Comparison

ColorThreads vs Zip Number Path

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

Head to head
About

ColorThreads

Features
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Color Threads is a fast and satisfying line-connection puzzle game built for quick sessions and clean focus. Connect matching colors, fill every square on the board, and beat the timer before time runs out. Each level introduces a tighter challenge, pushing you to think faster, plan better, and finish with the best star rating possible. Features: 50 handcrafted-by-system puzzle levels Smooth color-connection gameplay Timed stages with increasing difficulty Star ratings based on speed Instant restart for fast retries Simple, clean, and readable design Offline play with no account required Relaxing controls with tense puzzle pacing Whether you want a short brain workout or a satisfying puzzle streak, Color Threads delivers quick logic challenges that are easy to start and hard to put down. Connect dots. Fill the board. Beat the clock.

About

Zip Number Path

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Want a logic puzzle that never makes you guess? Zipora is a one-stroke number-path game: draw one continuous line that visits every cell exactly once and hits the numbers in order โ€” 1, 2, 3โ€ฆ to the end. Every board has exactly one solution, verified by our solver. Play fully offline. No forced timer. Jump into any of the 120 curated puzzles whenever you like. โ€ข 120 unique-solution boards in four packs (5ร—5 through 7ร—7), plus 3 short tutorials โ€ข Clear every curated board to unlock Endless โ€” fresh puzzles generated on your device โ€ข Stuck? A hint points to a safe next cell โ€ข Colorblind-friendly mode and one-step undo โ€ข Ads only after your first 10 clears, and only when you leave a finished board โ€” never mid-solve Draw. Connect. Zip.

Screenshots

ColorThreads4 screens
Zip Number Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zip Number Path at none against ColorThreads's shown. ColorThreads's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
ColorThreads versus Zip Number Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorThreadsZip Number Path
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerไบ‘้น ้ป„Andy Tsai

In-app purchases

None

ColorThreads

No in-app purchases

None

Zip Number Path

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ColorThreads free?
ColorThreads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zip Number Path free?
Zip Number Path is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ColorThreads or Zip Number Path have ads?
ColorThreads shows ads; Zip Number Path does not.
Which is updated more often, ColorThreads or Zip Number Path?
ColorThreads ships an update every 4 days, and Zip Number Path every 4 days. Most recently, ColorThreads was updated on October 31, 2026 and Zip Number Path on October 31, 2026.

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