ZigZag vs Vertical Adventure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZigZag
Tap the screen to change the ball's direction and navigate a zigzagging path. Avoid falling off the edges and see how far you can go. Challenge yourself to achieve the highest score.
- Tap to change direction
- Avoid falling off edges
- Score as many zigzags as possible
- Endless gameplay
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Stay on the wall and do as many zigzags as you can! Just tap the screen to change the direction of the ball. Try not to fall off the edges! How far can you go?
Vertical Adventure
Navigate through 80 challenging minimalist levels, collecting targets and avoiding enemies. Master difficult obstacles with simple one-finger controls and unlock new avatar skins by beating reference times. This arcade game offers a demanding yet rewarding experience.
- 80 minimalist levels
- One-finger control
- Collect targets, avoid enemies
- Unlockable avatar skins
- Reference times for levels
- Speerun modes
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Play through 80 minimalist levels and discover plenty of fun challenges. Try, die, retry, and learn how to go through each obstacle, even those which seem impossible! The goal is simple: collect all targets and avoid all the enemies. Vertical adventure is an arcade game fully designed for mobile gaming, play with one finger only, without virtual button and with a lot of freedom in the controls. You’re going to discover a demanding and hard game, you are going to die and retry many times! Beat reference times to unlock new skins for your avatar. - 80 levels distributed in 4 chapters - Reference times to beat on each level - Speerun modes for each chapter - A minimalist look, clean and mesmerizing - Dozens of enemies types and patterns to avoid - 5 new skins to unlock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vertical Adventure at 4.8 against ZigZag's 4.2. Vertical Adventure also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and ads (none vs shown). ZigZag's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 59). On price, update cadence, 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. ZigZag sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Vertical Adventure sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vertical Adventure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZigZag has 32K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of ZigZag's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vertical Adventure's.
ZigZag ships an update every 2 months, Vertical Adventure monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZigZag | Vertical Adventure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (32K ratings) | 4.8 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Rikudo |
Customer experience
ZigZag
Vertical Adventure
Bugs and requests
ZigZag
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Ads cause the game to freeze or fail
- Gem/ball purchases disappear
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and content
- Implement a pause button
- Reduce ad frequency
- Introduce power-ups and bonuses
- Add multiplayer mode
Vertical Adventure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ZigZag
- 10 Extra Lives$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Vertical Adventure
- Ad-free$1.99
