Comparison

Arimaa Puzzles vs zipnzag

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

Head to head
About

Arimaa Puzzles

Engage your creativity, logic, and intuition with thousands of unique puzzles. This app offers a fun and intriguing game experience that teaches its rules as you play, suitable for friends and family.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Logic and intuition challenges
  • Teaches rules while playing
  • Suitable for friends and family
  • Bonus puzzle pack
Features
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If you like solving puzzles you will love the Arimaa Puzzles app. With thousands of possible choices you will have to use your creativity, logic and intuition to find the right solution to each puzzle. The puzzles range from simple to challenging and teach the rules while you are playing. After completing the packs you will have discovered a fun and intriguing game that you can enjoy with your friends and family. (In app version 2.0 a bonus puzzle pack will appear if all in-app puzzles are installed)

About

zipnzag

A fast-paced, challenging board game where players connect colored dots to win. Compete against the computer or another player on your iPad or iPhone. Experience a new classic game designed for quick, engaging play.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Challenging board game
  • Connect dots to win
  • Play against computer
  • Play against human
  • iPad and iPhone compatible
Features
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Fast, fun and challenging board game for the iPad and iPhone. Blue dots vs red dots. Connect your dots top-to-bottom to win. Play a human or the computer. A new classic board game by Lightorium.com LLC.

Screenshots

Arimaa Puzzles4 screens
zipnzag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: zipnzag at 100% against Arimaa Puzzles's 0%. zipnzag also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Arimaa Puzzles sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. zipnzag asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

zipnzag holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Arimaa Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of zipnzag's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arimaa Puzzles ships an update every 21 months, zipnzag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Arimaa Puzzles versus zipnzag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArimaa Puzzleszipnzag
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartti Juotasniemilightorium.com LLC

Customer experience

Arimaa Puzzles

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

zipnzag

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Arimaa Puzzles

One-time6
  • The Dogs$0.99
  • The Horses$0.99
  • The Camel$0.99
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  • The Elephant$0.99
  • The Rocket Rabbits$0.99
  • Special Wins$0.99
None

zipnzag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arimaa Puzzles free?
Arimaa Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is zipnzag free?
zipnzag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arimaa Puzzles or zipnzag?
zipnzag is rated higher. Arimaa Puzzles averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while zipnzag averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Arimaa Puzzles or zipnzag have ads?
Neither Arimaa Puzzles nor zipnzag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arimaa Puzzles or zipnzag?
Arimaa Puzzles ships an update every 21 months, and zipnzag fortnightly. Most recently, Arimaa Puzzles was updated on October 3, 2026 and zipnzag on October 13, 2026.

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