Comparison

Typelands vs EggZap

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

Head to head
About

Typelands

A word-building roguelite that combines word formation with strategic deck-building elements. Players form words on a grid to clear encounters, then customize their abilities and tile values between rounds to achieve higher scores. Each run offers a unique challenge with evolving rules and boss encounters.

Highlights
  • Word-building gameplay
  • Roguelite progression
  • Strategic build customization
  • Unique encounters and bosses
  • Permanent tile upgrades
  • Multiple tile bag strategies
Features
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Typelands is Scrabble meets Balatro — a word-building roguelite where every run reshapes how you score. You start with a grid of letter tiles and a target to beat. Form words, rack up points, and clear encounters before your turns run out. Then the combos kick in. Between encounters, you shape your build. Buy gems that reward long words, vowel-heavy plays, or exact letter counts. Upgrade individual tiles to boost their value permanently. A strong build turns ordinary words into extraordinary scores. Each run remixes the challenge. Bosses add rules that bend how scoring works. Some encounters limit your turns or restrict certain letters. You adapt, or you lose. Six sing tile bags, six different strategies. Go greedy with fewer words and better tiles. Build an engine around vowel synergies. Roll the dice on an equal mix of every rarity. The opening choice shapes everything that follows. No ads. No internet required. No timers.

About

EggZap

Match colored tiles by dragging across them to crack open hidden eggs and discover a variety of creatures. Collect 60 unique creatures across four rarity tiers, with the rarest appearing less than 1 in 10,000 eggs. Utilize power-ups like Shuffle, Overload, and Bomb to aid your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Match colored tiles
  • Crack hidden eggs
  • Discover 60 unique creatures
  • Four rarity tiers (Common to Epic)
  • Power-up items (Shuffle, Overload, Bomb)
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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EggZap is a fast-paced puzzle game where you drag to match colored tiles, crack hidden eggs, and discover rare creatures. How fast can you collect them all? HOW TO PLAY: Drag across 3 or more matching tiles to zap them. Hidden eggs on the board crack open to reveal creatures ranging from Common to the legendary Epic. The faster you play, the higher your score! COLLECT THEM ALL: Discover 60 unique creatures across 4 rarity tiers - Common, Rare, Super Rare, and Epic. Epic creatures appear in fewer than 1 in 10,000 eggs. Trade duplicates to work your way up to rarer finds!! POWER ITEMS: Shuffle - refresh the board with new colors Overload - blast every tile of one color Bomb - explode a 4x4 area of tiles FEATURES: 60 creatures to collect Global leaderboard via Game Center One-time purchase to remove ads

Screenshots

Typelands4 screens
EggZap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Typelands at none against EggZap's 1. Typelands also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. EggZap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Typelands asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typelands ships an update every 2 weeks, EggZap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Typelands versus EggZap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypelandsEggZap
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB712 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan FerminJOHN JAMES NOLAN

Customer experience

Typelands

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EggZap

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Typelands

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EggZap

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is Typelands free?
Typelands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EggZap free?
EggZap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typelands or EggZap have ads?
EggZap shows ads; Typelands does not.
Which is updated more often, Typelands or EggZap?
Typelands ships an update every 2 weeks, and EggZap fortnightly. Most recently, Typelands was updated on October 4, 2026 and EggZap on October 6, 2026.

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