Comparison

Perfect Paths vs Sokobond Express

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

Sokobond Express

A minimalist puzzle game blending chemical bonds with pathfinding challenges. It offers a deep yet accessible experience, allowing players to engage with chemistry concepts through intuitive gameplay and rewarding puzzle-solving, without needing prior knowledge.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Chemical bond puzzles
  • Pathfinding mechanics
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Rewarding puzzle solving
  • No prior chemistry knowledge required
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Sokobond Express is a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways. Thoughtfully curated and surprisingly deep, Sokobond Express takes the guesswork out of chemistry, letting you feel like a chemist without requiring any upfront chemistry knowledge. Immerse yourself in this delightful, mechanically intuitive, and elegant experience while getting lost in the art of rewarding puzzle solving. "A delightful little puzzle game that doesn’t talk down to you" - GameGrin "A compound puzzler that should be added to your collection with express speed" - EDGE The minimalist mashup sequel to award-winning puzzle games Sokobond and Cosmic Express. Created by up-and-coming puzzle designer Jose Hernandez, and published by renowned puzzle experts Draknek & Friends (A Monster's Expedition, Bonfire Peaks).

Screenshots

Perfect Paths3 screens
Sokobond Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

Perfect Paths and Sokobond Express both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Perfect Paths's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sokobond Express's. Perfect Paths also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (52 vs 6). Sokobond Express's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On rating, 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 Sokobond Express $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Perfect Paths against 4.7 for Sokobond Express. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perfect Paths has 52 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Perfect Paths's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sokobond Express's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perfect Paths ships an update every 3 weeks, Sokobond Express every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Perfect Paths versus Sokobond Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect PathsSokobond Express
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.8 (52 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews95.9% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB318 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan IlavskyDraknek Limited

Customer experience

Perfect Paths

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

Sokobond Express

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Sokobond Express

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Perfect Paths

No in-app purchases

None

Sokobond Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Perfect Paths free?
Perfect Paths costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sokobond Express free?
Sokobond Express costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Perfect Paths or Sokobond Express?
Perfect Paths is rated higher. Perfect Paths averages 4.8 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Sokobond Express averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Perfect Paths or Sokobond Express have ads?
Neither Perfect Paths nor Sokobond Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perfect Paths or Sokobond Express?
Perfect Paths ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sokobond Express every 9 days. Most recently, Perfect Paths was updated on September 24, 2026 and Sokobond Express on September 23, 2026.

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