Comparison

Energy Path vs Sumward

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

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About

Energy Path

Features
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Energy Path is a relaxing logic puzzle and brain game about connecting pipes. Rotate each piece, guide energy from source to target, and find the route that uses the fewest rotations. TWO WAYS TO SOLVE 200 PUZZLES • Standard: 100 levels. Pipes make a full 360° turn after energy passes, so they keep facing the same way. • Expert: 100 levels. Auto-rotation changes pipe directions as energy moves, creating dynamic routes and dead ends. • Progress is tracked separately for each mode. EIGHT CHAPTERS IN EACH MODE • Chapter 1: 10 Standard and 10 Expert levels, all free • Chapter 2: 15 Standard and 15 Expert levels • Chapters 3–5: 45 Standard and 45 Expert levels • Chapters 6–8: 30 Standard and 30 Expert levels • Unlock Chapters 2–8 individually or together: 180 paid levels PLAN THE PERFECT ENERGY PATH • Connect the pipes before you start the flow • Every rotation costs energy, fewer moves earn more stars • Multiple paths may work, but only efficient solutions earn 3 stars • Undo and redo moves while planning • Watch energy travel through the route you built PUZZLE FEATURES • Step-by-step solution hints (25 hint credits included, more available via in-app purchase) • 35 achievements and detailed statistics • iCloud progress sync across your Apple devices • Play offline with no internet required • No ads and no data collection • Color-blind-friendly patterns, scalable text, and reduced-motion support • 80+ supported languages Whether you enjoy pipe puzzles, strategy games, brain teasers, or calm offline games, Energy Path offers short challenges that grow into deeper logic problems. Start simple. Think ahead. Build the perfect path.

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Sumward

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MAKE A HAND. BUILD AN ENGINE. BREAK THE MATH. Step into the Night Parade: a number-card roguelite where simple hands become outrageous scoring machines. Draw 8 cards, play up to 5, and turn familiar sets and runs - plus Sum to Ten, Spectrum, and Pure Run - into chips x mult. Then draft relics, tune your deck, and survive eight escalating rounds. EASY TO READ. DEEP TO MASTER. • See your score before you commit a hand • Keep the complete hand table one tap away • Read every suit by color, symbol, and name • Spot overlapping hands and score the strongest pattern BUILD SOMETHING BROKEN • Discover 22 relics across common, uncommon, and rare tiers • Combine relic effects into powerful scoring engines • Add, enhance, or remove cards in The Exchange • Upgrade cards with foil, holo, and gild enhancements • Bank coins between rounds to earn interest - or spend them chasing the perfect build THE RULES CHANGE AS YOU CLIMB Every run climbs through eight named rounds. From the third, each round bends a rule: fewer swaps, a smaller hand, halved coins, or junk hands worth nothing. Beat The Auditor at Round 8 to win. Your run saves after every action, so you can leave and continue exactly where you stopped. ONE SHARED DAILY Everyone gets the same seeded run each day: the same deal, the same rule changes, and the same Exchange. You get one ranked attempt, then you can compare your result on the global leaderboard. The Daily is free for everyone. THE MARATHON (PRO) Pro adds a separate board on the same daily deck. Carry it past Round 8 in Infinite Mode as often as you like: every run counts and your best run ranks. The Daily itself stays one ranked attempt for everyone. KEEP MAKING PROGRESS • Complete 13 milestones • Discover every hand and relic • Track personal records and your strongest builds • Change the full table with unlockable themes • Share polished result cards with friends FREE TO PLAY Play the ranked Daily every day, start five introductory casual runs, then receive three casual starts each day. Free players get the complete eight-round game and the full core relic pool. There are no ads. GO PRO Unlock unlimited casual runs, continue winning builds into Infinite Mode, expand from five to eight relic slots after Round 8, play today's deck on the Marathon Pro board, where unlimited attempts count and your best run past Round 8 ranks, keep the Ledger of lifetime records and your last 30 runs, and equip every premium table theme. Choose the one-time Full Game Unlock or the StackForge Play Pass. No subscription is required to own the full game. Made by StackForge Studios. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Energy Path4 screens
Sumward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Energy Path at every 3 days against Sumward's every 3 weeks. Sumward's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Energy Path sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sumward sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Energy Path ships an update every 3 days, Sumward every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Energy Path versus Sumward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnergy PathSumward
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYasser HamekStackForge Studios

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Energy Path

One-time4
  • 25 Hint Credits$0.99
  • 30 Expert Brain Puzzles$1.99
  • Complete Puzzle Collection$1.99
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  • 45 Logic Pipeline Puzzles$2.99
3 purchases

Sumward

Subscriptions2
  • StackForge Play Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
  • StackForge Play Pass Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sumward Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Energy Path free?
Energy Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sumward free?
Sumward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Energy Path or Sumward have ads?
Neither Energy Path nor Sumward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Energy Path or Sumward?
Energy Path ships an update every 3 days, and Sumward every 3 weeks. Most recently, Energy Path was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sumward on October 29, 2026.

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