Gosai vs SUMI PATH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Gosai
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Gosai is a solo tile-laying puzzle inspired by Kutani ware ā Japanese porcelain famous for its five overglaze colors. Pick a pile and take its three tiles. Place each one on a cell whose dots match its color. When the piles run out, the kiln opens, and your board is scored by three cards: fill the rim, build the diagonal, gather a flock of one color. Only the final board counts. NO LUCK Every pile ā and the order in which they vanish ā is visible from your very first move. There is nothing to draw and nothing to hope for. If you fall short, there was a better line, and you can find it. Stars are awarded at 55%, 75% and 92% of the best score possible on that exact board. Match the best score, and the firing is perfect. EIGHT CHAPTERS 200 handcrafted stages, from plain porcelain to gold brocade. New scoring cards appear as you go ā 28 in all ā and each one changes how you read the board. Every chapter also holds fifteen extra stages that build from gentle to brutal. TODAY'S PIECE One shared puzzle a day. The whole world plays the same board: one attempt for the Game Center leaderboard, then practice as often as you like. A QUIET SHOP Stars are earned, never sold. They buy looks alone ā watercolor glazes, board frames, patterns and vessels. Chapters 1ā2 and the daily puzzle are free forever; a single one-time purchase unlocks everything else. No ads. No subscriptions. No timers. ⢠200 stages ā learn it in half a minute, chase perfection for weeks ⢠28 scoring cards, introduced one at a time ⢠A daily puzzle with Game Center leaderboards ⢠Plays fully offline ⢠Available in 17 languages
SUMI PATH
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Find the one path that makes everything fit. SUMI PATH is a quiet number-path puzzle for iPhone, inspired by washi paper and sumi ink. Three simple rules: ⢠Connect numbers that add up to 10 ⢠Move up, down, left or right; paths cannot cross or share a cell ⢠Fill every cell except obstacles to clear the board Connecting the pairs is only the beginning. To fit every path on the board, you will need to read ahead, rethink a route and find the arrangement that works. Every included puzzle has been verified to have exactly one solution. Included: ⢠430 numbered levels ⢠6 practice puzzles ⢠365 daily puzzles that run on-device ⢠A high-difficulty stage every 10 levels ⢠Up to 3 hints per play ⢠Undo, reset and automatic progress saving ⢠Washi, Morning Mist and Evening Ink themes ⢠Clear records, streaks and hint-free stats ⢠Shareable images of in-progress boards before using help, and completed boards ⢠Japanese and English ⢠VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, High Contrast and Reduce Motion support Free to play: Levels 1ā40, practice, daily puzzles, hints, all themes and statistics are free. Full Edition (one-time in-app purchase): Unlock Levels 41ā430 and answer previews except on each 10-level high-difficulty stage. Progression still matters: each new section opens after you clear the preceding high-difficulty stage. No subscription. The current price is shown in the in-app purchase screen. There is no time limit or timer during play. There are no ads, accounts, analytics, tracking or developer-operated servers. All puzzles and hints work offline, and progress is stored on your device. A connection to Apple may be needed to load product information, purchase or restore. Take it one path at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SUMI PATH at none against Gosai's 1. Gosai's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Gosai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SUMI PATH asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gosai ships an update every 2 days, SUMI PATH every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gosai | SUMI PATH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days ā better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Okuda | AKIHIRO OHNO |
In-app purchases
Gosai
- Unlock All Stages$4.99
SUMI PATH
No in-app purchases









