Comparison

Zebulon vs Deck Squares

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Space exploration
  • Interactive story choices
  • Character interaction
  • Uncover secrets
  • Multiple destinations
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Zebulon4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zebulon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deck Squares asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zebulon versus Deck Squares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZebulonDeck Squares
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 22 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCArt Gorski

Customer experience

Zebulon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative26.7%

Deck Squares

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Zebulon

One-time1
  • Remove Advertising$4.99
None

Deck Squares

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zebulon free?
Zebulon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deck Squares free?
Deck Squares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zebulon or Deck Squares?
Zebulon is rated higher. Zebulon averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Deck Squares averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

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