run zigzag vs Play Colors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
run zigzag
Tap to change direction and guide a ball along a zigzag path, avoiding walls. This free arcade game challenges your reaction speed and offers endless fun with simple one-finger controls.
- Tap to switch direction
- Zigzag path navigation
- Reaction speed challenge
- One-finger control
- Endless fun and surprises
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Control an ball along the zigzag path and don't hit the wall. Tap to switch the direction! How fast can you react? Sound simple? Challenge yourself in this amazing free arcade game! Easy to operate, you can play games with one finger Do not hesitate, come and challenge your hand speed, bring you endless fun and surprises!
Play Colors
A fun puzzle game where you mix colors to achieve specific shades. Test your color theory knowledge and creativity to solve increasingly challenging levels. Perfect for those who enjoy logic puzzles and a splash of color.
- Color mixing challenges
- Puzzle solving
- Color theory application
- Level-based progression
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Color mixing puzzle! Can you make it right?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: run zigzag at 100% against Play Colors's 16%. run zigzag also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Play Colors's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 19 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Play Colors sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. run zigzag asks for nothing beyond the download.
Play Colors holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play Colors has 8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of run zigzag's written reviews are positive against 16% of Play Colors's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
run zigzag ships an update every 19 months, Play Colors every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | run zigzag | Play Colors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 15.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 265 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 晓刚 秦 | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
run zigzag
Play Colors
Bugs and requests
run zigzag
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Play Colors
Reported bugs
2 issues- Paintbrush functionality issues
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create custom color palettes
- More challenging level designs
- Offline play mode
- Additional content and game modes
In-app purchases
run zigzag
No in-app purchases
Play Colors
- No Ads$2.99
- Coin Pack$3.99
- Super Pack$5.99
