Comparison

Stickman vs Paper Paths

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

Head to head
About

Stickman

Features
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DRAW. RUN. SURVIVE. The road is yours to create. Stickman: Draw & Run is a fast-paced physics runner where every line can change your journey. Draw paths directly on the screen, guide your stickman across dangerous gaps, collect energy, and react quickly to unexpected obstacles. โบ DRAW YOUR OWN PATH Create ramps, bridges, slopes, and safe routes with your finger. โบ DODGE THE METEOR Watch the sky, react quickly, and draw the right path before danger strikes. โบ USE YOUR ENERGY WISELY Collect energy and manage your resources as you push farther. โบ OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES Jump across gaps, avoid spikes, navigate cliffs, and adapt to changing terrain. โบ KEEP RUNNING The farther you go, the more challenging the journey becomes. โบ EVERY LINE MATTERS You can't draw forever. Think ahead and make every line count. Can you create the perfect path and beat your best distance? Draw your path. Keep running.

About

Paper Paths

Draw paths and build contraptions to guide marbles to a bucket. Experiment with various tools and drawing materials to solve over 100 handcrafted puzzles. Enjoy a relaxed, creative experience with no timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Freehand and straight line drawing
  • Physics-based contraption building
  • Over 100 handcrafted puzzles
  • Tool and material combinations
  • Optional visual guides
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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A marble, a bucket, and a blank page. How will you connect them? In Paper Paths, your drawings become part of the puzzle. Sketch ramps, bridge gaps, and guide each marble home through a colorful world made of paper and pencil. DRAW YOUR OWN SOLUTION Build with freehand strokes or straight lines. Test your route, watch what happens, then adjust. Undo, free text hints, and unlimited retries make experimenting part of the fun. BUILD CLEVER CONTRAPTIONS Discover rulers, springs, balancing platforms, wind, checkpoints, tear bridges, hinges, pulleys, magnets, and folds. Combine tools and drawing materials to find your own solution. EXPLORE NINE CHAPTERS Play more than 100 handcrafted puzzles with illustrated level covers. Return to collect optional stars and solve each page with less pencil. GET A VISUAL GUIDE Choose to watch a video to unlock a complete illustrated construction with numbered steps. Follow the guide while building the solution yourself. Free text hints remain available. TAKE YOUR TIME No timer, no account, and no paid retries. Progress and drawings save on your device. Enjoy colored-pencil artwork, music, achievements, and reduced-motion controls. ADS AND OPTIONAL PURCHASE Occasional ads appear between completed levels, never while drawing or testing. A one-time purchase removes automatic ads permanently. Optional videos for new visual guides remain available after purchase. Gameplay works offline; ads and purchases require an internet connection. โ€ข English, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish โ€ข Designed for iPhone and iPad โ€ข Saved progress carries over from earlier versions Pick up your pencil. There is more than one way home.

Screenshots

Stickman4 screens
Paper Paths4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stickman at none against Paper Paths's 1. Stickman also leads on ads (none vs shown). Paper Paths's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). 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. Paper Paths sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stickman asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stickman ships an update every 5 days, Paper Paths daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Stickman versus Paper Paths: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStickmanPaper Paths
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size27 MB377 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperEbubekir OguzPaulo Menezes

In-app purchases

None

Stickman

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Paper Paths

One-time1
  • Remove Automatic Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Stickman free?
Stickman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paper Paths free?
Paper Paths is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stickman or Paper Paths have ads?
Paper Paths shows ads; Stickman does not.
Which is updated more often, Stickman or Paper Paths?
Stickman ships an update every 5 days, and Paper Paths daily. Most recently, Stickman was updated on October 31, 2026 and Paper Paths on October 26, 2026.

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