Comparison

Papis Canvas Puzzles vs Pipeyard

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

Head to head
About

Papis Canvas Puzzles

Create and solve custom jigsaw puzzles using your own photos or a variety of styles. Enjoy a relaxing, ad-free experience with adjustable difficulty and satisfying haptic feedback. Compete with others or explore surprise puzzles.

Highlights
  • Create puzzles from personal photos
  • Adjustable piece count (48-768)
  • Six visual styles for puzzles
  • Optional piece rotation
  • Competitive Arena mode
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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Real photo jigsaw puzzles. No ads. Ever. Sit down and enjoy: no interruptions, no pressure. Pick from 48 up to 768 pieces, optional piece rotation. Apply styles: the original photo, grayscale, negative, line art, woodcut, charcoal, tonal pencil, cross-hatch, pointillism, mosaic, emboss, bloom, pop art and halftone. GENERATE PUZZLES FROM YOUR OWN PICTURES If it's on your phone, it can become a puzzle. SURPRISE ME A mystery puzzle made from a random picture with random settings. Can't decide? There is special surprise catalog with expanded selection of pictures that can't be seen any other way than by tapping Surprise Me button. SOLVE A REAL CUBE A fully 3D puzzle cube lives right alongside your puzzles. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Chess, checkers, sea battle and 10 solitaire variants, including races against other players. Share an invite link to play someone directly, or check who is available right now online. ARENA Race other players in solving jigsaws or the cube: create and accept challenges, and submit your favourite photos to the shared gallery so other players can solve them. Cube times count here too, so you can race for the fastest solve either way. EARN, UNLOCK, EXPLORE Complete puzzles to earn points. Spend points to unlock new images and styles. It is not possible to get points any other way than solving puzzles: no ads, no purchases. BUILT FOR REAL PUZZLING Pieces snap with haptic feedback. Progress saves automatically: close the app and pick up exactly where you left off. Multiple themes to suit any mood or time of day. Pick any background colour to match your photo. PRIVACY FIRST Your photos stay on your device unless you choose to order a physical product, in which case the image is shared only with the print partner needed to fulfil that order. I do not sell or share your data for advertising. Full details in the Privacy Policy. THE PROMISE No ads. No subscriptions. No energy bars or wait timers. The game itself is completely free. If you'd like to support ongoing development, a voluntary Tip Jar has its own tab. Download free and start your first puzzle in seconds. Privacy Policy: https://papiscanvaspuzzles.uk/privacy.html Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1599265711085455/

About

Pipeyard

Features
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Turn the pipes. Connect the water. Find your flow. Pipeyard is a relaxing pipe puzzle with simple tap-to-rotate controls. Connect the source to every exit and guide the water through the required coins. Plan your route and chase three stars with fewer moves. • 100 free levels across four themed chapters • 50 extra levels in two optional paid chapters • A daily puzzle with unlimited moves, hint rewards and streak bonuses • Gentle opening levels, then decoys, locked pipes and move-limit challenges • Clear hints that show how many turns a pipe needs • Automatic progress saving and Continue for your interrupted puzzle • Offline puzzles with no account required The game interface supports English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese. The free game contains ads. Optional purchases remove banners and interstitials, add hints or unlock bonus chapters. Voluntary rewarded ads remain available. Ads and purchases require an internet connection.

Screenshots

Papis Canvas Puzzles4 screens
Pipeyard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Papis Canvas Puzzles at none against Pipeyard's shown. Papis Canvas Puzzles also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Pipeyard's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Papis Canvas Puzzles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pipeyard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Papis Canvas Puzzles ships an update fortnightly, Pipeyard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Papis Canvas Puzzles versus Pipeyard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPapis Canvas PuzzlesPipeyard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB57 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPawel JuszczykATA BERK YILMAZ

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Papis Canvas Puzzles

One-time6
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
  • Support the App$1.99
  • Support the App$2.99
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  • Support the App$4.99
  • Support the App$9.99
  • Support the App$19.99
4 purchases

Pipeyard

One-time4
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • 40 Hints$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
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  • Bonus Chapters$3.99

Questions

Is Papis Canvas Puzzles free?
Papis Canvas Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pipeyard free?
Pipeyard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Papis Canvas Puzzles or Pipeyard have ads?
Pipeyard shows ads; Papis Canvas Puzzles does not.
Which is updated more often, Papis Canvas Puzzles or Pipeyard?
Papis Canvas Puzzles ships an update fortnightly, and Pipeyard every 4 months. Most recently, Papis Canvas Puzzles was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pipeyard on October 28, 2026.

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