Comparison

run zigzag vs Twisty Rails

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tap to switch direction
  • Zigzag path navigation
  • Reaction speed challenge
  • One-finger control
  • Endless fun and surprises
Features
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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!

About

Twisty Rails

Build and expand a marble run track to earn in-game currency. Merge colored balls to create new colors and increase your earnings. Rotate your view to admire your creation from different angles.

Highlights
  • Build marble run tracks
  • Earn in-game money
  • Expand toy by extending path
  • Merge colored balls
  • Create new colors
  • Rotate screen for different views
Features
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You will be addicted! Earn money as the marbles roll and enlarge your toy by extending the path in the desired direction. Create new colors by merging colored balls and earn more money with new colors. Rotate the screen to watch your toy from various angles.

Screenshots

run zigzag4 screens
Twisty Rails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: run zigzag at 100% against Twisty Rails's 32%. run zigzag also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 19) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Twisty Rails's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 10 days 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Twisty Rails sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. run zigzag asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twisty Rails holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twisty Rails has 16K 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 32% of Twisty Rails's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

run zigzag ships an update every 19 months, Twisty Rails every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
run zigzag versus Twisty Rails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterrun zigzagTwisty Rails
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (16K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better32.4% of reviews
Number of ratings416K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB164 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer晓刚 秦Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Customer experience

run zigzag

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Twisty Rails

All ratings10,526 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative59.8%

Bugs and requests

run zigzag

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Twisty Rails

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing balls and buttons
  • Constant game resets
  • Paid ad-free option not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to build custom tracks
  • More levels and content
  • Improved ad-free experience

In-app purchases

None

run zigzag

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Twisty Rails

One-time18
  • No ads for 24 hours$1.99
  • 10 Tickets$1.99
  • Money Fountain Pack$2.99
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  • Engineer$2.99
  • Financier$2.99
  • Manager$2.99
  • 20 Tickets$2.99
  • Mega Bundle 50%$4.49
  • Royal Treasury Pack$4.99
  • No Ads$4.99
  • 50 Tickets$4.99
  • 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
  • Bundle Pack$5.99
  • NoAds + Mega Cash Pack$6.99
  • Treasury Trove Pack$7.99
  • Mega Bundle$8.99
  • Big Chest Treasure2 variants$11.99
  • Ultra Bundle$12.99

Questions

Is run zigzag free?
run zigzag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twisty Rails free?
Twisty Rails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, run zigzag or Twisty Rails?
Twisty Rails is rated higher. run zigzag averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Twisty Rails averages 4.7 from 16K ratings.
Do run zigzag or Twisty Rails have ads?
Both run zigzag and Twisty Rails show ads.
Which is updated more often, run zigzag or Twisty Rails?
run zigzag ships an update every 19 months, and Twisty Rails every 10 days. Most recently, run zigzag was updated on October 24, 2026 and Twisty Rails on October 26, 2026.

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