Blink Zero vs PULSE1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blink Zero
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A laser sweeps the screen. Your only hope: glowing safe zones — but they fade fast. Tap to move. Time it right. Survive. Blink Zero is a minimalist reflex survival game where every second counts. The rules are dead simple — the challenge is not. HOW TO PLAY - Tap anywhere to dash to the next safe zone - Each zone protects you from the laser, but only for a few seconds - When a zone fades, you're exposed — move or die - Survive as long as you can THE CHALLENGE RAMPS UP - Laser speed increases the longer you survive - Safe zones spawn farther apart - A second laser appears after 60 seconds - Zone protection windows shrink over time FEEL EVERY CLOSE CALL - Slow motion kicks in when the laser barely misses you - Screen shake and haptic feedback for intense near-miss moments - Particle effects mark every zone arrival and expiry - Minimalist sound design that builds tension FEATURES - One-touch controls — anyone can play in seconds - Clean neon-on-dark visual style - High score tracking - Share your score card to challenge friends - Watch an ad to continue once per run - No internet required to play - No ads during gameplay — only when you choose to continue How long can you survive?
PULSE1
This one-thumb arcade game challenges you to tap a sweeping pulse as it crosses a shrinking zone. Achieve higher tiers of heat with perfect timing, but one miss ends your run. Compete on global leaderboards and experience satisfying haptic feedback.
- One-finger control
- Short, engaging runs
- Infinitely climbing difficulty
- Mutators for varied gameplay
- Combo multiplier system
- Global leaderboards
- Haptic feedback
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PULSE1 is the one-thumb arcade game you'll open "just for one run" and look up twenty minutes later. A pulse sweeps around a ring. Tap when it crosses the zone. That's it — and that's the trap. Every hit shrinks the zone, reverses the sweep, and pushes your heat higher. Every ten hits the ring SHATTERS and you climb to the next tier — Ember, Kindling, Flicker, Flame, Blaze, Wildfire, Firestorm, Inferno, Meltdown... all the way up to Supernova, and tiers nobody has named yet. One miss ends the run. But PULSE1 always tells you exactly how close you were. 2° away. 3 from your record. You know you had it. You know the next run is the one. FEATURES • One-finger play — playable with your phone flat on a table • Runs of 1–3 minutes — perfect for a queue, an elevator, an excuse • Infinite heat — the difficulty never stops climbing • Mutators — twin pulses, phantom zones, flashpoints and reversals • Solar flares — rare golden zones worth 5x sparks • Combo system — perfect taps stack multipliers up to 5x • Top 100 leaderboards — see how hot the world burned • Haptic feedback on every hit, break, and heartbreak • Free forever — no purchases, no subscriptions, no paywall. Ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blink Zero at none against PULSE1's shown. Blink Zero also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blink Zero ships an update daily, PULSE1 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blink Zero | PULSE1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kriptonio Technologies d.o.o. | Eran Gilad |
In-app purchases
Blink Zero
No in-app purchases
PULSE1
No in-app purchases








