Pipeyard vs Pipe Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pipeyard
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Turn the pipes. Connect the water. Find your flow. Pipeyard is a relaxing pipe puzzle with simple tap-to-rotate controls. Connect the source to every exit and guide the water through the required coins. Plan your route and chase three stars with fewer moves. โข 100 free levels across four themed chapters โข 50 extra levels in two optional paid chapters โข A daily puzzle with unlimited moves, hint rewards and streak bonuses โข Gentle opening levels, then decoys, locked pipes and move-limit challenges โข Clear hints that show how many turns a pipe needs โข Automatic progress saving and Continue for your interrupted puzzle โข Offline puzzles with no account required The game interface supports English, Turkish, Spanish, German, French and Portuguese. The free game contains ads. Optional purchases remove banners and interstitials, add hints or unlock bonus chapters. Voluntary rewarded ads remain available. Ads and purchases require an internet connection.
Pipe Up
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Pipe Up - the plumber's relaxing pipe puzzle! Rotate the pipes, complete the line, get the water from the valve to the drain. Easy to learn, satisfying to master. No timers, no pressure - think at your own pace. HOT AND COLD WATER Not just one pipe line! Two taps, two separate routes: - Send cold to the cold outlet and hot to the hot one - the lines must never touch - In some levels, merge both to make warm water; pipes change color right where they meet - Handle both at once in master levels with three outlets 300 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS Every level is individually designed and verified solvable. Difficulty grows step by step: - Inlets and outlets on all four sides of the board - not just left to right - Locked pieces, linked pairs, limited water pressure and leaks - Multi-outlet "master" levels YOUR TOOLBOX Collect cards, unlock tools: - Wrench - seals a leak - Cutter - frees a locked piece - Pliers - splits a linked pair - Gauge - boosts water pressure - Hint - turns one pipe the right way for you FROM APPRENTICE TO MASTER Earn stars, collect 50 tool cards, climb 10 ranks. Finish three jobs a day and grow your streak. FEATURES - Free to play - Works offline - no internet needed - No timers, no lives, no waiting - Two themes: bright White and dark Ocean - One-handed play - Available in 14 languages Looking for a calming brain teaser? On your commute, in a queue, before bed - Pipe Up is waiting. Connect the pipes, start the flow, unwind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pipe Up at none against Pipeyard's 4. Pipe Up also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pipeyard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pipe Up asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pipeyard ships an update every 4 months, Pipe Up every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipeyard | Pipe Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 8 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ATA BERK YILMAZ | Ali Safak |
In-app purchases
Pipeyard
- 5 Hints$0.99
- 40 Hints$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- Bonus Chapters$3.99
Pipe Up
No in-app purchases









