Pathweave vs Line Forge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pathweave
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Find your flow, one path at a time. Pathweave is a calm color-connection puzzle: match every pair, keep paths from crossing, and fill the entire grid. It is easy to learn, satisfying to solve, and built for quick breaks or long puzzle streaks. WHY YOU'LL KEEP WEAVING - 120 progressively challenging logic levels - A fresh Daily Weave with a free hint reward - Simple one-finger controls and instant path redrawing - Stars, streaks, progress tracking, and shareable results - Optional hints when a board has you stuck - No account required - Play your unlocked levels offline FAIR MONETIZATION Pathweave is free to play. Automatic ads are limited to natural breaks after completed levels, with at least three minutes between them. Rewarded ads are always optional and grant a hint. A one-time Remove Ads purchase permanently removes automatic ads. Start with one line. Finish with a full grid.
Line Forge
This numberlink puzzle game allows you to draw lines between matching pairs to fill a grid. It offers a vast catalog of puzzles with customizable difficulty and grid sizes, playable on any device. Enjoy a daily ritual or a weekly challenge with optional hints and no timer pressure.
- 19,414 puzzles across 39 grid sizes
- Daily and Weekly challenges
- Filter by difficulty
- Choose grid dimensions
- Sync across devices
- Adjustable sound settings
- Free hints available
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Line Forge is a numberlink puzzle game built around one idea: the puzzle should bend to you, not the other way around. Draw a line between every matching pair until each cell of the grid is filled. The rule is simple. What's different is everything around it. Forge your line. Your way. Most numberlink games push you through one linear progression. Line Forge gives you the whole catalog and lets you choose what to play, how to play, and where. A new puzzle every day if you want a daily ritual. One large puzzle per week if you want a fight. - 19,414 verified puzzles across 39 grid sizes — squares from 5×5 to 20×20, plus 26 rectangular shapes - Daily Puzzle — a new fixed puzzle every day, the same grid for everyone; build a streak - Weekly Challenge — one large puzzle per week from the heavy-end pool (16×16 and up) - Filter by difficulty — pick what fits your mood, not what the game decides for you - Pick your dimensions — small grids for a quick reset, mid-size grids when you want to settle in - iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape — every device and orientation built as first-class, not retrofitted. 20×20 grids fit on iPhone SE; 5×5s feel right on iPad Pro - Zoom and pan — see the whole board or focus where you're thinking - Sync across your devices — start on your iPhone, finish on your iPad. Streaks, completions, and your spot in the catalog follow you - Set the sound — a metal track forged for the game, an ethereal alternative if you want quiet focus, or no music at all; mute is a first-class choice, not a buried setting - Hints when you need them — first one each day is free; no manufactured paywalls Independently forged. Line Forge is built by Red Beard Foundry — a solo indie studio in Indiana making software with deliberate craft. Every puzzle in the catalog has been solved and verified before it ships. The forge is the point. No ads between puzzles. No timer pressure outside the weekly challenge. No dark patterns. Remove ads with a one-time purchase if you want, or play free with light banner support. Forge your line.
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Verdict
Pathweave and Line Forge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pathweave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Line Forge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pathweave | Line Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PURE INSIGHT TECHNOLOGY LTD | Red Beard Foundry |
In-app purchases
Pathweave
- Remove Ads Forever$2.99
Line Forge
- Remove Ads$4.99








