Comparison

Sisyphos vs Skiplit

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

Head to head
About

Sisyphos

Experience the Sisyphean task of pushing a rock uphill. This game offers a unique, philosophical challenge that explores themes of futility and perseverance. It's a minimalist yet profound gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Push a rock uphill
  • Philosophical gameplay
  • Minimalist design
  • Humility and ego destruction themes
Features
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Sisyphos lets you experience the joy and pain of pushing a rock up a mountain. "A lesson in humility—a destruction of the human ego" - killscreensdaily.com "Utterly ridiculous ,utterly pointless and utterly brilliant" pocketgamer.com

About

Skiplit

A visually appealing puzzle game where players strategically shoot colored balls into matching goals. It offers increasing difficulty with unique mechanics and a level designer for user-created content. Perfect for offline play and challenging your problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Color-matching ball shooting
  • Increasingly challenging levels
  • Level designer
  • User-created levels
  • Offline play
  • Minimalistic design
Features
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Skiplit is a beautifully simple yet awesomely complex puzzle game all about colors meeting. You'll soon learn that simple doesn't mean easy. Ranked #1 game to play in Airplane mode by iGeeksBlog.com in 2019 Just swipe the ball to shoot it in the direction you want, bouncing it off of walls and around obstacles to get it into the correctly colored goal. Be careful, though — you can only bounce the ball a few times each level! Almost every level can be completed in more than one way. Levels are as minimalistic as possible allowing you to spend less time figuring out what you're looking at and more time solving the puzzle. Skiplit can be played anywhere! No internet connection is needed, making it perfect for plane rides, road trips, on your commute, or whenever you just want to have fun, pass time, and solve puzzles. As you progress, you'll quickly discover that levels get more and more challenging when you are faced with. • Different colored balls and goals • Different types of balls • Walls and goals that move just like balls • Dangerous walls and balls • Even more complications to discover! Build, play, and share your own unique levels using the level designer, and play endless levels from anyone else around the world in the Skiplit Community! Need an airplane mode game? Long for an easy yet impossible arcade game? Want a puzzle game with lots of levels and without distractions? Skiplit is a simple yet puzzling, relaxing but brain-twisting, straightforward yet complex, fun and free game. Skiplit — the beautifully simple yet impossibly complex puzzle game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Screenshots

Sisyphos4 screens
Skiplit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Skiplit at 4.8 against Sisyphos's 4.1. Skiplit also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Sisyphos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (389 vs 83). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sisyphos sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Skiplit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skiplit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 389 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Sisyphos's written reviews are positive against 89% of Skiplit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, Skiplit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sisyphos versus Skiplit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSisyphosSkiplit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (389 ratings)4.8 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings389 — better83
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian GroligDomenico Ottolia

Customer experience

Sisyphos

All ratings371 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative14.4%

Skiplit

All ratings83 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.6%

User reviews

Sisyphos

From 389 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Captures the essence of the Sisyphus myth
  • 🤔 Thought-provoking and meditative gameplay
  • 🕰️ Satisfying to pass time
  • 🧠 Helps with mental health and coping

Room to improve

  • 🥱 Repetitive and monotonous
  • 😩 Extremely frustrating and demoralizing
  • 🤯 Rage-inducing at times
  • 🤷‍♀️ Unclear purpose or objective

Skiplit

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🧠 Engages thought and strategy
  • ✨ Simple yet challenging puzzles
  • 🎨 Minimalistic and nice design
  • 🎮 Innovative physics puzzler

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game freezing repeatedly
  • 🐛 Glitching and unplayable
  • 🐛 Ball motion lags on iPad
  • 🐛 Inconsistent device compatibility
  • ⚠️ Forced app store redirects

Bugs and requests

Sisyphos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Audio issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Endless hill mode
  • Character customization options
  • Varied landscapes or biomes
  • Progression system or achievements

Skiplit

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes for seconds repeatedly
  • Game is glitching out so much
  • Ball motion lags and gets interrupted on iPad
  • Forces user to App Store for random downloads
  • Nothing works

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Fix freezing issues
  • Improve iPad performance
  • Clarify device compatibility

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sisyphos

One-time5
  • A MODEST OFFERING2 variants$0.99
  • A GENEROUS OFFERING$1.99
  • A GENEROUS OFFERING$2.99
Show 2 more
  • THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$4.99
  • THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$5.99
1 purchases

Skiplit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Sisyphos free?
Sisyphos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skiplit free?
Skiplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sisyphos or Skiplit?
Skiplit is rated higher. Sisyphos averages 4.1 out of 5 from 389 ratings, while Skiplit averages 4.8 from 83 ratings.
Do Sisyphos or Skiplit have ads?
Skiplit shows ads; Sisyphos does not.
Which is updated more often, Sisyphos or Skiplit?
Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, and Skiplit every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sisyphos was updated on November 1, 2026 and Skiplit on November 6, 2026.

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