Comparison

PhotonPath vs Shadepix

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

Head to head
About

PhotonPath

Features
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PhotonPath is an offline laser mirror puzzle with rotating reflectors, beam tracing, targets and daily-style boards. Pro unlocks archives, harder boards and themes. Privacy Policy: https://viralcrew.de/apps/photonpath/privacy Terms of Use: https://viralcrew.de/apps/photonpath/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Shadepix

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Fill the squares, reveal the picture. Shadepix is a classic nonogram (picross) game with a calm dark board, one-finger drag painting, and pictures worth finishing. Every number tells you the length of a run of filled squares โ€” read the clues, mark what must stay empty, and a hidden pixel picture appears. A DAILY PUZZLE FOR EVERYONE One puzzle a day, the same board for every player in the world, generated from the calendar date itself โ€” no server required. The daily is how you earn diamonds: it pays more for every consecutive day, and every seventh day of a streak refills your energy for free. 330 HAND-DRAWN PICTURES Ten picture packs โ€” Starter, Animals, Everyday Icons, Food, Space, Music, Vehicles, Sports, Nature and Weather โ€” plus five advanced packs: Landmarks, Dinosaurs, Mythical Creatures, Deep Sea and Retro Tech, where one giant 20x20 picture is solved as four boards in a row. STAGES, ONE PICTURE AT A TIME Every pack is a 30-stage journey: clear a stage to open the next. Boards grow from quick 5x5 warm-ups to 15x15, and the advanced packs push to 20x20 โ€” pinch to zoom on the big ones. MISTAKES CANNOT RUIN THE PICTURE A wrongly filled square is corrected to an ร— for you, so the picture never comes out wrong. But three mistakes end the board: continue for 60 diamonds, or start over for free. MEDALS AND LEADERBOARDS Bronze, silver and gold medals for pictures solved, packs completed, daily streaks and flawless clears โ€” earned as Game Center achievements, with worldwide leaderboards for pictures solved and best streak. ENERGY INSTEAD OF ADS Starting a puzzle costs 1 energy from a bar of 5, and the bar refills on its own, one point every 15 minutes. The Daily never costs energy, and replaying a picture you have already solved is free. If you would rather not wait, a full refill costs 100 diamonds. BUILT TO BE PLEASANT - Drag across a row or column to fill several squares at once - Haptic feedback you can switch off - Works completely offline, on a plane or underground - Fully localized in 30 languages NO ADS. EVER. No banners, no interstitials, no rewarded video, no account, no tracking. Diamonds come from the daily puzzle, and optional diamond packs exist only if you want hints, unlocks or a refill sooner.

Screenshots

PhotonPath4 screens
Shadepix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shadepix at 15.1 against PhotonPath's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. PhotonPath sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Shadepix sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 4 level
PhotonPath versus Shadepix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotonPathShadepix
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJasko HodzicToru Kitajima

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PhotonPath

Subscriptions2
  • PhotonPath Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PhotonPath Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • PhotonPath Pro Lifetime$22.99
5 purchases

Shadepix

One-time5
  • Handful of Diamonds$1.99
  • Pouch of Diamonds$4.99
  • Chest of Diamonds$9.99
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  • Vault of Diamonds$19.99
  • Diamond Mine$49.99

Questions

Is PhotonPath free?
PhotonPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shadepix free?
Shadepix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhotonPath or Shadepix have ads?
Neither PhotonPath nor Shadepix shows ads.

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