Scale vs Zipline Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scale
Strategically cut a board to capture space while avoiding moving balls. Offers both tap-to-play and drag-and-drop controls for a fluid experience. Compete on leaderboards and collect in-game items.
- Strategic board cutting
- Avoid moving balls
- Tap-to-play controls
- Drag-and-drop precision
- Leaderboard competition
- Collect diamonds
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Scale is an addictive and captivating arcade puzzle game that challenges you to strategically place and time your cuts on the board, avoiding the constantly moving balls to create thrilling gameplay. Now with Tap-to-Play, you can simply tap the board to make your cuts, offering an intuitive and fluid playing experience. Prefer the classic method? No worries—drag and drop for precision cuts remains an option, giving you complete control over how you play. Get ready to challenge your mind and have loads of fun! This game is free, supported by ads related to the game’s content. You can disable ads at any time by purchasing the “No Ads” option. How to Play: It’s simple! Just cut the board, but be strategic—keep an eye on the balls. If you touch a ball before completing your cut, you lose a life. Achieving a ‘Perfect Move’ by passing the level in one move three times gives you an extra life. Boost your score, collect diamonds, and rise up the leaderboard. Compete with friends and see who can dominate in this thrilling game. Dive into ‘Scale’ now and find out just how far you can go in this top arcade game!
Zipline Valley
A physics-based puzzle game where you draw safe zip lines to transport people across a dangerous valley. Strategically avoid traps and collect bonuses to ensure passengers reach their destination alive. Enjoy hours of brain-training fun with minimalist design and numerous free levels.
- Draw safe zip lines
- Avoid dangers and traps
- Transport passengers cabin to cabin
- Collect coins and keys
- Minimalist and unique design
- Tons of free puzzle levels
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Physics game lovers enjoy this new puzzle game in which they draw a safe path for the zip line and avoid the dangers. The mission is to move people cabin to cabin safely. Many dangers and traps are waiting for you on this rope road but if you think strategically and connect the two homes with a safe zip line, passengers will arrive their destination alive. To rescue the friends waiting at the starting point of this dangerous valley, draw a line with your fingers and after reaching the other home, tap on the screen to let the passengers go on the zip line. How long you hold your finger on the screen, the more passengers do zip line. To avoid the dangers, you can draw the line around the blocks, you can move the line just like a rope. The game mechanic is based on whipping a rope. There are many hazards and traps to challenge, so this brain training physics puzzle game won't let you get bored. Minimalist and unique design and tons of free puzzle levels keep you entertained for hours. As drawing the line, take the coins and keys into consideration. To collect coins and keys bring some gifts to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scale at weekly against Zipline Valley's every 6 weeks. Scale also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Scale sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Zipline Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Scale against 4.6 for Zipline Valley. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50K and 50K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Scale's written reviews are positive against 49% of Zipline Valley's.
Scale ships an update weekly, Zipline Valley every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Scale | Zipline Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (50K ratings) — better | 4.6 (50K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 49.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50K — better | 50K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Unforced Error LLC | Dalak Games |
Customer experience
Scale
Zipline Valley
User reviews
Scale
From 50K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
- 🕹️ Fun and challenging
- 🆓 Free to play
Room to improve
- 🔍 Excessive ads and pop-ups
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤔 Unclear game mechanics
Zipline Valley
From 50K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and soothing music
- 🤩 Satisfying to solve puzzles
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many intrusive ads
- 🤬 Ads interrupt gameplay too frequently
- 🤯 Ads sometimes cover important UI elements
Bugs and requests
Scale
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not unlocking properly
- Inconsistent ball physics
- Freezing and crashes
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and levels
- Ability to save progress
- Option to disable ads
- Improved performance and stability
Zipline Valley
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on certain devices
- Levels sometimes fail to load properly
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging and varied levels
- Option to disable ads for a one-time fee
- Ability to customize characters
In-app purchases
Scale
- 3000 Diamonds$2.99
- No Ads$2.99
- 7000 Diamonds$3.99
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- 15000 Diamonds$4.99
Zipline Valley
- Remove Ads$0.99









