Comparison

Binairio vs Zarina Left a List

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

Head to head
About

Binairio

Engage your logic with a unique number puzzle. Fill grids with blue and green tiles, ensuring each row and column has an equal number of each, no more than two adjacent tiles share the same color, and all rows/columns are distinct. Thousands of puzzles offer endless challenges.

Highlights
  • Binary grid puzzles
  • Equal zeros and ones per row/column
  • Unique row and column constraints
  • No more than two adjacent same colors
  • Thousands of unique puzzles
Features
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Binary puzzles, if you love puzzling, you should try a binary puzzle. The goal of a binary puzzle is to have the same number of zeros (blue) and ones (green) in every row, and in every column. Each game starts with a grid with a few boxes already filled in. This must be completed further with the following lines: - Every row and every column is unique. - Each row and column contains as many zeros (blue) as ones (green). - There are no more than two neighboring tiles with the same number / color. With thousands of unique puzzles, every game will be different.

About

Zarina Left a List

Engage in daily detective logic puzzles with a 1940s noir theme. Eliminate suspects, cross-examine timelines, and catch the culprit through two phases of investigation. Enjoy pure deductive reasoning with no timers or pay-to-win hints.

Highlights
  • Daily new mystery cases
  • Two investigation phases: Desk Roster and Case Board
  • Suspect elimination and alibi checking
  • Atmospheric 1940s noir theme
  • Track solve times, accuracy, and streaks
  • Spoiler-free victory card sharing
Features
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A classified case file arrives on your desk every single morning. Fifty suspects were near the scene of the crime. Only one alibi is broken. Can you eliminate the innocent, cross-examine the timeline, and catch the culprit? Zarina Left a List combines the satisfying deduction of classic logic puzzles with the atmospheric tension of a 1940s noir detective thriller. TWO PHASES OF INVESTIGATION 1. LEVEL 1: THE DESK ROSTER Scan through the 50-person manifest using rapid elimination rules. Filter suspects by nationality, age, surname, and dispatch records to narrow down the crowd to four prime persons of interest. 2. LEVEL 2: THE CASE BOARD Examine the surviving suspects pinned to the cork board. Read their full dossier cards: lodging records, travel manifests, weather logs, and witness statements. Decode circumstantial desk memos to clear innocent alibis one by one until only the murderer remains. DAILY MYSTERIES & STREAKS - A brand-new authored mystery case published every day at midnight. - Clean, focused tactile design with manila case folders, typewriter notes, and morning editions of The Port Zarina Herald. - Track your investigator solve times, accuracy rate, and daily solve streak. - Share your daily victory card with friends spoiler-free. No timers rushing you. No pay-to-win hints. Pure deductive reasoning.

Screenshots

Binairio4 screens
Zarina Left a List4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zarina Left a List at 100% against Binairio's 38%. Zarina Left a List also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Binairio's advantage is ratings volume (157 vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Binairio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zarina Left a List asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zarina Left a List holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Binairio has 157 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Binairio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zarina Left a List's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Binairio ships an update every 3 months, Zarina Left a List daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Binairio versus Zarina Left a List: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinairioZarina Left a List
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (157 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTom MiedemaChamplicity

Customer experience

Binairio

All ratings121 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Zarina Left a List

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Binairio

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
None

Zarina Left a List

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Binairio free?
Binairio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zarina Left a List free?
Zarina Left a List is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Binairio or Zarina Left a List?
Zarina Left a List is rated higher. Binairio averages 4.6 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Zarina Left a List averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Binairio or Zarina Left a List have ads?
Both Binairio and Zarina Left a List show ads.
Which is updated more often, Binairio or Zarina Left a List?
Binairio ships an update every 3 months, and Zarina Left a List daily. Most recently, Binairio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Zarina Left a List on October 4, 2026.

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