Comparison

Tidal Quill Cipher vs Path Weaver

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

Head to head
About

Tidal Quill Cipher

Features
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Step into a warm watercolor kitchen and decode cosy cooking quotes hidden on aged recipe cards. Tidal Quill Cipher is a calm letter-substitution puzzle game with hundreds of kitchen wisdoms, garden aphorisms, tea-time sayings, and seaside notes. Tap a cipher letter, commit your guess, watch the quote slowly unfold. No timer, no fail screen, just you and a quiet quote to unwrap. Every solved card is bound into a growing family cookbook. Finish a chapter and unlock a hand-illustrated tab divider. Six theme packs, each with its own colour palette and watercolor art, take you from the kitchen counter to the seaside, the candlelit evening, and a table of friends. FEATURES - Letter-substitution cryptogram puzzles in plain English, no jargon - Six theme packs: Kitchen Wisdom, Garden Aphorisms, Tea Time Sayings, Seaside Notes, Cosy Evening, Friendship Toasts - Hundreds of hand-curated quotes and grandmother's tips - Soft watercolor recipe-card art, gentle audio, large hit targets - "Try a letter" hint reveals the most frequent cipher symbol when you ask - Family Cookbook progression: every solved quote earns a recipe page - No timer, no fail screen, no in-app purchases - No account required to play A cosy, family-friendly puzzle for anyone who enjoys a quiet quote and a warm kitchen.

About

Path Weaver

Guide a moving arrow through a dynamic network of interconnected rings by adjusting their sizes. Create the perfect route to lead the arrow from start to finish in this unique puzzle adventure. Experiment with creative problem-solving on increasingly intricate layouts.

Highlights
  • Dynamic ring resizing
  • Arrow path creation
  • Interconnected ring network
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Smooth real-time visuals
  • Multiple color themes
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Description Welcome to Path Weaver, a unique puzzle adventure where every circle becomes part of a living path. Guide a moving arrow through a network of interconnected rings by changing the size of the circle it travels on. As rings expand and shrink, new intersections appear, allowing the arrow to jump seamlessly from one orbit to the next. Your goal is to create the perfect route and lead the arrow from the starting ring to the final destination. As you progress, you'll encounter larger maps, more interconnected rings, and increasingly intricate layouts that encourage experimentation and creative problem-solving. How to Play The arrow continuously moves around the edge of its current ring. Drag up or down to increase or decrease the size of the active ring. Expand or shrink rings until they intersect with neighboring circles. When the moving arrow reaches an intersection, it automatically transfers onto the connected ring. Continue adjusting ring sizes and guiding the arrow until it reaches the goal. Helpful Visual Experience Every movement happens smoothly in real time, allowing you to clearly observe how circles connect and separate. Watch the arrow orbit naturally as new paths appear through changing ring sizes. The clean visual design makes every intersection easy to understand while helping you focus entirely on solving the puzzle. Multiple color themes let you enjoy the game in the style you like best. Why You'll Love It Path Weaver offers a completely fresh take on puzzle games by combining moving arrows, dynamic circles, and elegant geometry into one relaxing experience. Instead of simply finding a path, you create the path yourself. Every adjustment changes the puzzle, every connection opens a new possibility, and every successful transfer feels rewarding. Whether you're looking for a peaceful brain teaser or a unique logic challenge, Path Weaver delivers satisfying puzzles that are easy to learn and endlessly enjoyable to master.

Screenshots

Tidal Quill Cipher4 screens
Path Weaver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Path Weaver at 15.6 against Tidal Quill Cipher's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tidal Quill Cipher ships an update fortnightly, Path Weaver every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tidal Quill Cipher versus Path Weaver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidal Quill CipherPath Weaver
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB302 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSuzan TavusEMIRI OKAMOTO

In-app purchases

None

Tidal Quill Cipher

No in-app purchases

None

Path Weaver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tidal Quill Cipher free?
Tidal Quill Cipher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Path Weaver free?
Path Weaver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tidal Quill Cipher or Path Weaver have ads?
Both Tidal Quill Cipher and Path Weaver show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tidal Quill Cipher or Path Weaver?
Tidal Quill Cipher ships an update fortnightly, and Path Weaver every 9 days. Most recently, Tidal Quill Cipher was updated on October 10, 2026 and Path Weaver on October 25, 2026.

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