Comparison

ZEBRA vs Zebra

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

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About

ZEBRA

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Five houses in a row. Who keeps the zebra? ZEBRA takes Einstein's famous riddle and generates a fresh one every time — always exactly one answer, always reachable by logic alone. Read a clue, rule something out, and watch the last house fall into place. Also known as the Zebra Puzzle or Einstein's Riddle, this is the logic grid puzzle with a twist: you're not just matching pairs, you're working out the order. Left, right, next to, at the end. ā—† Exactly one answer, never a guess Every puzzle is checked by the built-in logic engine before you see it: one unique solution, reachable by deduction alone. Puzzles that fail either test are never shown. ā—† Deduce the order, not just the pairs - The ivory house is immediately to the left of the green house - Milk is drunk in the middle house - The Norwegian lives next to the blue house Combine clues like these to pin down the row, one house at a time. ā—† Features - Four sizes: 3, 4, 5 and 6 houses. Five is the size of the original riddle - The original Einstein zebra puzzle, included - A visual row of houses that fills in as you solve — roofs take their colour once you know it - A question for every puzzle, and houses that light up when you finish - Tap a clue to highlight the houses and cells it refers to; fully used clues dim automatically - Logic hints: the next square you can deduce, and the clue numbers that prove it - Daily Challenge: one shared puzzle for everyone, every day - Weekly Challenge: a new six-house puzzle every Monday - Past dailies: play any day you missed from the calendar - Ranks from Novice to Master Detective, plus nine badges - Auto-X, notes, undo, and continue where you left off - Themes: Classic, Forest, Street, Station, Harbor - Adjustable clue text size and dark mode - English and Japanese ā—† Perfect for - Anyone who has solved Einstein's riddle on paper and wants more - Fans of logic grid puzzles, sudoku and brain teasers looking for something deeper - Players who'd rather learn how to think through a puzzle than be told the answer - A quiet, offline brain game for commutes and flights ā—† Privacy - Puzzles are generated on your device — no connection needed to play - No account, no sign-in - Your records stay on your device - No third-party ads. To introduce the developer's other apps, ZEBRA may load public App Store information (no personal data is sent)

About

Zebra

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Read a clue. Cross off what it rules out. Watch the consequences ripple until one arrangement survives. Zebra is a logic-grid game — the classic "the doctor lives in the red house" puzzle — built around a generator that proves every board before it reaches you. There is exactly one solution, it is always reachable by reasoning, and you are never asked to guess. TIERS THAT NAME THE TECHNIQUE Four difficulty tiers, each named after the reasoning it asks for rather than a vague star rating: cross off, chain, work out before-and-after, test a possibility. The generator computes the exact deduction depth each case requires, so the label is measured, not asserted. WHY YOU'LL STAY • A new case every day, the same one for everyone, generated offline • A streak to protect and a spoiler-free result to share • A free archive: replay any past case from its seed • Hints reveal the next real deduction and name the clue behind it WRITTEN, NOT MACHINE-TRANSLATED The clues ARE the puzzle, so they are composed natively in all five languages — English, German, Arabic, Persian and Kurdish (Sorani) — with proper right-to-left layout, localized numerals, and fonts that actually cover the Kurdish letters Ś• ڤ ڵ Ū† ŪŽ Ū•. MADE TO BE COMFORTABLE • No timer, no lives, no energy meter • Never colour as the only signal • Fully offline. No account, no sign-up FREE, HONESTLY The daily, the archive, streaks and stats are free with light optional ads. Rewarded video is opt-in and only ever buys a hint. No banner ads on the board, ever. One purchase removes ads forever — no subscription.

Screenshots

ZEBRA4 screens
Zebra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ZEBRA at none against Zebra's shown. Zebra's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ZEBRA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zebra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ZEBRA versus Zebra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZEBRAZebra
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertorankiriteZakaria Fatahi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ZEBRA

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Zebra

One-time1
  • Zebra Pro$1.99

Questions

Is ZEBRA free?
ZEBRA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zebra free?
Zebra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZEBRA or Zebra have ads?
Zebra shows ads; ZEBRA does not.

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