Zebulon vs Deck Squares
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zebulon
Embark on a space adventure to uncover the mysteries of the asteroid Zebulon. Pilot a spacecraft with companions and a pet goldfish, traveling to the Moon and the Asteroid Belt. Make choices to reveal secrets about Zebulon and your past.
- Space exploration
- Interactive story choices
- Character interaction
- Uncover secrets
- Multiple destinations
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Journey through Space and uncover the secrets of the asteroid Zebulon! Pilot a spacecraft with two loyal sidekicks and your pet goldfish Henry. Travel to the Moon, meet some interesting characters, and then blast off to the Asteroid Belt. Along the way make the right choices to discover the secrets of Zebulon and your own past. If Douglas Adams had written a multiple-choice gamebook, it might not be entirely unlike this!
Deck Squares
Create and save starship deck plans for sci-fi RPGs with a classic monochrome grid style. Design each square with various components, labels, and shared edges for seamless multi-deck layouts. Export high-resolution images for printing or tabletop use.
- Monochrome grid-style deck plans
- Component-based square design
- Shared edges for adjacent squares
- Multi-deck ship layouts
- High-resolution image export
- Versatile for floor plans and puzzles
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Deck Squares lets you generate and store a collection of starship deck plans for any science fiction role-playing game. Deck plans have the Old School grid-based monochrome look and feel popular in the early years of SF RPGs, rather than a photo-realistic color-coded depiction that can limit usability. Plans are created one deck square at a time using a large collection of components for left and top edges and central features. Each square may have a grid boundary around the edges and a small text label as well. Large labels cover any central feature and may extend into adjacent squares. Since edges are shared between squares, adjacent squares are used to define right and bottom edges. Ship tonnage may be specified to determine an approximate total number of squares allowed. Multiple decks may be defined for a ship and the cursor location is useful for aligning hatches between decks. Decks may be exported as high-resolution images suitable for printing and for use with miniatures on the table top. Although intended for starship deck plans, the app can be used for building floor plans, puzzle designs, and other purposes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zebulon at 60% against Deck Squares's 0%. Zebulon also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and device support. Deck Squares's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Zebulon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deck Squares asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zebulon holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Zebulon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deck Squares's.
| Parameter | Zebulon | Deck Squares |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Art Gorski |
Customer experience
Zebulon
Deck Squares
In-app purchases
Zebulon
- Remove Advertising$4.99
Deck Squares
No in-app purchases









