Linelet vs LinkedIn Zip: which daily puzzle fits you?

Linelet is its own calm puzzle app: two new boards a day, the same for everyone, where you join pairs of numbers with lines of exact lengths, with exactly one answer per board, no ads or lives, and play that works offline. LinkedIn Zip is a daily puzzle inside LinkedIn, where you draw one path through numbered squares in order and fill every square.

So they share a spirit, filling the grid with a line, but not the rules or the home. If you want more than one puzzle a day, outside any network, Linelet is the one built for that. If you want a one-minute puzzle you already have in LinkedIn, Zip is right there. Prices and app details here are as of October 2026.

Which fits your day: Linelet or LinkedIn Zip?

It comes down to where you want your puzzle to live and how long you want to spend with it.

Zip launched on 18 March 2025, according to LinkedIn’s announcement, and LinkedIn’s help page lists it among its games alongside Pinpoint, Crossclimb, Queens, Tango, Mini Sudoku, Patches and Wend. Linelet is a puzzle app that does one thing, and does it quietly.

Here is how they compare.

“Not listed” means we did not verify it, not that Zip lacks it.

What is Linelet built for?

Linelet is built for the person who wants a puzzle session of their own, with enough to play and nobody watching.

More than one puzzle a day. Two new boards arrive every day, and when you want more, there are 862 boards in 21 packs from 5 by 5 up to 13 by 12, a weekly challenge, and seasons through the year.

Exactly one answer. Every board is checked by a solver, so logic always gets you there and you never have to guess. In our view, that is why it feels fair.

A number that means something. Each number is the length of its line, counting both ends, so every pair is a clue you can reason with.

Quiet by design. No ads, no lives, no account. The last seven days stay open if you miss a few. Your daily streak and your personal bests stay on your phone, so there is no one to keep up with.

For every kind of player. Every pair has a shape as well as a colour. You can reduce motion, turn on a gentle nudge, and draw lines with VoiceOver or TalkBack.

Our guide on why one-answer puzzles feel fair goes into what makes that so calming.

How do the two rule sets feel different?

Think of a road versus a map. This is our view, so treat it as a description of the feel.

In Zip you travel one road. You connect the numbers in sequence, so they act as waypoints you pass in order. The puzzle is finding one route that visits everything and leaves no gaps.

In Linelet you draw several roads at once, and each has a length limit. A 4 means its line fills exactly four squares, counting both ends. That makes the numbers clues to reason with. A pair with a 3 cannot detour at all if its ends are two squares apart. A big number tells you the line has to curl around. You work out where each line can and cannot go, and the answers lock together.

Both are satisfying. One feels like threading a needle, the other like solving a riddle. If a hint would help, Linelet’s three steps point to the line worth thinking about, show one square it must pass through, and only then draw it.

Which of three people are you?

Sometimes it is easiest to picture the person. These three are made-up examples, not real people.

The evening puzzler. Priya finishes work, makes tea and wants a puzzle she can think about for fifteen minutes, then another tomorrow. She likes working things out, and she does not want her puzzle tied to a work network. Packs to dip into when she has time suit her. Linelet suits Priya.

The both-and. Grace has a train commute with patchy signal. She does Zip at her desk and Linelet on the train, because Linelet plays offline and the daily boards are made on her phone from the date. She treats them as two different habits. Grace plays both, and Linelet gets the long train rides.

The lunchtime opener. Andre opens LinkedIn every day anyway, to catch up on work news. Zip is right there, takes a minute and gives him something to compare with a colleague. He does not want another app. Zip suits Andre.

All three are right. The question is not which puzzle is smarter but what your day has room for. If you are still building a routine, our guide to a calm daily puzzle routine shows how to fit one in.

Where is Zip stronger?

Briefly and fairly, Zip is stronger here:

• Zero setup. If you already open LinkedIn most days, the puzzle is right there, and LinkedIn says its games take only a few minutes.
• Social. LinkedIn numbers each puzzle (it was No. 583 on 21 October 2026), so everyone is on the same one. LinkedIn’s help page also describes streaks and a leaderboard that ranks you against your connections, for comparing.
• Very quick to learn. In our view, one path through numbers in sequence is about as simple as a rule gets.
• Designed with respected puzzle people. GMPuzzles, whose team says it helped design and edit the puzzles, credit Thomas Snyder on a sample puzzle.

LinkedIn says there are no prizes, so it is just for the satisfaction.

Choose Linelet if, choose Zip if

Choose Linelet if

• You want more than one puzzle a day, with packs, a weekly challenge and seasons.
• You want a puzzle outside any network, with no account and nobody to compare with.
• You like clues you can reason with, and a board with exactly one answer.
• You want hints that teach in three steps.
• You want no ads and no lives, and play that works offline.
• You want a one-time $2.99 premium purchase and no subscription (as of October 2026).

Choose Zip if

• You already open LinkedIn daily and want a puzzle with no extra app.
• You like a one-minute puzzle to compare with colleagues.

Many people will do both. They warm up different habits, and one starts the working day while the other ends it.

Fair comparison note: LinkedIn and Zip are product names or trademarks of their owners. JPott Studios is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by them. What we say here comes from their own pages and public store listings, read in October 2026, and may have changed since, so please check the source before you decide. Lines marked “our view” are our opinion.

Linelet and LinkedIn Zip: your questions

Is there a game like Zip outside LinkedIn?

Yes. Linelet is a separate puzzle app with a similar fill-the-grid feel but different rules. Instead of one path, you draw several lines, each with its own length, and every board has exactly one answer.

What is LinkedIn Zip?

It is a daily puzzle in LinkedIn’s games section. You draw a path through numbered squares in sequence and fill every cell. LinkedIn’s help page says new puzzles are released daily at midnight Pacific Time.

Can I play Zip without a LinkedIn account?

LinkedIn’s help page says any LinkedIn or non-LinkedIn members can play its games. We could not check the current sign-in screen, so look at what LinkedIn shows you. Linelet needs no account at all.

Does Linelet have walls like Zip?

Yes. Some Linelet boards have wall squares that no line may enter, and every 10 by 10 board is walled.

Does Linelet have a daily streak?

Yes, a daily streak, kept on your phone, along with a spoiler-free share grid. There is no public leaderboard, so your bests stay yours.

Are there more puzzles a day in Linelet?

Linelet has two new boards each day, the same for everyone, plus packs, a weekly challenge and seasons. LinkedIn’s help page says new puzzles are released daily, and Zip shows one numbered puzzle at a time.