes
  • Daily timed puzzles with score sharing
  • Create and share custom levels
  • No ads, playable offline
Features
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Pathways is a spatial reasoning logic puzzle with a clean, minimalist design. The goal is simple: move the dot home! How it works: -Each grid has one dot, and one home space -The dot can only move to colored spaces -Use tabs on the side of the grid to draw paths of color -Retract and redraw paths as necessary -Move that dot home! Easy to learn, difficult to master -Start with 3x4 grids to learn the ropes -Up the challenge with 4x4 grids -Put yourself to the real test with 4x5 grids Daily Puzzles -Timed puzzles, share your score with friends -Puzzles increase in difficulty throughout the week -Build your streak! Pathways PRO -Access all packs (375 puzzles + future packs) -Access Daily Puzzle archive to play old puzzles (100+ Daily Puzzles) -Create your own levels, share with friends and/or submit to Pathways to be featured Why Pathways? -Clean, minimalistic design -Simple rules, yet challenging solutions -No ads, no wifi required Up for the challenge? Download Pathways today!

About

Zero Collapse

Features
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Zero Collapse is a minimalist number puzzle game that's easy to learn but tough to master. HOW TO PLAY Swipe across connected tiles on the grid. When the numbers in your path add up to zero, they collapse and disappear. Clear every tile to complete the level. Simple rules. Deep strategy. Zero luck. FEATURES ◆ 200 Hand-Crafted Levels Progress through carefully designed puzzles — from beginner-friendly 4×4 grids to mind-bending 6×6 expert challenges. Every level is guaranteed to be solvable. ◆ Smooth Difficulty Curve Levels are ordered from easy to expert, so you'll always feel challenged but never stuck. Each puzzle teaches you something new. ◆ 100% Ad-Free No banner ads. No video ads. No interruptions. Just you and the puzzle. ◆ One-Time Premium Unlock The first 30 levels are completely free. Love the game? Unlock all 200 levels with a single lifetime purchase. No subscriptions, no hidden fees — ever. ◆ Clean, Premium Design A sleek dark interface with smooth animations, satisfying haptic feedback, and relaxing sound effects. Zero Collapse feels as good as it looks. ◆ Offline Play No internet required. Play anywhere, anytime — on your commute, before bed, or during a break. ◆ Dark Mode & Customization Toggle between light and dark themes. Enable or disable sound and haptics to play your way. If you enjoy Sudoku, 2048, or Threes!, you'll love Zero Collapse. Download now and see how far your logic can take you.

Screenshots

Pathways4 screens
Zero Collapse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pathways at 3 against Zero Collapse's 1. Pathways also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pathways sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Zero Collapse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pathways versus Zero Collapse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathwaysZero Collapse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam ArbuckleYusuf Borucu

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Pathways

One-time9
  • Support Developpment$0.99
  • Support Developpment$1.99
  • Support Developpment$4.99
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  • Pathways PRO$7.99
  • Support Developpment$7.99
  • Support Developpment$9.99
  • Support Developpment$14.99
  • Support Developpment$19.99
  • Support Developpment$29.99
1 purchases

Zero Collapse

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Pathways free?
Pathways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero Collapse free?
Zero Collapse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pathways or Zero Collapse have ads?
Neither Pathways nor Zero Collapse shows ads.

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