Replicat vs Zyl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Replicat
A roguelike deckbuilder where matching cards is just the start. Build your deck, collect powerful items, and bend the rules to create unique strategies and builds in every run. Enjoy adorable cat visuals and jazzy sound effects.
- Strategy-first pair matching gameplay
- Deep deckbuilding with cards and curios
- Rule-bending mechanics
- Diverse builds and replayable runs
- 5 distinct card colors
- 21 challenging stages
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Replicat is a roguelike deckbuilder that reimagines pair matching as a strategy-first experience. Matching cards is only the beginning. Build your deck and collect powerful curios to bend the rules— reveal more cards, keep tiles face-up, match wild Jokers, or even turn failed matches into successes. Strategy decides the run. Every run lets you create a completely different build: extra moves, passive reveals, turn control, multiplier chains, or pure chaos. Your choices steadily push the game further beyond its original rules. Key Features 5 card colors, each with distinct mechanics 90+ cards and 80+ curios for deep deckbuilding 10 starter decks with different difficulty levels 21 stages with escalating challenges and unique boss modifiers Highly replayable roguelike runs—no two games are the same The PC version of Replicat has already launched and earned a 99% positive rating from players. Now, the full experience is available on mobile. With adorable cat visuals, jazzy sound effects, and vibrant style, whether you’re chasing high scores or crafting broken combos, Replicat keeps you coming back for more.
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.
- Elegant path tracing puzzles
- 300 handcrafted levels
- Collect stars
- Cloud save sync
- Relaxing music and sound
- No timers or ads
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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.
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The clearest difference is price: Zyl at Free against Replicat's $4.99. Replicat's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Zyl is free to download; Replicat costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Replicat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Replicat's written reviews are positive against 82% of Zyl's.
Replicat ships an update daily, Zyl every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Replicat | Zyl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better | 4.7 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 369 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erabit Studios | Fleon Labs |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Replicat
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases







