Barrel River vs ZigZag Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barrel River
Navigate a dangerous river in a barrel, dodging obstacles and collecting gold coins. Compete with friends for the highest score in this action-packed game.
- Navigate a barrel down a river
- Avoid rocks and jumping fish
- Collect gold coins
- Compete for high scores
- Action-packed gameplay
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Flow down the brutal water of the mighty barrel river with nothing but your wits and a rickety old barrel to guide you! Barrel river is a fun filled action game where you must flow down the river avoiding rocks and deadly jumping fish. As an added bonus, King Midas has touched the river with his magical golden touch, and his gold coins can be found on the river as well. Collect coins and try to stay alive on this deadly river. Your score is determined by how far you make it and how many coins you have collected. Compete with friends for the top score! **Special Credit** The music for Barrel River came from Kevin MacLeod at incompetech. Search for him online, he's got some awesome tracks!
ZigZag Run
Navigate a perilous path, zigzagging to escape hell. Dodge fireballs and avoid falling into lava. Unlock characters and compete with others on the leaderboard.
- Zigzag gameplay
- Escape hell environment
- Dodge fireballs
- Avoid lava
- Unlockable characters
- Leaderboard and achievements
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- Zigzag your way out from hell. - Escape from the dangerous fire balls. - Try not to fall into the hot lava! - 19 funny characters to unlock, leaderboard and achievements to track your progress and compete with others. - Start zigzagging and running away from this evil!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barrel River at 5.0 against ZigZag Run's 3.0. ZigZag Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Barrel River sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ZigZag Run sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barrel River holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Barrel River | ZigZag Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | Batuhan Bayar |
Customer experience
Barrel River
ZigZag Run
In-app purchases
Barrel River
- Advertising Removal$1.99
ZigZag Run
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock Chars$3.99
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