Tendril Puzzles vs ZeroRoad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tendril Puzzles
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Tendril is a calm logic-puzzle game about drawing lines. Every number tells you how many cells its line covers. Drag out from a number — or from any empty cell — and watch the board fill. When every clue is satisfied and every cell is covered, the board blooms. TWO GAMES IN ONE • Lines — each number grows one straight line. Easy to learn, deep to master. • Branches — numbers grow arms in several directions at once. The same counting, a whole different puzzle. From a gentle first board to Extreme packs on boards up to 17×17, there is always a next step. A DAILY RITUAL Two fresh puzzles every day, one of each kind. Keep a streak, compare times on the daily board, and come back tomorrow. Play a week in a row and you earn a rest day, so a missed day does not undo the month behind it — and every seventh day in a row pays a little extra for the garden. A GARDEN THAT COMES ALIVE Solving earns Water and Seeds. Spend them in your own small meadow: plant flowers, bushes and trees, grow them stage by stage, and arrange everything the way you like. Grow the right things and animals move in — twelve of them, from a butterfly and a frog to a fox, an owl and a bear. Tap one and it hides. The meadow follows the seasons, visitors pass through, and a journal tells you who lives here and who might come next. FRIENDS AND LEADERBOARDS Daily, weekly and all-time boards, with your own neighbourhood always in view. Follow friends with a link, challenge them to beat your time on a board you just solved, leave a reaction on a good solve, and visit their gardens. SOMETHING TO AIM FOR Awards for streaks, for perfect days and flawless runs, for whole packs finished without a reveal, for Extreme boards and for a garden full of life — each one showing how close you are, and remembering the day you earned it. HELP THAT WAITS TO BE ASKED A hint asks what you need: check the board for mistakes and erase them in one step, or be shown the next move the board proves. Zoom in on any board, and every line shows which number it belongs to. MADE TO BE KIND • More than 2,100 puzzles, and every one has exactly one solution — you never have to guess. • Packs and stats work offline. • 14 languages, light and dark themes, colour-blind friendly palettes, and reduce-motion support. • Notifications are optional and asked for in context, never at startup. • Free to play, with three free hints every day. Tendril Complete, one optional purchase, removes ads and gives you unlimited hints. Water and Seeds are on sale too, for a garden that grows faster. No subscriptions, ever. Five quiet minutes a day, or a whole evening — the garden will be there either way.
ZeroRoad
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Turn turtles into stepping stones and get the bunny to the carrots! ZeroRoad is a number puzzle set in a peaceful pond. The number on each turtle's shell is how far it can swim. Every square it moves lowers the number by 1, and at exactly 0 it tucks into its shell and becomes a stepping stone. Link the bunny's island to the carrot island and the stage is clear! 【How to Play】 - Drag a turtle to swim. Each square lowers its number by 1 - Let go at 0 and it tucks in to become a stepping stone - Lily pads are ready-made stones. Turtles can dive right under them - Tap a placed turtle to send it back home - Connect the bunny to the carrots to clear the stage 【Key Rules】 - Rocks and islands can't be entered - Turtles can pass over lily pads and other turtles. That square still costs 1 - A turtle can't reach farther than its number. Which turtle, in what order, to where? That's the puzzle 【2,000 Stages】 A short animated guide shows the rules, and the first 7 stages are a hands-on tutorial. Ponds grow as you progress, with lily pads and rocks shaping the way. Difficulty rises and falls in waves, so a tough stage is followed by a breather. - No lives, no timers, no stamina - Progress is saved, so you pick up where you left off 【Stuck? Use a Hint】 Pick any turtle and use a hint on it: it glows gold, swims to its right spot, and locks in place. You start with 5 hints; watch an ad to get more. 【Features】 - Simple drag and tap controls in portrait mode - A cozy low-poly 3D pond with an adorable bunny and turtles - Separate volume sliders for music and sound effects - Reset a stage anytime 【Perfect For】 - Fans of number puzzles, logic puzzles and brain teasers - Players who love thinking games like Sudoku or Sokoban - Anyone who wants a relaxing brain workout with cute animals - Commutes, queues and short breaks Count the turtles down to zero and build the road. 2,000 stages: can you get the bunny home?
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Verdict
Tendril Puzzles and ZeroRoad are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Tendril Puzzles ships an update every 10 days, ZeroRoad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tendril Puzzles | ZeroRoad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MJK APPS SRL | Gentak Works |
In-app purchases
Tendril Puzzles
No in-app purchases
ZeroRoad
No in-app purchases









