Compact Games vs Zealy
Zealy is a quest board: members complete social and community tasks, earn XP and climb a leaderboard over weeks. Compact Games runs short, high-energy competitions where the leaderboard is decided by gameplay.
The short answer
Zealy fits ongoing community questing, where members earn XP for social and content tasks. Compact Games fits events: time-boxed browser mini-game competitions with a live leaderboard, prizes, optional paid entries and Discord announcements. Many communities use a quest board for the daily grind and competitions for launches, WL and prize events.
Which one fits your campaign?
Choose Zealy when
- You want an always-on board of social, content and community tasks.
- You want to reward the same members for many small actions over time.
Choose Compact Games when
- You want a moment: a 1 to 30 day competition people talk about in your server.
- You want prizes or WL decided by play, not by who completed the most tasks.
- You want revenue from tickets or game-passes and on-chain prize pools.
Compact Games vs Zealy, side by side
| Compact Games | Zealy | |
|---|---|---|
| Core mechanic | Play a browser mini-game for the best score. | Complete quests to earn XP. |
| Timeframe | Time-boxed events, from hours to 30 days. | Ongoing sprints and seasons. |
| Winners | Leaderboard placements, a raffle among all players or only the top players, or a weighted raffle. Modes can be combined. | XP leaderboard and rewards. |
| Revenue for hosts | Tickets and game-passes with on-chain splits. | Not a focus. |
| Discord | The Compact Games bot posts the launch message, top-3 podium changes, best-score updates and winner announcements in a channel you choose. | Discord role and task integrations. |
Last reviewed September 2026. Zealy details come from its public documentation and coverage listed under Sources; features and prices change, so check both products before you decide.
Questions teams ask
Can I use both?
Yes. A common pattern is a quest board for daily activity and a Compact Games competition as the headline event or WL final.
Sources
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