Comparison

Perfect Paths vs Andy's Trains Pocket

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

Head to head
About

Perfect Paths

Engage in a captivating puzzle experience by creating paths and strategically guiding blocks to their targets. Explore creative solutions by combining or separating blocks, with simple rules leading to complex, multi-solution challenges.

Highlights
  • Create paths to guide blocks
  • Combine or separate blocks
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Minimalistic design
  • Low battery usage
Features
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Perfect Paths is a captivating puzzle game where your goal is to create paths and use various commands to guide blocks to their designated positions. You can combine or separate blocks, allowing for creative and strategic solutions. With simple rules that lead to complex challenges, every puzzle offers multiple ways to achieve success, making each experience unique and engaging. Features: • Simple and original gameplay mechanics which allow any player to find his own solution. • Handcrafted levels with optimal difficulty curve. First levels were tested by 3 years old ;) • Stylish, beautiful minimalistic presentation. • Low battery usage. • High re-playability.

About

Andy's Trains Pocket

Engage in a challenging railroad puzzle game where you direct a shunting engine to arrange train wagons correctly. Explore diverse track layouts and find the most efficient routes without time pressure. It's a fun experience for puzzle lovers and train enthusiasts alike.

Highlights
  • 45 different track layouts
  • No time limit
  • Easy and intuitive control
  • Full game included
  • Game Center support
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
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An entertaining railroad puzzle game, not only for train enthusiasts. Get into your red shunting engine and put the wagons of the incoming trains into the correct order. The large engines are waiting to fetch the completed trains and take them to their destination. Set the switches and find the right track to solve all shunting tasks. Sounds easy? Then accept the challenge and try to find the shortest way for your engine! • 45 different track layouts Discover a large variety of tracks and tasks. Use sidings, loops, humps, drive over bridges and through tunnels. • No time limit Take as much time as you need to solve the tasks and find the shortest way. • Easy and intuitive control Drag the engine with your finger over the tracks. Tap a coupler to uncouple. Tap a switch to toggle. • Everything included You get the full game. No ads, no additional purchases, no hidden costs. • Start playing immediately Learn all you need to know while playing. • Game Center support Compare your scores to others and discover additional challenging tasks. 6 leaderboards and 15 achievements are waiting for you. Have fun!

Screenshots

Perfect Paths3 screens
Andy's Trains Pocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Perfect Paths at free against Andy's Trains Pocket's paid. Perfect Paths also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (52 vs 7). Andy's Trains Pocket's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Perfect Paths costs $1.99 and Andy's Trains Pocket $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Perfect Paths holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perfect Paths has 52 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Perfect Paths's written reviews are positive against 86% of Andy's Trains Pocket's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Perfect Paths versus Andy's Trains Pocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect PathsAndy's Trains Pocket
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.8 (52 ratings) — better4.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan IlavskyAndreas Huls

Customer experience

Perfect Paths

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.3%

Andy's Trains Pocket

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Perfect Paths

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game does not play as outlined in tutorial
  • Audio system conflicts with other applications
  • Possible incompatibility issues on some devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • More puzzles and additional content
  • Better and more demonstrative tutorials
  • Reset button for quick puzzle clearing
  • Cross-device progress synchronization
  • Competitive scoring/leaderboard system
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  • Clearer visual indicators for game mechanics

Andy's Trains Pocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Perfect Paths

No in-app purchases

None

Andy's Trains Pocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perfect Paths free?
Perfect Paths costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Andy's Trains Pocket free?
Andy's Trains Pocket costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Perfect Paths or Andy's Trains Pocket?
Perfect Paths is rated higher. Perfect Paths averages 4.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Andy's Trains Pocket averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Perfect Paths or Andy's Trains Pocket have ads?
Neither Perfect Paths nor Andy's Trains Pocket shows ads.

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