Comparison

Path to Zero vs CivIdle

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

Head to head
About

Path to Zero

Features
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Path to Zero is a simple but challenging game to test your math skills! How to play: Goal - Use all actions (Circles) to get the number to 0. Setup - Up to six actions, composed by one operator and one number. Actions - For instance, if the action is (+5) and the number is 11, the new value of the number after choosing this action will be 16. Rules - All actions must be used. - Actions can be used only once. Tips - Be aware that changing the order of the actions may change your final result.

About

CivIdle

Lead your civilization through millennia, from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, research technologies, build wonders, and trade with global players in this incremental empire-building game.

Highlights
  • Empire expansion and growth
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Vast tech tree with 100+ technologies
  • Global trading and diplomacy
  • Construct world wonders
  • Collect great people with unique bonuses
  • Retro 90s UI
Features
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CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up! - Empire Must Grow: Expand your empire's territory, production and influence, advance your population's science and culture, and make your people happy - the empire must grow, and numbers must go up! - Every Run is Different: Explore a procedurally generated map, scouting for resources and natural wonders. Expand your empire and take advantage of different terrains. As technology advances, you can even reshape the terrain. - A Vast Tech Tree: Research and unlock a vast tech tree with 100+ technologies: from hunting and gathering, through writing and math, all the way to virtual reality and artificial intelligence. As technology advances, you will unlock more game systems and mechanisms that greatly expand the game play. - Trade and Diplomacy: Trade resources and engage in diplomacy with other players via a global market. Exchanging resources, forming alliances and fighting for influence - can your culture stand in the end? - Wonder-full Empire: Throughout different eras, construct different world wonders that provide unique bonuses, unlock new game mechanism and make your map look pretty. - Reborn with Great People: When you prestige, you will be able to collect great people - historical great figures, each with unique bonuses and abilities that will help your next run reach new height. - 90s Retro UI: A 90's retro UI, that is a love letter to the golden age of desktop computing, will surely bring back some nostalgia. There's a 1-1 replicated mode which brings maximum authenticity and an "eye protection mode" that captures the essence but is easier on your eye on modern displays.

Screenshots

Path to Zero4 screens
CivIdle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CivIdle at 13.0 against Path to Zero's 15.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Path to Zero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CivIdle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Path to Zero versus CivIdle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPath to ZeroCivIdle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelipe Grosze Nipper de OliveiraRuoyu Sun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Path to Zero

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

CivIdle

One-time1
  • Supporter Pack$3.99

Questions

Is Path to Zero free?
Path to Zero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CivIdle free?
CivIdle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Path to Zero or CivIdle have ads?
Neither Path to Zero nor CivIdle shows ads.

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