Comparison

Sisyphos vs Wiki Wars

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

Wiki Wars

Navigate through an online encyclopedia by clicking only on provided links. Compete with friends or other players to reach a target article in the fewest clicks and fastest time. Offers daily challenges and a history of your progress.

Highlights
  • Link race through online encyclopedia
  • Fewest clicks and fastest time wins
  • Daily and weekly challenges
  • Play with friends via shared codes
  • Leaderboards for time and clicks
  • Game history tracking
Features
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From Harry Potter to Christopher Columbus – using only links. How many clicks do you need? Wiki Wars is the link race through the online encyclopedia. You start on one article and have to reach the target article using only the links in the text. No search, no shortcuts. Fewest clicks and fastest time wins. GAME OF THE DAY & GAME OF THE WEEK • A new game of the day, every day (Pro) • A game of the week for all players of your language – free • Leaderboard by time and by clicks: who was fastest? PLAY WITH FRIENDS • Create a game, share the code – your friends play the same route • Push notification as soon as someone reaches the target • Easy games or hard games (Pro) • Pick your own target: from football to philosophy, from pizza to Napoleon YOUR HISTORY • All games, times and click paths at a glance • Compare your route with your rivals' IN 5 LANGUAGES English, German, French, Spanish and Russian – with articles of the matching language edition. WIKI WARS PRO • Play the game of the day • Create hard games • Replay all past challenges • See the shortest path after every challenge • Support the further development of Wiki Wars Without Pro, Wiki Wars stays free: your own games, joining by code, the game of the week and your history. RULES 1. Only use the links in the article 2. No search, no second device 3. Every click counts No sign-up required. Wiki Wars is an independent game that uses freely available content of an online encyclopedia. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any encyclopedia or reference platform. Questions or ideas? post@wikiwars.de · www.wikiwars.de --- Subscription note Apple --- Wiki Wars Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.wikiwars.de/en/datenschutz/

Screenshots

Sisyphos4 screens
Wiki Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wiki Wars at none against Sisyphos's 6. Wiki Wars also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Sisyphos's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Wiki Wars asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, Wiki Wars weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sisyphos versus Wiki Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSisyphosWiki Wars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (389 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings389 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian GroligMichael Palmer

Customer experience

Sisyphos

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

Wiki Wars

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Wiki Wars

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sisyphos

One-time5
  • A MODEST OFFERING2 variants$0.99
  • A GENEROUS OFFERING$1.99
  • A GENEROUS OFFERING$2.99
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  • THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$4.99
  • THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$5.99
None

Wiki Wars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sisyphos free?
Sisyphos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wiki Wars free?
Wiki Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sisyphos or Wiki Wars have ads?
Neither Sisyphos nor Wiki Wars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sisyphos or Wiki Wars?
Sisyphos ships an update every 2 months, and Wiki Wars weekly. Most recently, Sisyphos was updated on October 22, 2026 and Wiki Wars on October 30, 2026.

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