Perfect Paths vs TIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create paths to guide blocks
- Combine or separate blocks
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Handcrafted levels
- Minimalistic design
- Low battery usage
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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.
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.
- Assembly language programming puzzles
- Code rewriting and debugging
- Over 20 challenging puzzles
- Design custom challenges
- Explore retro computer manual
- Unlock game secrets
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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?
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Verdict
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
Perfect Paths costs $1.99 and TIS $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Perfect Paths | TIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) — better | 4.2 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.9% of reviews — better | 56.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan Ilavsky | Metaversal Studios |
Customer experience
Perfect Paths
TIS
User reviews
Perfect Paths
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Perfect Paths
No in-app purchases
TIS
No in-app purchases







