Comparison

Zold vs Lily Quest

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

Head to head
About

Zold

Engage in tactical RPG battles with a unique deck-building mechanic. Utilize action points and weapon cards to strategize on a non-grid battlefield. Recruit allies, forge powerful weapons, and overcome challenging bosses.

Highlights
  • Semi-turn-based tactical RPG
  • Deck-building with weapon cards
  • Action point system for combat
  • Non-grid battlefield
  • Recruit clerks and forge weapons
  • Unique boss battles
Features
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Zold:out is a semi-turn-based tactical RPG fused with deck building. You will use multiple weapons in one turn to challenge powerful enemies in a non-grid battlefield. Recruit clerks, forge weapons, and save the world with your strategy and creativity! 【Action System】 The core gameplay revolves around the use of action points and cards. Each character has 12 action points that can be spent to perform actions in battle. The number of action points remaining will affect the duration of subsequent rounds. Players can choose to spend all of their action points at once to deal massive damage, or save some action points for more flexible movement and strategy. The choice is yours to make as you control the battle style of your characters. 【Weapon Deck】 Players can access a wide variety of weapon cards with unique powers, and use these cards to craft their own decks. Each card can be paired with different characters, allowing for a wide range of tactical possibilities and strategies. As players progress through the game, they can forge more weapon cards and continue to refine their decks, searching for the perfect combination of cards and characters to achieve victory. Deck building adds an extra layer of depth and customization to the gameplay, allowing players to truly make the game their own. 【Battlefield】 Non-grid battlefield allow players to devise strategies and tactics beyond the limitations of traditional grid-based gameplay. With the ability to move freely across the battlefield, players can use more precise and meticulous tactics to outmaneuver their foes and achieve victory. 【Boss Battle】 Zold:out features a range of unique bosses and monsters that have been carefully designed by the development team. Players will need to think strategically and adjust their tactics and teams to the characteristics of each boss in order to emerge victorious. Simply leveling up your status won't be enough to defeat these powerful foes - you'll need to find your own way to overcome the challenges they present and come up with creative solutions. The game encourages players to think outside the box and use their skills and cunning to emerge victorious against even the toughest opponents. 【Contact us】 Facebook fan page: https://fb.me/c4cat.zoldout.en Email: zoldout@c4-cat.com Discord: https://discord.gg/BX2XExuwHx

About

Lily Quest

Features
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Lily Quest is a cozy backpack RPG and roguelike auto battler you can play offline. Fit items into a grid backpack, merge them into stronger gear, and watch the battle play out by itself. The Moon Lily has vanished from the pond — and without its light the water will freeze. Little Pip the frog grabs Grandpa's old backpack and sets off to bring it back. • EVERY SQUARE COUNTS Swords, shields, potions, mushrooms, magic crystals: every item has its own shape and fires on its own timer. Turn pieces to make them fit and mind the neighbours. A whetstone next to a sword sharpens it, a banner beside your weapons speeds them up, a sunflower among your plants makes them grow. Inventory management, the cozy way. • MERGE ITEMS, DISCOVER RECIPES Drop an item onto its twin to level it up, all the way to level 3. Lay the right pair side by side and after the battle they fuse into something new. There are 15 recipes to find: can you fill the whole book? • NO LUCK IN BATTLE Like in any auto battler, the fight runs on its own, but there are no dice rolls: the same backpack always fights the same way, so every win comes from your strategy. Speed battles up or skip straight to the result. • FOUR HEROES, FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Pip the brave knight, grumpy Grandma Maud the alchemist, calm Moss the druid and hyperactive Zip the ninja. Blades and shields, poison and potions, growing plants, lightning-fast strikes: pick your style. • A ROGUELIKE STORY ADVENTURE Six chapters from the Reed Shore to the Heron's Tower, each a fresh run that starts with just a few items. Choose your path on the map, visit merchants, meet strange travellers, rest by the campfire and face a boss at the end of every road. Finish the story to unlock Heroic mode, and replay chapters for three stars. And the Heron is not quite who she seems… • THE GREAT POND TOURNAMENT Climb the ranks against rival travellers, earn trophies and chests, and fight for promotion in the weekly league. Every rival is generated inside the game, so the tournament works offline too. • OFFLINE AND ONE-HANDED No internet needed. Portrait mode, big clear items, short battles. Every step is saved: close the game anytime and pick up where you left off. Fully translated into English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français and Русский. • Daily gifts, camp upgrades, hero levels, perks and new looks for every hero. Lily Quest is free to play and shows ads. All rewarded videos are optional.

Screenshots

Zold4 screens
Lily Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lily Quest at none against Zold's 8. Lily Quest also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Zold's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Zold sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Lily Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zold ships an update every 2 weeks, Lily Quest weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zold versus Lily Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoldLily Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (199 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings199 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size834 MB168 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperC4Cat Entertainment Ltd.Mikhail Efanov

Bugs and requests

Zold

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot progress past title screen (update loop)
  • 🐛 Sound/noise not working
  • 🐛 Summon issue: using gems and tickets simultaneously

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add French language support
  • Improve tutorial clarity
  • Add more male characters
  • Add Traditional Chinese language support
  • Fix issue with summons using both tickets and gems

Lily Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Zold

One-time8
  • Zold:out Starter Pack$0.99
  • Opening Ceremony$0.99
  • Newbie Lucky Pack$4.99
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  • Somniulite Harvest Pass$4.99
  • Turbo Runner Pass$4.99
  • New Store Recruitment Pack$9.99
  • Blazing Fire$12.99
  • Novice Clerk Training Pack$27.99
None

Lily Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zold free?
Zold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lily Quest free?
Lily Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zold or Lily Quest have ads?
Lily Quest shows ads; Zold does not.
Which is updated more often, Zold or Lily Quest?
Zold ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lily Quest weekly. Most recently, Zold was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lily Quest on October 31, 2026.

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