Comparison

Idle Polygon vs Zen Island

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

Head to head
About

Idle Polygon

Engage in a visually stunning incremental game with RPG battle elements. Upgrade your geometries and income to astronomical levels, and master prestige cycles for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Mesmerizing geometric visuals
  • Incremental upgrades and income
  • RPG battles with strategic gameplay
  • Endless replayability with prestige cycles
  • Hypnotic art style
Features
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Mesmerizing Visuals: Expand your geometries through a clean, crisp, and hypnotic art style. Incremental Mechanics: Watch numbers soar as you upgrade shapes and income to astronomical levels. RPG Battles: Test your growth against tough opponents. Strategy is key to victory. Endless Replayability: Master the cycles of Prism and Spectrum Prestige to uncover hidden depths in an infinite loop.

About

Zen Island

Features
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Place buildings. Watch them merge. Find your flow. Zen Island is a cozy hex-grid merge puzzle set on a peaceful island. Tap to place buildings on a 19-tile hexagonal grid — when three or more matching buildings sit side by side, they merge into something grander. A humble sprout becomes a tree, a tree becomes a house, a house becomes a villa, and beyond that, wonders await. There are no timers, no lives, no stress. Just you, the island, and the gentle satisfaction of a perfect merge cascade. - Merge mechanics — connect 3+ same-level buildings to level them up; chain combos multiply your score - Hex grid strategy — every placement matters when space is limited - 5 unlockable themes — earn score to reveal new color palettes and dress your island your way - Plays offline — no network required, ever Whether you have two minutes or two hours, Zen Island is always ready to welcome you back.

Screenshots

Idle Polygon4 screens
Zen Island2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen Island at none against Idle Polygon's 7. Idle Polygon's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price and ads 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. Idle Polygon sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Zen Island asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Idle Polygon versus Zen Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle PolygonZen Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKOKI MORITANiv Nisanov

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Idle Polygon

One-time7
  • Diamond S$0.99
  • Diamond M$2.99
  • Offline Boost$3.99
Show 4 more
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Diamond L$5.99
  • Diamond XL$29.99
  • Diamond MAX$59.99
None

Zen Island

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Polygon free?
Idle Polygon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zen Island free?
Zen Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Idle Polygon or Zen Island have ads?
Both Idle Polygon and Zen Island show ads.

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