Comparison

Tangled Arrows vs Cortex Pipes

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

Head to head
About

Tangled Arrows

Features
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Follow the trail. Clear the tangle. Watch them wiggle free. Tangled Arrows: Caterpillars is a colorful puzzle game with a twist nobody saw coming. Every caterpillar points the way it wants to go โ€” but in this game, caterpillars can stack right on top of each other. To send one home, it needs a clear path ahead AND a clear caterpillar-free top. One wrong tap and you'll need to untangle a whole new mess. Simple to understand, deceptively tricky to solve. The deeper you go, the more layers โ€” literally โ€” you'll need to think through. FEATURES: โ€” Tangled Caterpillars โ€” stacked caterpillars can't move until the ones above them exit first โ€” Connected Caterpillars โ€” paired-up caterpillars move together as one unit โ€” Mirror โ€” caterpillars change direction when they hit a mirror tile โ€” Door โ€” clear every caterpillar on the door to unlock it โ€” Shutter โ€” clear the required number of caterpillars to roll the shutter open โ€” Tunnel โ€” send caterpillars through the tunnel to clear it from the board โ€” Ice โ€” melt frozen tiles by clearing the required number of caterpillars โ€” Hundreds of colorful levels with increasingly clever layouts โ€” Satisfying, squishy 3D caterpillar animations โ€” Bite-sized puzzles perfect for a quick break or a long session Think a few moves ahead. Clear every caterpillar. Beat the tangle. Tangled Arrows: Caterpillars โ€” the puzzle that gets twistier the deeper you go.

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Cortex Pipes

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Connect every pipe. Fill the board. Find your flow. Pipes is a satisfying color-matching puzzle that's easy to pick up and impossible to stop. Draw paths to link every matching pair, cover every tile โ€” and don't cross the streams! But there's a twist. Some boards have warps โ€” magical portals that teleport your pipes across the grid. Route your connections through the warp and watch them reappear on the other side. It sounds wild. It feels genius. Why you'll love it: โ€ข Hundreds of handcrafted puzzles, from quick 5ร—5 starters to mind-bending 10ร—10 grids โ€ข Multiple colors per board โ€” coordinate every connection โ€ข Warps that bend space and flip your strategy upside down โ€ข Multiple difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert โ€ข Clean, minimal design โ€” pure puzzle, zero clutter Perfect for: Lazy mornings, commutes, waiting rooms, or any time your brain wants a gentle workout. Free to play. Easy to love. Hard to master.

Screenshots

Tangled Arrows4 screens
Cortex Pipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tangled Arrows and Cortex Pipes are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tangled Arrows versus Cortex Pipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTangled ArrowsCortex Pipes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size205 MB343 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBugra KaklukHugo Peyron

In-app purchases

None

Tangled Arrows

No in-app purchases

None

Cortex Pipes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tangled Arrows free?
Tangled Arrows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cortex Pipes free?
Cortex Pipes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tangled Arrows or Cortex Pipes have ads?
Both Tangled Arrows and Cortex Pipes show ads.

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