Comparison

Colorbs vs The Castle Path

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

Head to head
About

Colorbs

A minimalistic puzzle game blending falling blocks and match-3 mechanics. Strategically move rows to match three or more orbs before they stack too high. Enjoy endless gameplay with achievements and leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic design
  • Falling blocks and match-3 blend
  • Strategic row movement
  • Endless gameplay
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Challenge friends
Features
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Colorbs is a puzzle game that will play with your brain and strategic thinking, carefully designed by one person in minimalistic style and vibe. Featured by Apple in "Best New Games" worldwide! It is a nice blend between "falling blocks" and "match-3" games. Move rows and match orbs in groups of three or more. Then wait for new blocks coming from the top of the screen. Do not allow your orbs stack too high! Colorbs is completely free to play. Features: - Endless gameplay - 9 colors, 10 orb types, 11 figures - Achievements - Leaderboards - Challenge your friends on Game Center - Universal app (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) Try also my other games: Commander Pixman, Matchblocks and Boxed Ball! www.one-minute-games.com @oneminutegames

About

The Castle Path

Engage your mind with a puzzle game where strategic choices unlock paths through challenging levels. Navigate obstacles, manipulate the environment, and reach the treasure by selecting the correct route.

Highlights
  • Puzzle and anticipation gameplay
  • Environmental state modification
  • Obstacle-based level design
  • Switch-activated path clearing
  • Star collection for progression
  • 60 unique levels
Features
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« The Castle Path » is a puzzle and anticipation game, without chance or timing, based on mini puzzles to be solved by choosing the right ladder on each floor to reach the chest. Inspired by the concept of labyrinths, the originality of the game is to be able to modify the state of the active elements of the levels according to your choices. The levels are made up of numerous obstacles, such as spikes, doors, statues, moving guards, tunnels... They are also made up of switches allowing to invert the states of the obstacles in order to clear a path. Collect stars in order to unlock floors and play more levels. The game offers 60 levels to solve and 180 stars to collect.

Screenshots

Colorbs4 screens
The Castle Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Colorbs at Free against The Castle Path's $4.99. Colorbs also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). The Castle Path's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Colorbs is free to download; The Castle Path costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Castle Path holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colorbs has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorbs ships an update every 3 months, The Castle Path every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Colorbs versus The Castle Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorbsThe Castle Path
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (53 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOne Minute GamesSylvain Seccia

Customer experience

Colorbs

All ratings53 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative57.7%

The Castle Path

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Colorbs

No in-app purchases

None

The Castle Path

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorbs free?
Colorbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Castle Path free?
The Castle Path costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorbs or The Castle Path?
The Castle Path is rated higher. Colorbs averages 4.0 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while The Castle Path averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Colorbs or The Castle Path have ads?
Colorbs shows ads; The Castle Path does not.
Which is updated more often, Colorbs or The Castle Path?
Colorbs ships an update every 3 months, and The Castle Path every 7 months. Most recently, Colorbs was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Castle Path on November 3, 2026.

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