Kickstarter vs zigzag project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kickstarter
Explore and support innovative projects across various creative fields. Discover groundbreaking ideas in games, technology, art, and more. Pledge to projects that inspire you and stay updated on their progress.
- Discover creative projects globally
- Pledge to projects
- Receive project updates
- Track backings
- Join a global creative community
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Discover, back, and bring bold ideas to life. The Kickstarter app connects you with groundbreaking projects across games, publishing, technology, comics, and film. Whether you’re passionate about design, gadgets, stories, or innovation, there’s something for everyone. Use the app to: • Browse creative projects from around the world • Pledge to projects that align with your passions • Stay in the loop with updates and reminders • Follow your backings in one place • Join a global movement that fuels ideas worth sharing Start discovering today and help the next big idea take off.
zigzag project
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ZigZag is an interactive map designed to help you develop and organize projects in a collaborative way. The app allows you to: Organize your friends into circles Share events within these circles Filter events by tags and timeline Manage user profiles with personal availability schedules With ZigZag, you can create and share original projects within your circles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: zigzag project at none against Kickstarter's shown. zigzag project also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Kickstarter's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kickstarter ships an update every 4 weeks, zigzag project weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kickstarter | zigzag project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (60K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 60K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kickstarter, PBC | Theo Eiferman |
Bugs and requests
Kickstarter
Reported bugs
5 issues- Explore tab broken in latest update
- Notifications not working correctly
- Activity feed not updating
- Issues with submitting surveys through the app
- Clunky UI, especially when updating pledges
Requested features
6 requests- Allow filtering backed projects by status (received, active, closed)
- Ability to follow creators directly in the app
- Improve comments section (threading, search, etc.)
- Add an archive/delete function for completed/cancelled projects
- Introduce a read/unread project status
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- Allow users to block problematic creators
zigzag project
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kickstarter
No in-app purchases
zigzag project
No in-app purchases
