Comparison

Zyl vs Squoku

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

Head to head
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.

About

Squoku

Features
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A finished Sudoku is a small victory. Squoku helps you reach it without retyping the puzzle. Point your iPhone or iPad at a printed 9×9 grid. Squoku reads the clues, automatically checks for one unique solution, and shows the missing digits directly on the page. Sometimes one small nudge is enough. Hint shows one correct digit, preferring empty cells over handwritten entries. Handwritten values do not affect the hint. If no simple logical step is available, the answer is labelled as a reveal. Choose Solution whenever you want the whole answer. Need a clean result? Open a completed newspaper-style board, copy the solution image, or share it with the clearest saved scan through the system share sheet. Local History keeps solved puzzles ready when you want them again. Two solution reveals are included. After that, reveal one confirmed puzzle with a small one-time purchase or buy Squoku Pro to solve new puzzles forever. There is no subscription. Camera recognition, solving, History, and image generation happen on your device. Squoku requires no account and uploads no puzzle or camera content.

Screenshots

Zyl4 screens
Squoku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Squoku at Free against Zyl's $1.99. Zyl's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, 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

Squoku is free to download; Zyl costs $1.99 up front. Squoku sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Zyl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zyl ships an update every 2 days, Squoku every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zyl versus Squoku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZylSquoku
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFleon LabsRobert Ladstaetter

In-app purchases

None

Zyl

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Squoku

One-time2
  • One Sudoku Solution$0.99
  • Squoku Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Zyl free?
Zyl costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squoku free?
Squoku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zyl or Squoku have ads?
Neither Zyl nor Squoku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zyl or Squoku?
Zyl ships an update every 2 days, and Squoku every 4 days. Most recently, Zyl was updated on October 21, 2026 and Squoku on October 23, 2026.

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