Pathzzle vs Wickgrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pathzzle
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Trace the one path that connects Start to Goal. Read the number clues, follow the logic, and unwind one puzzle at a time. Download Pathzzle and solve your first path in seconds. Pathzzle is a relaxing logic puzzle. You get a grid, a set of row and column clues, and one job: trace the single connected path that links Start (S) to Goal (G). The numbers tell you how many cells the path uses in each row and column, so every move is pure logic. Easy to learn, deeply satisfying to master. HOW TO PLAY - The numbers on each row and column tell you how many cells the path uses there. - Tap adjacent cells to extend your path from S to G. - Clues turn green when a line is exactly right, red when it has too many. - Solve every line, connect the path, and win. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT - A calm brain workout for your commute, your coffee break, or winding down at night. - No timer, no pressure. Just you and the logic. - Sharpen your focus and train your brain, one path at a time. FEATURES - A fresh take on logic puzzles: number clues meet path finding. - 5 difficulty levels, from Easy to Extreme. - Hundreds of handcrafted puzzles, with new ones added regularly. - Handy tools: hints, reset, freeze a checkpoint, and pencil draft notes. - Auto-cross marks the cells the path cannot use, so you can focus on the logic. - Clean light and dark themes. - Sound effects and haptics you can switch on or off. - Play offline, anywhere, anytime. No internet needed. DAILY CHALLENGE - A brand new path puzzle every single day. - Build your day streak by solving the daily challenge on time. - Complete every day in a month to earn that month's medal. - Collect all 12 monthly medals across the year. Trace your first path today. Free to play, with an optional one-time purchase to remove ads. Questions or ideas? We read every message: dusanter.jerome@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://nonogrampath.jeromedusanter.com/privacy-policy
Wickgrid
Engage your mind with daily logic puzzles that require you to light up cells on a grid based on numeric clues. Form a single connected chain while avoiding any 2x2 blocks of lit cells. Offers a free tier with recent puzzles and an optional one-time purchase for full archive access and advanced features.
- Daily hand-verified puzzles
- Four difficulty tiers plus Extreme
- Blackout Mode for pure deduction
- Streak tracking with heatmap
- Fully offline gameplay
- No ads or data collection
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One new logic puzzle every day. Five minutes of pure deduction — no guessing, no ads, no account, works fully offline. Light the correct cells using the numeric clues. Keep every lantern connected in a single chain. Never let four lit cells form a square. Three rules you'll learn in a minute — puzzles that will still be testing you months from now. A DAILY RITUAL Every day brings one hand-verified puzzle, and everyone in the world gets the same one. Difficulty climbs through the week — gentle Monday, brutal Sunday "Extreme." Build a streak, protect it, and watch your month fill in on the heatmap. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Send any puzzle you've solved as a link. Your friend plays the exact same board and sees your time to beat. Same puzzle, head to head, bragging rights included. WHEN YOU WANT MORE Practice mode serves unlimited puzzles at any difficulty, whenever you want. Made a mess of the board? Undo one move at a time or clear it and start fresh. Stuck? Three free hints on every puzzle. Truly stuck? Reveal the solution and see how it comes together. MADE FOR PUZZLE PEOPLE - New to grid deduction? A guided tutorial teaches you the solving method one rule at a time, not just the rules - Veteran? Try Blackout Mode — zero feedback while you solve, pure deduction, verdict at the end - Spoiler-free result cards you can share without ruining the puzzle for anyone - Signed in to iCloud? Your streaks and history follow you across your devices WICKGRID PLUS — $4.99, once, forever - The complete archive: play every past daily, all the way back - Practice History: every practice solve saved — revisit any board, anytime - Unlimited hints - Streak Freeze: never lose a streak to one missed day - Advanced Stats: perfect-solve tracking, per-tier bests, long-term trends No subscriptions. No ads. No tracking. Your progress syncs privately through your own iCloud — no account, no servers, nothing that reaches us. Just a good puzzle, every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wickgrid at none against Pathzzle's shown. Wickgrid also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Pathzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wickgrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pathzzle ships an update every 2 months, Wickgrid every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pathzzle | Wickgrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerome Dusanter | Daniel Grabowski |
In-app purchases
Pathzzle
- Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
Wickgrid
- Wickgrid Plus$4.99









