zipnzag vs Tempire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
zipnzag
A fast-paced, challenging board game where players connect colored dots to win. Compete against the computer or another player on your iPad or iPhone. Experience a new classic game designed for quick, engaging play.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Challenging board game
- Connect dots to win
- Play against computer
- Play against human
- iPad and iPhone compatible
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Fast, fun and challenging board game for the iPad and iPhone. Blue dots vs red dots. Connect your dots top-to-bottom to win. Play a human or the computer. A new classic board game by Lightorium.com LLC.
Tempire
Experience a unique blend of chess and real-time strategy. Compete against friends or AI in fast-paced matches. This game offers an ad-free, free-to-play experience.
- Chess variation
- Real-time action
- Online multiplayer
- AI opponent
- Ad-free gameplay
- Free to play
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Tempire is a variation on chess that brings tense real-time action to the classic turn-based board game. Play online with friends or against challenging AI, all for free and without ads. Tempire was made by Greg March and Matthew Jee, with music by Jacob Rhein.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tempire at 5.0 against zipnzag's 4.0. zipnzag's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tempire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
zipnzag ships an update fortnightly, Tempire every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zipnzag | Tempire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | lightorium.com LLC | Matthew Jee |
Customer experience
zipnzag
Tempire
In-app purchases
zipnzag
No in-app purchases
Tempire
No in-app purchases
