Comparison

Perfect Paths vs TIS

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

TIS

Engage in an assembly language programming game where you rewrite corrupted code to fix a fictional computer. Explore a detailed manual, solve over 20 challenging puzzles, and design your own custom levels. Uncover the secrets of this unique retro-style computing experience.

Highlights
  • Assembly language programming puzzles
  • Code rewriting and debugging
  • Over 20 challenging puzzles
  • Design custom challenges
  • Explore retro computer manual
  • Unlock game secrets
Features
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TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for! * Print and explore the TIS-100 reference manual, which details the inner-workings of the TIS-100 while evoking the aesthetics of a 1980’s computer manual! * Solve more than 20 puzzles, competing against your friends and the world to minimize your cycle, instruction, and node counts. * Design your own challenges in the TIS-100’s 3 sandboxes, including a “visual console” that lets you create your own games within the game! * Uncover the mysteries of the TIS-100… who created it, and for what purpose?

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Perfect Paths at 4.8 against TIS's 4.2. Perfect Paths also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 57%) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). TIS's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 TIS $3.99 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Perfect Paths's written reviews are positive against 57% of TIS's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Perfect Paths versus TIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect PathsTIS
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (52 ratings) — better4.2 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews — better56.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5265 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS14.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan IlavskyMetaversal Studios

Customer experience

Perfect Paths

All ratings52 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.8%

TIS

All ratings65 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative25.5%

User reviews

Perfect Paths

From 52 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Excellent brain teaser and mental challenge
  • 💡 Innovative and original gameplay mechanics
  • 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging puzzle design
  • 📈 Progressive difficulty curve that builds naturally
  • 🎨 Clean, simple, and polished graphics

Room to improve

  • 📚 Minimal and unclear tutorial instructions
  • 🎮 Steep learning curve with trial-and-error gameplay
  • 🧩 Some rules and mechanics are unintuitive
  • 🎯 UI could better clarify visual mechanics
  • ❌ Limited content/puzzles available

TIS

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Engaging programming puzzles
  • 💡 Educational and fun
  • ✨ Satisfying problem-solving
  • 🚀 Faithful PC port
  • 👍 Elegant UI

Room to improve

  • ⌨️ No external keyboard support
  • 📱 On-screen keyboard issues
  • 🤏 Small text size
  • 📐 Keyboard cutoff on smaller screens
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve for non-programmers

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

TIS

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Latest version has hitches/freezes
  • Keyboard cutoff on iPad Mini
  • Custom keyboard is clunky
  • Half keyboard accessible on some devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add external keyboard support
  • Improve on-screen keyboard usability
  • Allow text scaling/zoom
  • Make manual accessible in-app
  • Support iPhone
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  • Add dark mode

In-app purchases

None

Perfect Paths

No in-app purchases

None

TIS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perfect Paths free?
Perfect Paths costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TIS free?
TIS costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Perfect Paths or TIS?
Perfect Paths is rated higher. Perfect Paths averages 4.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while TIS averages 4.2 from 65 ratings.
Do Perfect Paths or TIS have ads?
Neither Perfect Paths nor TIS shows ads.

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