Zip vs Nekosan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zip
Guide clumsy mechanical beings home by manipulating their environment. Touch to contract and release to propel them through over 100 unique levels. This game offers a pure, ad-free, and in-app purchase-free experience.
- Over 100 levels
- Intuitive touch controls
- Physics-based gameplay
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Touch to contract. Release to let go. Bring the clumsy mechanical beings home. · · · over 100 levels no ads no in-app-purchases »brilliantly designed« – gamezebo »a lot of heart« – pocketgamer »clever« – toucharcade »excellent« – macstories »absolute joy to play« – platformalist
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nekosan at Free against Zip's $1.99. Zip's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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
Nekosan is free to download; Zip costs $1.99 up front. Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Zip asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zip holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zip has 4.9K ratings behind it against 869, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Zip's written reviews are positive against 83% of Nekosan's.
Zip ships an update every 3 months, Nekosan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zip | Nekosan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.9K ratings) — better | 4.6 (869 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 82.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 869 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philipp Stollenmayer | 1Button SARL |
Customer experience
Zip
Nekosan
User reviews
Zip
From 4.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
- 🎨 Aesthetically pleasing design
- 🕹️ Intuitive controls
- 🕰️ Great time-waster
- 💡 Unique and creative concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕹️ Swipe-to-restart feature too sensitive
- 🕰️ Game feels too short
- 🤔 Some levels feel overly difficult or luck-based
Nekosan
From 869 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😻 Cute and adorable cat character
- 👍 Simple and intuitive one-tap controls
- 🕹️ Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Visually pleasing minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear controls and lack of tutorial
- 💰 Frequent ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after updates
Bugs and requests
Zip
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on startup for some users
- Levels not unlocking properly after completion
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and worlds
- Level editor and sharing functionality
- Difficulty settings or customization options
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
In-app purchases
Zip
No in-app purchases
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
