# Night Zookeeper - Fun Learning — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Night Zookeeper by Wonky Star, rated 4.60/5 from 536 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/night-zookeeper-fun-learning/id6504489937/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/night-zookeeper-fun-learning/id6504489937.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 445 · 4★ 40 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 32 ## What do users think of Night Zookeeper? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun and engaging - 🚀 Helps improve writing skills - 💡 Gamifies learning - 👍 Motivates reluctant writers - 👍 Constructive feedback from tutors - 👍 Tracks progress and adjusts to individual needs **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy and laggy performance - 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty levels - 🔋 Drains device battery - 🔒 Questionable subscription practices **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing and crashing issues - Upside-down screen when creating new characters - Audio not working consistently **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Compatibility improvements for older devices - More content for older age groups ## Newest reviews (16 of 88) ### 4/5 — Kids love it *2026-08-12* My kids just started it this summer as supplemental practice for their homeschool classes and so far they love it. The only issue I have is after a quest it doesn’t go into the next quest so they get stuck playing games or making pets which is fine but I have to check to make sure they stay on task. ### 4/5 — Great app *2026-06-24, version 2.3.1* It’s a fun app for my child to learn to write longer sentences and adding more descriptions. It’s interactive and the games are interesting. My child enjoys spending time on it. ### 4/5 — Good but a few problems *2026-04-02, version 2.2* I love this game. I’m homeschooled and I do this for part of my schoolwork! But a few problems 1: it kicks me out and puts me in the zoo sometimes when I finish a quest game and I have to redo it. 2: the Ais keep going ahead of me in spelling jungle when every I’m a millisecond off (sarcasm) and I get so angry. Both of these happened today when I wrote it ### 4/5 — Download now *2026-03-30, version 2.2* I’ve been looking for a program that covers both writing and maths, with a curriculum based on grade level, for my kids, and finally found one. Don’t think twice, get it. ### 2/5 — Worst *2026-03-22, version 2.2* It is the most worst app it said I have to pay 5000 dollars per month ### 4/5 — Fun and Educational for kids *2026-03-15, version 2.2* Our child enjoy using this app. Adding more activities in the future would make it even better. Overall a great app for young kids, ### 5/5 — Fun, engaging app *2026-01-28, version 2.1* My daughter has been using the app for a few weeks and it has really helped her with her writing and creativity. She can use it on her own and she feels super successful with her stories. ### 5/5 — Perfect for my homeschooler who HATES writing. *2026-01-21* My third grade son has severe ADHD and we moved to homeschooling this year. He has fought tooth and nail about writing. I mean like writing anything on paper he’s definitely a Gen Alpha kiddo. The apps gaming system with rewards and such motivates him to actually ask for more screen time so he can finish a quest so he can get an orb or a reward of some kind. Thank you! **Developer response:** Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled to hear that Night Zookeeper is helping motivate your son and making writing something he actually wants to do. It’s wonderful to know that our new Quests feature, rewards and orbs are turning writing into a fun and engaging part of his day. :) - Team Night Zookeeper ### 5/5 — Love Night Zookeeper *2026-01-21, version 2.1* Wonderful resource for both my reluctant writer and my advanced writer! Lots of fun and targets specific skills while showing parents how the child is progressing. We love night zookeeper! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-12-01, version 2.1* Since starting night zookeeper my daughters have actually begun to enjoy writing! It was a chore to get them to write one sentence much less a paragraph. After just a few months one of my girls just earned a 3,000 word achievement certificate! ### 5/5 — Get kids invested *2025-11-25* We have a kid who struggles to write and pay interest to this subject. Night Zookeeper hooked him in from Day 1. If fact, he begged to try as soon as he saw me setting up the account and then continued to explore for a few hours. We are still exploring the app (versus the website) but we have succeeded past our first hurdle—his desire. He enjoys getting feedback and comments on his writing and loves the games and the whole team of characters. We’ve had a little confusion on the behind the scenes aspect for organizing assignments and planning ahead but overall love the program. **Developer response:** Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful feedback! We're delighted that Night Zookeeper hooked your child right away and that they’re loving the feedback and games! If you ever need any help, please feel free to reach out at support@nightzookeeper.com, and we'll be happy to help. - Team Night Zookeeper :) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-11-12* My son loves using this app. We have started using this app when we started homeschooling. He loves creating the funny creatures and writing about them through the app. My son uses the Night Zookeeper app each day and I can already see the improvement from simple small sentences to longer sentences with extra detail and more describing words. **Developer response:** Hi there! Thanks so much for your review! We are so pleased that Night Zookeeper has become a valuable part of your homeschooling journey, and you've seen a noticeable improvement in your son's writing skills! :) -Team Night Zookeeper ### 5/5 — Kids beg to do their writing hw *2025-11-05, version 2.1* My homeschool kids 7 and 9 can’t wait to practice on Nightzookeeper. They love the storyline and badges. They don’t even realize they are practicing their writing! ### 5/5 — excellent resource *2025-10-29* Using this as a homeschool resource for my dyslexic daughter who is behind in reading and needed something engaging that would reinforce her language arts curriculum. She is loving Night Zookeeper! I am so grateful for the way this keeps her motivated to learn and appeals to her age demographic without being too “kiddie” like other resources out there. Highly recommend. **Developer response:** Hi, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful feedback! We're thrilled to hear that your daughter is enjoying Night Zookeeper and finding it engaging. We're so glad that you have found it to be a valuable tool in your homeschooling journey :) - Team Night Zookeeper ### 5/5 — New quest feature is glitchy *2025-10-21* It died **Developer response:** Hello, thank you very much for your review! We're sorry to hear that you've had a technical issue with the app - please reach out to us at support@nightzookeeper.com so that we can look into this for you. - Team Night Zookeeper ### 5/5 — I LOVE IT YOU GUYS NEED TO GET IT!!!!! *2025-10-16* I love this program not only I get better at punctuation and reading I even make friends! I get to make friends on projects and in comments! One small problem is that when opening you have to open it from safari if you want noise. you get cool Profile pics you draw, A cool name like (just out of random) PaleBeetle80. Plus a super cool TV show! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Glitchy app *2026-08-14* This has got to be one of the worst apps I have downloaded for my child to get help with reading. It randomly resets his progress, he has earned the energy bolts and but it has never given it to him on the main screen. It freezes up randomly and shuts down, it also doesn’t save his progress. I thought he was doing something wrong so I played an entire level just to see, started with 27 energy bolts, earned 43 in a level, and then it never added it to the total. It also freeze up when he goes to the den and will not allow him to decorate since the bolts will never update, when this happens the whole game freezes. For the amount of money we pay for the subscription this is ridiculous, save your money and go to ABC mouse. ### 1/5 — Can’t tell what your kid has done daily *2026-06-19, version 2.3.1* I have emailed support twice before I wrote this review and cancelled our membership. It’s sooo hard to tell what your kid has done and impossible to tell how many minutes of work your kid has done or even what they have done for the day. It wasn’t for us sadly. I need to keep track of what my kiddo does. ### 1/5 — VERY BAD GAME *2025-12-02, version 2.1* I recommend this if you wanna ragequit LIFE the game is very glitchy it randomly just freezes super laggy when I make a new avatar it doesn’t work on the other screen it shows my old one on computer when you refresh it basically just restarts everything do not recommend actually DO NOT BUY ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2025-10-16, version 2.1* Not user friendly, level of difficulty is the same in every age group. ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-10-04, version 2.0* I tried to cancel and they charged me for the whole year and will not refund me. Run away from sketchy companies like this. FYI. This was not subscribed to via the App Store. This response just increases the sketchiness. RUN!!! Do not subscribe! FYI, I did not receive a warning and they did not receive any grace period as stated below. I contacted them the next day. And they refused to budge or help. ### 1/5 — App renewal *2025-09-29, version 2.0* I am very disappointed with this app as they did not notify me and just took $219 out of my account for this app..I have kids to look after and feel scammed by this app and I can’t even get this refunded. I would give it a zero stars if I could.. ### 1/5 — Scam scam scam BEWARE!!!! *2025-09-26, version 2.0* I can not delete the app an it is constantly trying to charge me after I canceled the subscription. I may need to take legal action and apple will definitely be notified. ### 1/5 — Scam *2025-08-30, version 2.0* I tried to cancel and they charged me for the whole year and will not refund me. Run away from sketchy companies like this. FYI. This was not subscribed to via the App Store. This response just increases the sketchiness. RUN!!! Do not subscribe! ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-07-31, version 1.2* App doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Not Educational – Just Another Game *2025-07-24* This app is basically a game disguised as a writing tool. I subscribed thinking it would help my child improve their writing skills, but instead, it’s full of distracting games that encourage screen time more than actual writing. My child spent over an hour on Night Zookeeper and only ended up writing three short lines. For such an expensive subscription, I expected real educational value — not just another way to keep kids glued to a screen. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? I regret subscribing and definitely won’t be renewing. **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks for your review. Night Zookeeper is a gamified learning program designed to make reading and writing fun through games and interactive activities. We can assure you that all games and activities on the platform are educational and contain skill boosting elements, whether that be grammar, reading, spelling, punctuation, typing, or other skills. Therefore, we're confident that when children are 'playing' on Night Zookeeper, they are still learning. - Team Night Zookeeper ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Language Arts Can Be…Fun???? *2026-08-17* I got this app for my grandchildren. They were struggling with spelling and found school somewhat boring. They truly enjoy the Night Zookeeper app. It’s more like a video game for them and we all know how kids enjoy video games. It has helped with their spelling skills and that’s what I like. ### 5/5 — Thankful for this engaging app *2026-06-24* My son is a reluctant writer and this app has help him with his story writing skills. **Developer response:** Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! We’re really happy to hear that Night Zookeeper has helped your son feel more confident with his story writing. - Team Night Zookeeper :) ### 5/5 — He likes it *2026-06-23, version 2.3.1* My son can be on the for hours at a time ### 5/5 — Homeschool success *2026-06-10* In Australia, and trying to find a good program for the kids homeschool. That’s engaging and encourages their development. This one is perfect. The kids actually ask to play it. And laugh while doing their school work. I tried several different ones before stumbling on to this and I’ll never look back. It’s great. **Developer response:** Hi there! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! We’re really pleased to hear that Night Zookeeper is working so well for you and that the kids are enjoying it and having fun while learning. That’s exactly what we aim for! - Team Night Zookeeper :) ### 5/5 — 4yo mom *2026-04-16, version 2.2* My son loves it .. the game is exciting we bond very well- besides the glitches of having to restart the app or it freezing, the lessons and games integrated are really great! He is expressing himself a lot more! ### 5/5 — I Love This App Buh Bye Lexia! *2026-04-13, version 2.2* I have never really liked Lexia, but when my mom downloaded Zookeeper, I loved it! Theres so many options, (unlike lexia no offense) you can do soooo many things, too! I loooove the fun challenges, and the star writing! Thank u 4 making this app!!!! ### 5/5 — Love! Love! Love! *2026-03-06, version 2.1* So glad I purchased access after watching my gifted 10 year old stage engaged in the creative writing! Her favorite part seems to be getting access to designing a new character that she then writes about. ### 5/5 — Education meets Fun *2026-03-04* We have been using Night zookeeper for almost three months but I sweat it feels like we have been using it for ages because our students (7 and 11 yo) have learned so much in such a short amount of time. They wake up and beg to do their Night Zookeeper. As a parent it makes me feel better about letting them use their tablets. Still be mindful of the amount of time your kids spends in front of the screen though. It is educational but it does have the potential to be overstimulating. I think the best part is that they have both fallen in love with writing because of this program. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Homeschooling kids *2026-02-28, version 2.1* This is a great resource for homecoming my kids! It has given them confidence with reading and spelling, while making learning fun, challenging, and creative. ### 5/5 — Love the app! *2026-02-15, version 2.1* My son loves this app and asks to play it all the time!! It has been a great addition to his learning tools! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*