Comparison

Gyre vs Blotpath

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

Head to head
About

Gyre

Features
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Six coloured rings stand between your marker and the compass in the middle. Turn the rings until the gaps line up, roll the marker through, and find the shortest way out. 64 mazes, on iPhone and Apple Watch. HOW TO PLAY Swipe anywhere on the maze to turn the selected ring. Tap a coloured thumb under the board to pick another ring. Swipe the marker up or down and it rolls along the top lane, as far as the open gaps let it. READ THE DOTS Several rings can cover the same wall. The dots on the centre line show which rings still block the way. When a ring turns green, the path is open. Line up the gaps first, then move. EVERY MAZE IS FAIR No luck, no dead ends. A solver checks every maze before it ships, so there is always a way through, and par is the fewest moves possible. Replay a level and you get the same maze, so you can learn it and beat your own best. THREE STARS PER LEVEL Finish at or under par for three stars. One star unlocks the next maze, so you can keep going now and come back for a better route later. 64 mazes: two short tutorials, then sixty-two that get harder step by step. ON YOUR WRIST Gyre also runs on Apple Watch, no iPhone needed. Turn the rings with the Digital Crown and swipe to move the marker. Your stars sync both ways, so a maze you beat on the watch counts on the phone too. Levels 1-8 are free on the watch; one purchase unlocks the rest. MADE FOR QUIET MOMENTS - Works offline - No account, no sign-up - Light theme by day, dark theme at night - Pick your marker style and size, and how big the wall dots are - Sound, haptics and motion cues can all be turned off - No energy, no timers, no move limits FREE TO PLAY On iPhone, Gyre is free with a small banner ad. One purchase removes the ad for good. The only other purchase is the watch level pack. Level 1 is waiting. Start turning.

About

Blotpath

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The city is your canvas. Walk a street. Leave a line. Come back before it fades. Blotpath paints the routes you actually run or ride. Phone in a pocket is enough. Ink stays for about ten days, then the canvas forgets โ€” unless you walk it again. You never pay to stop fade. Apple Watch can start the same walk from your wrist, even with the wrist down. Party is optional. Friends join with a code and share finished walks on one neighborhood canvas. There is no live map pin, no ads, and no stranger feed. Location is used only during an active walk. Ending the walk stops it.

Screenshots

Gyre4 screens
Blotpath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blotpath at none against Gyre's 1. Blotpath also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Gyre sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blotpath asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Gyre versus Blotpath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGyreBlotpath
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViktor Slivinskyisimran pasricha

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gyre

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Blotpath

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gyre free?
Gyre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blotpath free?
Blotpath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gyre or Blotpath have ads?
Gyre shows ads; Blotpath does not.

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