Comparison

Never Give Up! vs run zigzag

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

Head to head
About

Never Give Up!

A challenging music rhythm game where players guide a character through increasingly difficult levels. It tests your reflexes and perseverance with a high failure rate, rewarding top players who conquer its toughest stages.

Highlights
  • High-difficulty gameplay
  • Music rhythm challenges
  • Jump mechanics
  • Cute character design
  • Level progression system
  • Challenging stages
Features
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This is a high-difficulty mini game with a sense of rhythm but abusive heart! Not many people can pass level 20! If you can pass 50 levels, congratulations, you are at the top of the world in this game! You have to help the cute little walnut jump through countless levels. It seems very simple... Don't give up early or smash your phone! Looking forward to you never giving up!  Applause!

About

run zigzag

Tap to change direction and guide a ball along a zigzag path, avoiding walls. This free arcade game challenges your reaction speed and offers endless fun with simple one-finger controls.

Highlights
  • Tap to switch direction
  • Zigzag path navigation
  • Reaction speed challenge
  • One-finger control
  • Endless fun and surprises
Features
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Control an ball along the zigzag path and don't hit the wall. Tap to switch the direction! How fast can you react? Sound simple? Challenge yourself in this amazing free arcade game! Easy to operate, you can play games with one finger Do not hesitate, come and challenge your hand speed, bring you endless fun and surprises!

Screenshots

Never Give Up!4 screens
run zigzag4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: run zigzag at 100% against Never Give Up!'s 0%. run zigzag also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). Never Give Up!'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 19 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Never Give Up! ships an update every 6 months, run zigzag every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Never Give Up! versus run zigzag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNever Give Up!run zigzag
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB96 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer锐平 邱晓刚 秦

Customer experience

Never Give Up!

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

run zigzag

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Never Give Up!

No in-app purchases

None

run zigzag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Never Give Up! free?
Never Give Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is run zigzag free?
run zigzag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Never Give Up! or run zigzag have ads?
Both Never Give Up! and run zigzag show ads.
Which is updated more often, Never Give Up! or run zigzag?
Never Give Up! ships an update every 6 months, and run zigzag every 19 months. Most recently, Never Give Up! was updated on August 21, 2026 and run zigzag on September 12, 2026.

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