PathPix Art in IOS

Great art, huge puzzles

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Site Score

88/100

PathPix Art is an absolute masterclass in the 'path-drawing' puzzle sub-genre. The logic is deceptively simple—connect pairs of colored numbers with lines of matching length—but the resulting imagery is breathtaking. As someone who has reviewed hundreds of logic puzzles, I appreciate how the difficulty curve respects the player's intelligence. It starts with small, 10-minute grids and scales up to massive canvases that can take hours of meditative focus.

The UI is clean and unobtrusive, which is vital for a game where you spend so much time staring at a grid. The satisfaction of seeing a chaotic mess of numbers transform into a Van Gogh or a classic landscape is unmatched. It’s less of a game and more of a digital tapestry. If you enjoy games like Picross or Sudoku, this is an essential addition to your library. It’s calming, intellectually stimulating, and visually rewarding.

Reviewed on: Tue Feb 24 2026
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Dinsun Review

PathPix is a series I’ve always respected because it knows exactly what it is. It doesn't try to be an 'experience' or a 'journey'; it’s a grid, some numbers, and your brain. PathPix Art is particularly good because the resulting images are actually worth seeing. The logic is rock-solid—there’s always a solution that doesn't require guessing, which is the hallmark of a well-designed puzzle game.

The interface is incredibly basic, almost to a fault. It looks like it was designed for Windows 95, and I love that about it. No flashy animations to slow you down, no 'energy' bars, just pure puzzling. It’s a meditative experience. My only real gripe is that on larger puzzles, the zoomed-out view can get a bit messy on a phone screen. This is a game that belongs on an iPad with a stylus. If you want a digital puzzle that actually respects your intelligence, this is it.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

  • Perfectly balanced logic puzzles
  • Huge amount of content with high replay value
  • No modern mobile game nonsense (IAPs, Ads)
  • Very dated visual interface
  • Can be difficult to navigate on smaller phone screens
  • Minimalist sound design is almost non-existent

Technical Report

Performance: Flawless; the app is incredibly lightweight and stable.

Accessibility:
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Error highlighting (optional)

Audience Fit

Buy if: You love Picross, Sudoku, or other pure logic puzzles and want something deep to sink into.

Skip if: You need modern graphics, a story, or fast-paced action to stay interested.

Similar Games:
  • Conceptis Picross
  • Link-a-Pix
  • Piczle Lines

Reviewer Context

  • Reviewer: Dinsun, conservative 40yo male gamer
  • Hardware: iPad Pro (M2)
  • Playtime: 15 hours
  • Status: Completed 40 puzzles

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

Version 2.2Sun May 20 2018

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

New! Check Button gives you the option to remove incorrect paths.

Updated for iPhone X and iOS 11


Looking for more PathPix? Love great art? Like big challenges? PathPix Art has150 GIANT-sized puzzles based on important works of art from medieval to modern times. Play puzzles based on works by Picasso, van Gogh, Monet, Chagall, Rembrandt, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Dali, etc. Over 100 well-known artists are represented.

This set is even bigger than PathPix Max. It includes a special SuperMax section with 18 of the largest PathPix puzzles ever made. Each puzzle is a giant canvas - puzzle your way through it to paint the finished picture.

Over 1.5 MILLION squares of PathPix puzzling pleasure await you. Easy, Medium and Hard areas in every puzzle. Puzzles range in size from 9045 squares (67x135) to 22,650 squares (150x151), with an average size of more than 10,000 squares (100x100).

Needless to say, PathPix Art is for experienced solvers ONLY!!!

Not sure which PathPix to buy? 

Here's the lineup:

There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different. 

---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free!

---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles.

---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme.

---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers.

---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here.

---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced. 

---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. 

---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here.

---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced.

---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total!

---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made.

---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert.

---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert.

---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included. 

---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert.

---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert.

PathPix Art is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.


Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Looking for more PathPix? Love great art? Like big challenges? PathPix Art has150 GIANT-sized puzzles based on important works of art from medieval to modern times. Play puzzles based on works by Picasso, van Gogh, Monet, Chagall, Rembrandt, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Dali, etc. Over 100 well-known artists are represented.

This set is even bigger than PathPix Max. It includes a special SuperMax section with 18 of the largest PathPix puzzles ever made. Each puzzle is a giant canvas - puzzle your way through it to paint the finished picture.

Over 1.5 MILLION squares of PathPix puzzling pleasure await you. Easy, Medium and Hard areas in every puzzle. Puzzles range in size from 9045 squares (67x135) to 22,650 squares (150x151), with an average size of more than 10,000 squares (100x100).

Needless to say, PathPix Art is for experienced solvers ONLY!!!

Not sure which PathPix to buy? 

Here's the lineup:

There are many different PathPix apps for your iPhone and iPad. All puzzles are different. 

---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free!

---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles.

---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme.

---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced Levels section with 12 special challengers.

---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here.

---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced. 

---PATHPIX LAUGH: Lots more puzzles to tickle your funnybone. 202 puzzles, each with a silly joke or quote related to the puzzle picture. Small to large, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights. 

---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here.

---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced.

---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total!

---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings, including the biggest PathPix puzzles ever made.

---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert.

---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert.

---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included. 

---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond. Small to large, easy to expert.

---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BUBBLE: Classic PathPix on special grids with squares and rectangles of different sizes. Paths can be wild and wacky. The theme is Water, oceans to raindrops. 160 puzzles, easy to expert.

PathPix Art is based on the PC game "PathPix" by Kris Pixton and KpixGames.


Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5 with 129 Counts
Age Rating 4+

Screenshots

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PathPix Art takes the classic PathPix formula and elevates it with a focus on fine art. Players are presented with a grid of numbers; your task is to connect pairs of the same color with a path that matches the number's length. As you successfully connect the dots, a hidden picture begins to emerge. Featuring hundreds of levels based on world-renowned paintings and original designs, PathPix Art provides a serene, brain-teasing experience that rewards patience with beauty. It's the perfect digital hobby for those who love logic puzzles and art history.

Features

1

Over 150 unique art puzzles

2

Scalable difficulty from Easy to Extreme

3

Pinch-to-zoom for massive canvases

4

Auto-save progress for long sessions

Tips

Promotion Videos

PathPix Year (by Kris Pixton) IOS Gameplay Video (HD) - YouTube

Related Videos

Gameplays

Q&A

There is a 'Check' button that will highlight any incorrect paths in red, allowing you to correct your mistakes without restarting.

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