Pathways+ vs Jelmata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pathways+
Engage your logic and spatial reasoning with a relaxing Hashi puzzle game. Discover elegant solutions to daily challenges and hundreds of levels at your own pace. Enjoy a satisfying puzzle experience with simple rules and a minimalist design.
- Daily logic puzzles
- Hundreds of levels
- Relaxing gameplay
- No timers or counters
- Simple logic rules
- Minimalist design
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Pathways+ is a relaxing Hashi puzzle game that relies on creativity, logic, and spatial thinking. Discover the addictive logic puzzle Hashi (also known as Hashiwokakero or Bridges). Connect islands using bridges while following simple rules that create surprisingly deep puzzles. Whether you're new to Hashi or already a fan, Pathways+ offers over 1,000 handcrafted puzzles alongside a brand-new challenge every day. Features: - Simple logic rules that are easy to pickup but hard to master - Unique daily puzzle and hundreds of levels - Relaxing gameplay with no timers or counters - Minimalist design with satisfying progression There’s nothing quite like the moment every bridge clicks into place, and each puzzle is a new chance to see connections come together. Can you find the perfect pathways through every puzzle?
Jelmata
A unique strategy board game where your score is the product of connected component sizes. Place cells to expand your groups, strategically blocking opponents or creating new scoring opportunities. Master four AI difficulties or challenge friends locally.
- Score based on connected component product
- Four AI difficulties
- Local multiplayer mode
- Multiple board sizes
- Global leaderboard
- Hint system
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Jelmata is a strategy game in which your score is the product of the sizes of your connected components. Place cells on the board, and any that touch orthogonally form a group. One group of 6 scores just 6. But split that into groups of 4 and 2? That's 4 × 2 = 8. This one rule changes everything. Do you extend a group to block your opponent, or break away to start a new one? Every cell you place shifts the math for both players — and a single move can flip who's winning. • FOUR AI DIFFICULTIES Learn the ropes on Easy, then work your way up to Elite — a neural network trained through hundreds of thousands of self-play games. • LOCAL MULTIPLAYER Pass the device and go head-to-head with a friend. • MULTIPLE BOARD SIZES Quick 5×5 matches or deep 8×8 battles. Pick the board that fits the moment. • GLOBAL LEADERBOARD See how you rank against players worldwide. • HINTS Stuck? Use hint credits to see a strong move. • GO PRO Remove ads, unlock Elite AI, and get unlimited undo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pathways+ at none against Jelmata's shown. Pathways+ also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pathways+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Jelmata sells 4 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 — 5.0 for Pathways+ against 5.0 for Jelmata. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pathways+ has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pathways+ ships an update every 3 days, Jelmata every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Pathways+ | Jelmata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mura Games | Matthew Motoki |
Customer experience
Pathways+
Jelmata
In-app purchases
Pathways+
- Pathways++$4.99
Jelmata
- 10 Hint Credits$0.99
- 25 Hint Credits$1.99
- Jelmata Pro$2.99
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- 100 Hint Credits$4.99









