Comparison

Pompach vs Zyl

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

Head to head
About

Pompach

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Nous sommes tous équipés d'appareils électroniques sans fil dont les batteries nécessitent d'être chargées régulièrement. Pour aider le reste du monde vous travaillez désormais dans une usine de rechargement de piles. Votre travail est répétitif mais simple. Il demande en revanche de la concentration pour ne pas faire d'erreur lors de la recharge. Combien de piles arriverez-vous à charger avant de faire une erreur ? Quel sera votre meilleur score ? Un jeu d'adresse et de concentration idéal pour passer le temps et faire travailler le cerveau et la motricité.

About

Zyl

A minimalist puzzle game focused on elegant path tracing. Guide paths from start to exit by strategically placing arrows, collecting stars along the way. Enjoy a relaxing experience with handcrafted levels and no timers or ads.

Highlights
  • Elegant path tracing puzzles
  • 300 handcrafted levels
  • Collect stars
  • Cloud save sync
  • Relaxing music and sound
  • No timers or ads
Features
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Zyl is a puzzle built around elegant path tracing. It's a small, quiet game. Soft colors, clean lines, and nothing on screen you don't need. Drop arrows on the grid to guide each path from its start tile to an exit. Pick up the stars on the way. When you're ready, hit Play and watch the route run. The rules: • Drag arrows onto the grid. • Send every path to an exit. • Pick up every star. • Hit Play to test the route. • Reset and try a new approach whenever. It starts simple, but then the difficulty ramps up: • Boards don't always use a clean grid. • Some levels have more than one start, or more than one exit. • Split arrows send a path off in two directions at once. • Merge arrows converge two paths into one. • U-turn arrows re-route a path from where it came. A few things worth knowing: • 300 handcrafted levels, each built around a single idea. • Levels stay small. Most of them can be finished in less than a minute. • Cloud save syncs your progress across devices. • Relaxing music and sound design. • No timers. • No ads. • No in-app purchases. • No data collected. Every puzzle has a solution. Some have multiple. The fun is in finding it.

Screenshots

Pompach4 screens
Zyl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zyl at every 2 days against Pompach's every 9 months. Pompach's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Pompach costs $1.99 and Zyl $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pompach ships an update every 9 months, Zyl every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pompach versus Zyl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPompachZyl
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating—4.7 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—41 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpatrick premartinFleon Labs

In-app purchases

None

Pompach

No in-app purchases

None

Zyl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pompach free?
Pompach costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zyl free?
Zyl costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pompach or Zyl have ads?
Neither Pompach nor Zyl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pompach or Zyl?
Pompach ships an update every 9 months, and Zyl every 2 days. Most recently, Pompach was updated on October 12, 2026 and Zyl on October 21, 2026.

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