Comparison

Gargoyles vs Zone Sweeper

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

Head to head
About

Gargoyles

Command a strategic army of gargoyles to defend against attacking automatons and predators. Evolve your gargoyles through unique trees, harvest pixies, and follow a compelling story to uncover the source of the attacks. Features include diverse enemies, randomly assigned gargoyle perks, and in-game achievements.

Highlights
  • Strategic gargoyle army placement
  • Pixie harvesting and resource management
  • Gargoyle evolution with multiple trees
  • Defeat diverse enemies and automatons
  • Engaging story campaign
  • Randomly assigned gargoyle perks
  • 22 in-game achievements
Features
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Lulu ported a gargoyle from the Between. She had last seen a gargoyle when she was ten. Her grandmother had brought her to the forest, and helped her feed a pixie to the strange unmoving creature. This gargoyle, too, ate a pixie from Lulu’s careful hand. It sang a pure note of pleasure. Then it spoke into Lulu’s mind. At that moment the automatons attacked. Place your gargoyle army strategically to harvest pixies and defeat the hordes of attacking automatons and predators. Level your gargoyles, evolving them into more-powerful forms in three different evolution trees. Try a tanky Boulder for defense and a Black Mage for ranged vapor-type damage—or maybe experiment with the Lure ability of the multirow Manticore. In the main campaign, follow Lulu and her companion gargoyle Poe to discover the source of the automatons and how to stop them. Your gargoyle army stays with you as you proceed through each battle of the campaign. With your favorite evolutions and best battle tactics, you might make it to victory. FEATURES • 24 distinct enemies including vaporwolves, tetrapods, and lightbats • every gargoyle pup is different because of its randomly assigned perks (some rare!) • 22 in-game achievements • pause the combat at any time • save and load the game at any time • tutorial, game tips, and an “easy” difficulty setting are available if wanted • optional story mode • original music by Joel Roston • no in-app purchases or ads

About

Zone Sweeper

Features
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Zone Sweeper is a fast RPG of short runs, hand-picked stats, and levels that explode in a single fight. HOW IT PLAYS • Walk a risk-colored zone grid — blue is safe, red is deadly • Auto-battle resolves hits with crits, combos, and AGI extras • Allocate HP / ATK / DEF / AGI / LUK yourself (or auto-balance) • Clear each theme’s Main Boss for skill points and the next portal • Equip across 11 gear slots; shop and bag carry across runs • Lab research ticks in real time — even while the app is closed • Optional Store: buy gem packs; spend gems on combat/Drop/Gold buffs, BP, and gold • Optional rewarded ads for small gem/BP rewards Built for quick sessions: push your best level, die or finish the battle cap, then go again. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://missroot.com/zone-sweeper/tos • Privacy Policy: https://missroot.com/zone-sweeper/privacy

Screenshots

Gargoyles4 screens
Zone Sweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zone Sweeper at Free against Gargoyles's $1.99. Zone Sweeper also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). Gargoyles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads, device support 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

Zone Sweeper is free to download; Gargoyles costs $1.99 up front. Zone Sweeper sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Gargoyles asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gargoyles ships an update every 8 months, Zone Sweeper every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gargoyles versus Zone Sweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGargoylesZone Sweeper
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB110 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKarl VoskuilHyunsoo Lee

In-app purchases

None

Gargoyles

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Zone Sweeper

Subscriptions1
  • Boost+ Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time6
  • 100 Gems$0.99
  • 500 Gems$4.99
  • 1000 Gems$9.99
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  • 2000 Gems$19.99
  • 3900 Gems$38.99
  • 5900 Gems$58.99

Questions

Is Gargoyles free?
Gargoyles costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zone Sweeper free?
Zone Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gargoyles or Zone Sweeper have ads?
Neither Gargoyles nor Zone Sweeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gargoyles or Zone Sweeper?
Gargoyles ships an update every 8 months, and Zone Sweeper every 2 days. Most recently, Gargoyles was updated on October 8, 2026 and Zone Sweeper on October 6, 2026.

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