Comparison

Save the Zacks vs Dice Duel

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

Head to head
About

Save the Zacks

Guide adorable Zacks to safety by digging tunnels and tilting your device to alter gravity. Navigate through hazardous environments filled with monsters, lasers, and lava. Enjoy a unique, ad-free experience with soothing music and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Dig underground pathways
  • Tilt device to change gravity
  • Avoid monsters and hazards
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Minimalistic design
  • Soothing music
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Guide the cute little Zacks to teleports and other escapes by digging the terrain to create underground pathways and tilting your device to change gravity. Did we mention that you can explode a few Zacks to clear the path? Well, you can. Watch out for monsters, lasers, saw blades, lava and other dangers along the way. Enjoy the soothing music and minimalistic design for a unique experience that's hard to put away once you've started. Totally ad-free, yay! Game Center enabled, make your way to the leaderboard top! You can compete per level as well as for a grand total score.

About

Dice Duel

Features
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Throw the dice to get units and destroy enemy tower to win. Defend your tower, don't let your opponent conquer it.

Screenshots

Save the Zacks4 screens
Dice Duel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dice Duel at none against Save the Zacks's 2. Save the Zacks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Save the Zacks sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Dice Duel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save the Zacks ships an update every 2 months, Dice Duel every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Save the Zacks versus Dice Duel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave the ZacksDice Duel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB195 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBytesize TechnologyGuruu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Save the Zacks

One-time2
  • Technopia$0.99
  • Volcavious$0.99
None

Dice Duel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Save the Zacks free?
Save the Zacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dice Duel free?
Dice Duel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Save the Zacks or Dice Duel have ads?
Dice Duel shows ads; Save the Zacks does not.
Which is updated more often, Save the Zacks or Dice Duel?
Save the Zacks ships an update every 2 months, and Dice Duel every 5 weeks. Most recently, Save the Zacks was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dice Duel on November 3, 2026.

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