Honkai: Star Rail vs Zenless Zone Zero
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
Honkai: Star Rail is the better app overall, scoring 8.3 to 8.1. Honkai: Star Rail wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Zenless Zone Zero on 0, with 3 tied.
RPG fans who like turn-based strategy and a story with jokes
Action fans who want stylish, combo-heavy fights in short bursts
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Honkai: Star Rail | Zenless Zone Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Category | RPG & Adventure Games | RPG & Adventure Games |
| Category rank | #5 of 8 | #6 of 8 |
| Developer | HoYoverse | HoYoverse |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Honkai: Star Rail better than Zenless Zone Zero?
Honkai: Star Rail is the better app overall, scoring 8.3 to 8.1. Honkai: Star Rail wins on 2 of the 5 scores, Zenless Zone Zero on 0, with 3 tied.
Which is cheaper, Honkai: Star Rail or Zenless Zone Zero?
Honkai: Star Rail: Free to play; Oneiric Shards from $0.99 and a $4.99 Express Supply Pass. Zenless Zone Zero: Free to play; Monochrome from $0.99 and a $4.99 Inter-Knot Membership. On value for money, Honkai: Star Rail scores higher.
Do Honkai: Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero work on the same devices?
Yes, both run on iPhone & iPad, Android, Windows.
Which is more private, Honkai: Star Rail or Zenless Zone Zero?
Honkai: Star Rail scores higher on privacy (6.4/10). App Store label: identifiers may be used to track you. Purchases, contact info, user content, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics may be linked to you.
Strengths and weaknesses
Honkai: Star Rail
- Strategic fights you can play one-handed
- Strong writing, voice acting and cutscenes
- Auto-battle cuts down the daily grind
- Gacha for characters and Light Cones
- Daily energy limits progress
- Large download and frequent patches
Honkai: Star Rail is the HoYoverse RPG to pick if you'd rather plan than dodge. You ride the Astral Express between strange worlds, and battles are turn-based puzzles about weaknesses, buffs and timing, with auto-battle for the daily grind. The writing is funnier than you'd expect, and the voiced cutscenes look great. Like its siblings, though, the characters you really want come from gacha pulls.
Full Honkai: Star Rail review
Zenless Zone Zero
- Fast, flashy combat that suits short sessions
- Outstanding animation and soundtrack
- Fun city life between missions
- Less open exploration than rivals
- New agents locked behind gacha
- Daily energy caps progress
Zenless Zone Zero is HoYoverse's most stylish game: a near-future city, a three-agent squad and combat built on dodges, parries and flashy chain attacks. Fights are short and punchy, which suits a phone, and the animation and music are top tier. Between missions you run a video store and wander the streets of New Eridu. Exploration is limited next to Genshin, and new agents come from gacha.
Full Zenless Zone Zero review
