Comparison

Perfect Paths vs Utility for the Soul

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

Utility for the Soul

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Utility for the Soul is a miniature meditative puzzle experience based on the Lithuanian-American environment artist Aleksandra Kasuba’s concept of the Retreat House - a unique, utopian facility used by large corporations to rejuvenate their overworked employees. Take the role of the revitalization manager of the Retreat House and guide the visiting workers by interacting with various mechanisms hidden from plain sight. Touch, hold, or drag features in order to refresh the tired employees’ souls and prepare them for their return to the office. Features: - Interactive puzzle experience. - Meditative, soothing atmosphere. - Original utopian narrative. - 11 rooms to explore, each with a unique elemental puzzle. - Playable in English, French and Lithuanian languages. The project was developed for a retrospective exhibition "Shaping the future. Environments by Aleksandra Kasuba" at The National Gallery of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2021.

Screenshots

Perfect Paths3 screens
Utility for the Soul4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Utility for the Soul at Free against Perfect Paths's $1.99. Utility for the Soul also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On 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

Utility for the Soul is free to download; Perfect Paths costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfect Paths ships an update every 3 weeks, Utility for the Soul weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Perfect Paths versus Utility for the Soul: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect PathsUtility for the Soul
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB455 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan IlavskyLietuvos Dailes Muziejus

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

Utility for the Soul

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Perfect Paths

No in-app purchases

None

Utility for the Soul

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perfect Paths free?
Perfect Paths costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Utility for the Soul free?
Utility for the Soul is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Perfect Paths or Utility for the Soul have ads?
Neither Perfect Paths nor Utility for the Soul shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perfect Paths or Utility for the Soul?
Perfect Paths ships an update every 3 weeks, and Utility for the Soul weekly. Most recently, Perfect Paths was updated on October 26, 2026 and Utility for the Soul on October 8, 2026.

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