Comparison

Brain It On! vs Pathi

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

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About

Brain It On!

Engage your mind with tricky physics puzzles. Draw shapes to find creative solutions to increasingly difficult challenges. Compete with friends and discover multiple ways to solve each puzzle.

Highlights
  • Dozens of brain-busting puzzles
  • Puzzles added regularly
  • Compete with friends
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Share unique solutions
Features
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Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain! Draw shapes to solve challenging physics puzzles. They're not as easy as they look. Care to give one a try? ◆ Dozens of brain busting puzzles, with more being added all the time ◆ Compete with your friends for the Brain It On! crown ◆ Multiple ways to solve each puzzle, can you find the best solution? ◆ Share your unique solutions and compare with your friends If you like this game, please rate it and leave a comment. As a tiny indie developer your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help! If you don't like something in the game, please email me at support@orbitalnine.com and tell me why. I want to hear your feedback and comments so I can continue to make this game better. Follow @orbitalnine on Twitter for all the latest news and updates on this game and upcoming releases. Like the game on Facebook: facebook.com/OrbitalNine Visit online at: orbitalnine.com I hope you enjoy Brain It On!

About

Pathi

Guide a ball to its goal by strategically placing, dragging, and rotating various shapes. This minimalist 2D physics puzzle game offers over 80 levels of brain-training challenges that can be played offline and for free.

Highlights
  • Drag, rotate, and place shapes
  • Modify gravity
  • Use portals and launchers
  • Avoid obstacles
  • Over 80 levels
  • Offline play
Features
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PATHI – ABSTRACT & MINIMALIST LOGIC PHYSICS BALL DROP PUZZLE Do you love the challenges of the brain physics puzzles in which you need to guide balls from one spot to another? Tired of complex 3D puzzles, and want a minimal abstract puzzle in 2D that you can also play offline? Meet Pathi – the new physics line path puzzle in which you need to guide the ball by placing, dragging, and rotating shapes. Play this relaxing puzzle game offline for free and test your physics drop puzzle logic skills in 100 levels. How long can you go? Can you pass all levels in this mind-teaser ball path logic puzzle? Play this minimalist 2D physics based puzzle NOW FOR FREE and with NO WIFI! ◆ BRAIN TRAINING MADE FUN & RELAXING Drag, rotate, and place blocks to find the right path to the goal. Drop the ball and use many different level components to fill the path and achieve your goal: modify gravity, use portals, avoid obstacles and play with physics in abstract minimalist graphic levels! Watch out, there are blocks with thorns that can destroy the ball. ◆ WIDE CHOICE OF PHYSICS PUZZLE BLOCK TYPES Use many different block types to draw the path you try to complete and send the ball to the goal. In this gravity draw physics line game there are different ways to complete the level. Experiment using your logic to find the best ball path! Use these block types to complete the physics logic puzzles: - Rect: use it to complete a route or avoid obstacles - Spring: launch the ball in the direction you want! - Launchers: rotates by some degrees and then launches the ball. There are 3 different types of launchers with different angles! - Moving Platform: moves around allowing you to cover greater distances - Gravity modifier: changes gravity in any direction you want! Play upside down or sideways to complete the brain puzzle - Breakable rect: a rect that explodes after being hit! - Moving rect: well it's just a moving rect that goes upside down...use your imagination to decide how to take advantage of this! ◆ 80+ COGNITIVE PHYSICS PUZZLE LEVELS Our ball puzzles currently feature 80+ line physics puzzle levels. Test your physics logic solving skills and relax with the 2D physics puzzle gameplay and graphics. Cool fact: All the physics puzzle levels will be always available offline and for free, so you will never have to pay anything! ◆ FEATURES OF PATHI – DROP BALL PHYSICS LOGIC PUZZLE ● Play in 80 different levels! And many more will arrive in the future! ● Play always for free and offline! Excellent choice if you are in search for no wifi puzzle games to play offline. ● Abstract and minimalist graphics with pastel colors ● Drag, drop, and rotate the different types of blocks ● Modify gravity, teleport using portals, avoid obstacles, and much more! ● Experiment using physics to complete the levels ● Complete the puzzle game in different ways drawing different paths ● Train your brain using logic and physics-based puzzles Now it’s time to challenge your brain with a new physics cognitive game. Train focus, sharpness, problem-solving daily while having fun in your leisure time. ► Download Pathi and show that you are the physics puzzle guru with high intelligence. --- PERFECT FOR: - kids and adults that love minimal puzzle logic games - anyone looking for relaxing brain training - anyone looking for fun offline logic puzzles CONTACT If you have any queries regarding our ball path physics puzzle please send them to seriouspeoplegames@gmail.com. Till then relax and enjoy playing this brain-teasing puzzle quest.

Screenshots

Brain It On!4 screens
Pathi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brain It On! at every 3 weeks against Pathi's every 2 months. Brain It On! also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 71%) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 1.2K). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Brain It On! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Pathi sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Brain It On! against 4.6 for Pathi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.1K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Brain It On!'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Pathi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, Pathi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain It On! versus Pathi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain It On!Pathi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.1K ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbital Nine Games IncZigrid Shehu

Customer experience

Brain It On!

All ratings5,145 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews1,392 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.7%

Pathi

All ratings1,213 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative21.0%

User reviews

Brain It On!

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and fun
  • 🔒 No ads
  • 👍 Engaging physics-based puzzles
  • 👍 Encourages creative thinking
  • 👍 Good for brain exercise

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Drawing accuracy issues
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes too quickly
  • 🔋 Overheating on some devices
  • 👎 Too many ads for hints

Pathi

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Challenging yet satisfying puzzles
  • 🚀 Bug-free and smooth performance
  • 👍 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Intrusive ads between levels
  • 🤔 Exploitable game mechanics
  • 🕰️ Levels can be too easy or too short

Bugs and requests

Brain It On!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level selector not working past level 220
  • Inability to draw near screen edges due to OS gestures
  • Hint videos not always helpful
  • In-app purchases not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Level editor to create custom puzzles
  • Ability to save progress
  • Improved drawing controls
  • Better hints and guidance

Pathi

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading or getting stuck on loading screen
  • Progress not saving properly between sessions
  • Controls not working as intended, especially with Apple Pencil

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level editor or custom level creation
  • More advanced or harder levels
  • Checkpoint system to save progress
  • Improved controls and responsiveness

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Brain It On!

One-time9
  • Remove Popup Ads$0.99
  • The Full Game (75% off)$0.99
  • Coin Pack$0.99
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  • The Full Game (50% off)$1.99
  • Coin Pack$1.99
  • The Full Game (25% off)$2.99
  • Coin Pack$2.99
  • The Full Game$3.99
  • Coin Pack$3.99
2 purchases

Pathi

One-time2
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Special Offer!$2.99

Questions

Is Brain It On! free?
Brain It On! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathi free?
Pathi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain It On! or Pathi?
Pathi is rated higher. Brain It On! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Pathi averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Brain It On! or Pathi have ads?
Both Brain It On! and Pathi show ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain It On! or Pathi?
Brain It On! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pathi every 2 months. Most recently, Brain It On! was updated on September 24, 2026 and Pathi on September 9, 2026.

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