Zentaps vs Popops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zentaps
Engage in a challenging, abstract puzzle game with a retro aesthetic. Featuring two distinct gameplay modes and over 3200 levels, it offers endless replayability and opportunities to test your skills. Track your progress and compete with friends.
- 3200 mind-bending levels
- Two distinct gaming modes (qum, sine)
- Track your high score
- Unlock levels for further challenges
- Challenge your friends
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◉◉ Zentaps ◉◉ Zentaps is a beautifully crafted, simple, yet abstract and challenging game with 3200 mind-bending levels! Immerse yourself in this one-tap retro style game. It's a must have. ◉◉ Two Gaming Modes ◉◉ "qum" and "sine", two modes with fast game play, but different experience and challenges. Lots of gameplay - "qum" 1600 levels - "sine" 1600 levels 3200 levels in total! ◉◉ Features ◉◉ - Track your highscore - Unlock levels for further challenges - Challenge your friends
Popops
This game challenges your reflexes and focus with fast-paced pixel-popping gameplay. Enjoy mesmerizing visuals and satisfying sounds in a retro arcade-inspired experience. Master increasing difficulty or relax in an infinite Zen Mode.
- Tap pulsating pixels before they fade
- Increasing difficulty and speed
- Clean visuals and satisfying sound effects
- Three chances to miss per game
- Infinite Zen Mode
- Brain training and reflex challenges
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Test your speed, focus, and multitasking in this addictive yet challenging game. Popops combines mesmerizing visuals with lightning-fast gameplay for a unique experience that anyone can pick up, but few can master. It’s a nostalgic nod to retro arcade gaming. Key features: • Tap pulsating pixels before they fade, with increasing difficulty as levels progress • Clean visuals, satisfying sound effects, no ads, and three chances to miss per game • Short levels with increasing pixel count and speed, or an infinite Zen Mode How far can you go? Ideal for reflex challenges or a satisfying, cozy way to pass the time while training your brain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Popops at none against Zentaps's 1. Popops also leads on ads (none vs shown). Zentaps's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Zentaps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Popops asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Zentaps against 5.0 for Popops. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Zentaps ships an update weekly, Popops every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zentaps | Popops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Bogh Holding ApS | Ritwik Takkar |
Customer experience
Zentaps
Popops
In-app purchases
Zentaps
- Remove ads$0.99
Popops
No in-app purchases
