Comparison

Down to Zero vs Rope Slash

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

Head to head
About

Down to Zero

An addictive brain teaser game designed to enhance your IQ and cognitive skills. Progress through increasing difficulty levels and unlock 10 ranks, offering endless replayability and a fun mental workout.

Highlights
  • Easy to learn gameplay
  • Fun and addictive mechanics
  • 10 ranks to level up
  • Endless replay value
  • Brain exercise
  • IQ improvement
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An ingenious brain teaser game that will improve your IQ. Learn to play it in under 10 seconds! As you progress through the game, your rank will improve along with the difficulty, so your brain will only get better and faster! FEATURES: - Super easy to learn! - Simple, Fun and Addictive. - 10 Ranks to Level Up. - Endless replay value. - An exercise for your brain! Down to zero is a brain teaser game where you'll only get smarter as you play: It's Time well spent!

About

Rope Slash

Slice ropes with your finger to guide a falling ball and smash all the cans. This arcade puzzle game offers hundreds of handcrafted levels for fun on the go.

Highlights
  • Cut ropes with finger
  • Release falling ball
  • Smash all cans
  • Hundreds of handmade levels
  • Arcade puzzle gameplay
Features
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Use your finger to cut the rope and release the ball. Smash all cans to complete a level! Enjoy hundreds of handmade levels of this simple and fun arcade puzzle, wherever you are! More levels coming soon! Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Down to Zero2 screens
Rope Slash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Down to Zero at 100% against Rope Slash's 29%. Down to Zero also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Rope Slash's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Down to Zero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rope Slash 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

Down to Zero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rope Slash has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Down to Zero's written reviews are positive against 29% of Rope Slash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Down to Zero versus Rope Slash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDown to ZeroRope Slash
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (14K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better29.2% of reviews
Number of ratings114K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB257 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHenrique SilvaSayGames LTD

Customer experience

Down to Zero

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rope Slash

All ratings14,138 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative60.6%

Bugs and requests

Down to Zero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rope Slash

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezes/crashes
  • Incompatible with some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more new levels
  • Increase difficulty as game progresses
  • Offer ad-free version
  • Allow customization of ball/cans

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Down to Zero

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Rope Slash

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Down to Zero free?
Down to Zero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rope Slash free?
Rope Slash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Down to Zero or Rope Slash?
Down to Zero is rated higher. Down to Zero averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Rope Slash averages 4.6 from 14K ratings.
Do Down to Zero or Rope Slash have ads?
Both Down to Zero and Rope Slash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Down to Zero or Rope Slash?
Down to Zero ships an update every 3 months, and Rope Slash every 3 months. Most recently, Down to Zero was updated on June 4, 2026 and Rope Slash on September 24, 2026.

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