Comparison

Neon Labyrinth vs Zyl

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

Head to head
About

Neon Labyrinth

Navigate through 60 neon-lit mazes with precise swipe controls. Collect all the dots, avoid traps, and beat the clock in this retro-style puzzle game. Enjoy instant retries and the ability to skip challenging levels.

Highlights
  • 60 neon mazes
  • Precise swipe controls
  • Collect all dots
  • Beat the clock
  • Instant retries
  • Skip mazes
  • Offline play
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Swipe and dash to explore 60 neon mazes in this neo-retro, pixel-perfect puzzler. Bounce off walls, thread through traps, collect every dot, and beat the clock. • Premium experience: no ads, no in-app purchases, no pop-ups • Tight swipe controls: tuned for precision • Dozens of bite‑sized mazes: quick to clear, hard to master - more added regularly • Instant retries: keep the flow fast • Stuck? Skip any maze with no penalty • Built for iPhone and iPad: portrait, one-handed offline play • Handcrafted by Unremarkable Games in Minnesota Ready to master the maze? Keep up to date with Unremarkable Games. Get a short email on the first Friday of every month - launches, updates, and sneak peeks: https://www.unremarkablegames.com/join

About

Zyl

A minimalist puzzle game focused on elegant path tracing. Guide paths from start to exit by strategically placing arrows, collecting stars along the way. Enjoy a relaxing experience with handcrafted levels and no timers or ads.

Highlights
  • Elegant path tracing puzzles
  • 300 handcrafted levels
  • Collect stars
  • Cloud save sync
  • Relaxing music and sound
  • No timers or ads
Features
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Zyl is a puzzle built around elegant path tracing. It's a small, quiet game. Soft colors, clean lines, and nothing on screen you don't need. Drop arrows on the grid to guide each path from its start tile to an exit. Pick up the stars on the way. When you're ready, hit Play and watch the route run. The rules: • Drag arrows onto the grid. • Send every path to an exit. • Pick up every star. • Hit Play to test the route. • Reset and try a new approach whenever. It starts simple, but then the difficulty ramps up: • Boards don't always use a clean grid. • Some levels have more than one start, or more than one exit. • Split arrows send a path off in two directions at once. • Merge arrows converge two paths into one. • U-turn arrows re-route a path from where it came. A few things worth knowing: • 300 handcrafted levels, each built around a single idea. • Levels stay small. Most of them can be finished in less than a minute. • Cloud save syncs your progress across devices. • Relaxing music and sound design. • No timers. • No ads. • No in-app purchases. • No data collected. Every puzzle has a solution. Some have multiple. The fun is in finding it.

Screenshots

Neon Labyrinth4 screens
Zyl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zyl at every 2 days against Neon Labyrinth's every 11 days. Zyl also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Neon Labyrinth's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Neon Labyrinth costs $0.99 and Zyl $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Neon Labyrinth against 4.7 for Zyl. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Neon Labyrinth's written reviews are positive against 83% of Zyl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neon Labyrinth ships an update every 11 days, Zyl every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Neon Labyrinth versus Zyl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeon LabyrinthZyl
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better4.7 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1741 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#95 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarl McclendonFleon Labs

Customer experience

Neon Labyrinth

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zyl

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

Neon Labyrinth

No in-app purchases

None

Zyl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neon Labyrinth free?
Neon Labyrinth costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zyl free?
Zyl costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neon Labyrinth or Zyl?
Neon Labyrinth is rated higher. Neon Labyrinth averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Zyl averages 4.7 from 41 ratings.
Do Neon Labyrinth or Zyl have ads?
Neither Neon Labyrinth nor Zyl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neon Labyrinth or Zyl?
Neon Labyrinth ships an update every 11 days, and Zyl every 2 days. Most recently, Neon Labyrinth was updated on October 30, 2026 and Zyl on October 31, 2026.

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