From someone that tried them all
Six receipts. one verdict per app.
You ended up here because you’ve heard ZKPuzzle described as a new daily puzzle app, a play-to-earn app, a walk-to-earn app, or a quest-to-cashback app — and you’re wondering whether it’s legit.
Short answer: yes. Below are six receipts comparing us to every app you might already be using. Honest verdicts, including the parts where the other guy wins.
Receipt #000
We’re legit.
- 4 years compounding work — Nucleo (2022) → ZKPuzzle (2026)
- $4M raised — Bain Capital Crypto, 6th Man Ventures
- 20M ALEO secured (~$120M at launch) as a validator
- Coinbase × Aleo × ZKPuzzle integration: live, on-chain
- 99.9% of all non-credits.aleo network activity since Aleo mainnet
- Highest-volume zero-knowledge app after Worldcoin
Full four-year arc in the anchor post. Receipts on /research.
View the matchups
The wall of receipts.
Tap whichever app you already have (or are deciding between). Each one is one honest verdict — including the parts where they win.
You open NYT Games every morning
vs NYT Games
Beautiful. Habit-forming. Pays you in nothing.
- Real rewards
- Group chat
- Pays globally
You stack a few deal apps already
vs InKind · Claim · Honey · Groupon
Good for one job each. None earn you money in the morning.
- Daily habit
- Group chat
- 4-stream rewards
You already scan a receipt or two
vs Fetch · Ibotta · Upside · Drop · Pogo
Real cashback. One currency each. No reason to open tomorrow.
- Daily habit
- Group chat
- Stacked rewards
You came in for the crypto rewards
vs Coinbase Earn · Galxe · Layer3
Coinbase Earn shut down. Galxe pivoted. Layer3 down 90%+.
- Active in 2026
- Real-shop rewards
- Daily habit
You like a leaderboard
vs Scrambly · Playful · Triumph · Solitaire Cash
Top players win. Average users pay entry fees that exceed winnings.
- No entry fees
- All US states
- Daily habit
You have no idea where to start
vs The whole landscape
18 apps. 5 categories. One wall of receipts.
- Every app compared
- Recommended stacks
- Honest verdicts
Why we’re different
Four sticky notes.
The structural reasons ZKPuzzle isn’t in the same shape as everything else in the cluster.
Daily habit. With friends.
The 9 am group chat lighting up. Wordle proved daily puzzles work; we built the social-and-payout layer on top.
Shops paying you direct.
No ad-network middleman. Shops upload gift cards. We make money from happy subscribers, not addicted scrollers.
Get paid to go outside.
Walk-to-earn on top. Real-world meetups with friends. The version of the internet that rewards closing the laptop.
Stake in what you build.
ZKPuzzle Points + Shop Points are real network ownership. Like if Uber drivers had held Uber shares.
Or just download it
The fastest comparison is your own.
Play for a week. If we’re right about the daily-habit + direct-deals + group-chat thing, you’ll know inside seven mornings.