Comparison

Scale vs Zipline Valley

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Strategic board cutting
  • Avoid moving balls
  • Tap-to-play controls
  • Drag-and-drop precision
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Collect diamonds
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Scale4 screens
Zipline Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scale ships an update weekly, Zipline Valley every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scale versus Zipline Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScaleZipline Valley
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (50K ratings) — better4.6 (50K ratings)
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings50K — better50K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB217 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUnforced Error LLCDalak Games

Customer experience

Scale

All ratings50,466 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,262 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.2%

Zipline Valley

All ratings49,765 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral9.9%
Negative41.2%

User reviews

Scale

From 50K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

4 purchases

Scale

One-time4
  • 3000 Diamonds$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • 7000 Diamonds$3.99
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  • 15000 Diamonds$4.99
1 purchases

Zipline Valley

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Scale free?
Scale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zipline Valley free?
Zipline Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scale or Zipline Valley?
Scale is rated higher. Scale averages 4.7 out of 5 from 50K ratings, while Zipline Valley averages 4.6 from 50K ratings.
Do Scale or Zipline Valley have ads?
Both Scale and Zipline Valley show ads.
Which is updated more often, Scale or Zipline Valley?
Scale ships an update weekly, and Zipline Valley every 6 weeks. Most recently, Scale was updated on September 25, 2026 and Zipline Valley on September 25, 2026.

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