Zig Zag Run vs Ascend The Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zig Zag Run
Guide a beam of light through challenging neon obstacles in an addictive endless runner. Tap the screen to alter gravity and avoid crashing into the vibrant lights. Experience a fun and engaging gameplay loop.
- Endless runner gameplay
- Tap to change gravity
- Neon obstacle avoidance
- Addictive gameplay
- Light beam guiding
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Guide the beam of light through many neon obstacles in this fun and addictive endless runner game. Tap to change gravity. Avoid the neon lights! Have fun!
Ascend The Tower
Navigate a treacherous tower, jumping and sliding through obstacles. Collect gems to unlock characters and boost your score. Compete with friends and players worldwide on the global leaderboard.
- Intuitive controls
- Gem collection
- Unlockable characters
- 100 challenges
- Global leaderboard
- Hard mode
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Jump from wall to wall and climb as high as you can. Ascend The Tower is a one tap wall jump game. Your character holds on to one wall of the tower and slowly slides down. Tap to jump across to the other wall. Spikes, saws and wall shooters guard the way up, and one hit ends the climb. HOW TO PLAY • Tap anywhere to jump to the other wall • Keep moving: you slide down while you hold on • Dodge spikes, saws and the bullets from wall shooters • Grab gems on the way up HARD MODE Want a harder climb? In Hard Mode you slide twice as fast, and saws and shooters appear sooner and closer together. COLLECT AND UNLOCK • 36 characters to collect, from Blobby and Ninja to Wizard and Mr. Roboto • Spend gems on new characters • 100 challenges, with special characters as rewards • Spin the prize wheel for free every 12 hours COMPETE • Normal and Hard Mode leaderboards • 19 achievements to earn • Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it PLAY OFFLINE No wifi needed. Ascend The Tower plays offline, so it's ready for flights, road trips and waiting rooms. Easy to learn, hard to master, and made for one finger. How high can you climb?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ascend The Tower at 4.8 against Zig Zag Run's 4.0. Zig Zag Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Ascend The Tower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zig Zag Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ascend The Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zig Zag Run has 57 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Zig Zag Run ships an update every 4 months, Ascend The Tower every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zig Zag Run | Ascend The Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (57 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Willeitner | Power-Up Game Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Zig Zag Run
Ascend The Tower
Bugs and requests
Zig Zag Run
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes immediately
- App doesn't open
- Game doesn't load past green screen
- License not valid error
- Changes direction without input
Requested features
3 requests- Add more color options
- Add more backgrounds
- Option to remove ads without paying
Ascend The Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zig Zag Run
No in-app purchases
Ascend The Tower
- Remove Ads$1.99
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