Comparison

Blink Zero vs PULSE1

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

Head to head
About

Blink Zero

Features
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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?

About

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.

Highlights
  • One-finger control
  • Short, engaging runs
  • Infinitely climbing difficulty
  • Mutators for varied gameplay
  • Combo multiplier system
  • Global leaderboards
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Blink Zero4 screens
PULSE14 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blink Zero ships an update daily, PULSE1 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Blink Zero versus PULSE1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlink ZeroPULSE1
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKriptonio Technologies d.o.o.Eran Gilad

In-app purchases

None

Blink Zero

No in-app purchases

None

PULSE1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blink Zero free?
Blink Zero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PULSE1 free?
PULSE1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blink Zero or PULSE1 have ads?
PULSE1 shows ads; Blink Zero does not.
Which is updated more often, Blink Zero or PULSE1?
Blink Zero ships an update daily, and PULSE1 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blink Zero was updated on October 16, 2026 and PULSE1 on October 5, 2026.

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