Comparison

Pathzzle vs Quadrivium

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

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Pathzzle

Features
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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

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Quadrivium

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Four logic puzzles on one square grid. Futoshiki, Skyscrapers, Magic Square and Calcudoku share the same board. In three of them every digit appears once per row and column, and the Magic Square uses every number exactly once. What differs is the clue around the grid: the signs between two cells, the numbers along the edge, the sum of every line, the target of a cage. Every puzzle is generated when you start it. You choose the size and the level, and for Calcudoku also which operations appear and how large a cage may grow. The hint never leaves you stuck. It names the rule that applies right now and shows the cells it applies to. Every puzzle the app builds can be solved with the techniques of its own level: no guessing, no dead ends. A daily puzzle, one puzzle type per weekday. Statistics, achievements, ten color worlds, and a newspaper world of its own on iPad. No account, no ads, no tracking. What you play stays on your device. I build this on my own: every rule, every hint, all 45 languages, one desk. No studio behind me, no ads, no tracking, no subscription. Write to me and a person answers. Happy puzzling, Tobias

Screenshots

Pathzzle4 screens
Quadrivium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pathzzle at Free against Quadrivium's $3.99. Quadrivium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pathzzle is free to download; Quadrivium costs $3.99 up front. Pathzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quadrivium asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Pathzzle versus Quadrivium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathzzleQuadrivium
PriceFree โ€” better$3.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerome DusanterTobias Reithmeier

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pathzzle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
None

Quadrivium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pathzzle free?
Pathzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quadrivium free?
Quadrivium costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pathzzle or Quadrivium have ads?
Pathzzle shows ads; Quadrivium does not.
Which is updated more often, Pathzzle or Quadrivium?
Pathzzle ships an update every 2 months, and Quadrivium every 2 months. Most recently, Pathzzle was updated on October 6, 2026 and Quadrivium on October 9, 2026.

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