Comparison

Dune Surfer 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

Dune Surfer

Draw paths to guide a stickman surfer through treacherous dunes. Avoid deadly obstacles like rolling stones and sharks by drawing precise lines. Navigate a colorful world filled with unique challenges and dangers.

Highlights
  • Draw paths to navigate dunes
  • Avoid rolling stones, sharks, and alligators
  • Survive lethal white obstacles
  • Utilize speed bumps for protection
  • Guide a stickman surfer
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Draw your way out of the dunes, surfer dude! You’re just a poor stickman surfer, lost in the colorful, yet lethal dunes. Watch out for rolling stones, darts, sharks, alligators, and more. Touching white obstacles will kill you instantly. Other colored obstacles? Touch them and see. (Worst case = death.) Speed bumps will protect you. But only so much. As you surf, draw perfect lines that will save you from sinking into the infinite depths of the dune despair. Good luck… you’ll need it. To opt out of CrazyLabs sales of personal information as a California resident, please visit our Privacy Policy: https://crazylabs.com/app

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

Dune Surfer4 screens
Zipline Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dune Surfer at none against Zipline Valley's 1. Dune Surfer also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 44%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Zipline Valley's advantage is ratings volume (50K vs 6.1K). On price, rating, 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. Zipline Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dune Surfer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dune Surfer against 4.6 for Zipline Valley. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zipline Valley has 50K ratings behind it against 6.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Dune Surfer's written reviews are positive against 44% of Zipline Valley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dune Surfer ships an update every 2 weeks, Zipline Valley every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dune Surfer versus Zipline Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDune SurferZipline Valley
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.1K ratings)4.6 (50K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6.1K50K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB217 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrazy LabsDalak Games

Customer experience

Dune Surfer

All ratings6,089 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral9.6%
Negative30.1%

Zipline Valley

All ratings49,765 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative46.8%

User reviews

Dune Surfer

From 6.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💡 Interesting level designs
  • 😊 Genuinely challenging but rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • ⚠️ Difficulty spikes in some levels
  • 💤 Can become repetitive over time

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

Dune Surfer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels resetting after watching ads
  • Screen freezing/black blobs appearing
  • Inconsistent difficulty across levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Customizable skins/characters
  • Option to disable ads
  • Improved camera/screen panning

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

None

Dune Surfer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Zipline Valley

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Dune Surfer free?
Dune Surfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zipline Valley free?
Zipline Valley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dune Surfer or Zipline Valley?
Zipline Valley is rated higher. Dune Surfer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.1K ratings, while Zipline Valley averages 4.6 from 50K ratings.
Do Dune Surfer or Zipline Valley have ads?
Both Dune Surfer and Zipline Valley show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dune Surfer or Zipline Valley?
Dune Surfer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zipline Valley every 6 weeks. Most recently, Dune Surfer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Zipline Valley on October 28, 2026.

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