Denver Zoo Mobile vs E Tenebris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Denver Zoo Mobile
Navigate your zoo visit with a GPS-enabled map, discover animal details, and stay updated on feeding and demonstration schedules. Access digital membership cards and tickets for seamless entry.
- GPS-enabled zoo map
- Animal feeding and demonstration schedules
- Detailed animal information (names, ages, species)
- Digital membership card and ticket access
- Push notifications for events
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Enjoy your wildest visit yet with the free Denver Zoo mobile app! The new Denver Zoo mobile app is the best way to explore the Zoo without missing anything that’s important to you! This digital guide includes a GPS-enabled map so you can find your favorite exhibits with ease, as well as the locations of concessions and restrooms. Get day-of information on feedings and demonstrations, including special surprises from zookeepers that might not be listed on our daily events schedule. You can even sign up to get push notifications so you don’t miss a show! Learn interesting details specific to our individual animals, such as their names and ages, or even what their favorite snack is. Use the Denver Zoo mobile app for easier access at the front gate by pulling up a digital version of your membership card or any purchased tickets. FEATURES: GET AROUND EASILY -Access our GPS enabled map to find your favorite animals and where the restrooms and food stations are located. SEE DEMONSTRATIONS -Check out the daily schedule of daily animal demonstrations, zookeeper talks and more. GET TO KNOW THE ANIMALS -Learn the animals names, birthdates and species information. ACCESS YOUR ACCOUNT -Skip the lines. Pull up your membership information, including your digital membership card and ticket purchases directly through the mobile app.
E Tenebris
Watch trailers and films from an independent cinematic universe. This app offers an ad-free and privacy-focused viewing experience, developed entirely in-house.
- View trailers and films
- Ad-free experience
- No AI intrusions
- Privacy-focused tracking
- In-house development
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View trailers and films from our little cinematic universe without 3rd party ads, artificial intelligence intrusions or being tracked! The ETE app continues to be developed in-house by our cadre of former NASA engineers. They've spent countless hours pouring over the computer language 'Swift', wrestling with the Apple development program called Xcode and jumping through the hoops to upload it to the app store, all so you can grab it! Go NASA! --Currently the 'CREW' portion of the app is disabled while we run extensive project development tests and low-gravity implementation. --If you are likewise a producer looking for efficiency tools like we have been, great!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: E Tenebris at 100% against Denver Zoo Mobile's 9%. E Tenebris also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). Denver Zoo Mobile's advantage is price (Free vs $3.00) and ratings volume (127 vs 5). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Denver Zoo Mobile is free to download; E Tenebris costs $3.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
E Tenebris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Denver Zoo Mobile has 127 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Denver Zoo Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of E Tenebris's.
Denver Zoo Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, E Tenebris monthly. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Denver Zoo Mobile | E Tenebris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.00 |
| Rating | 2.1 (127 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 127 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vantix Systems | Brandon Esten |
Customer experience
Denver Zoo Mobile
E Tenebris
Bugs and requests
Denver Zoo Mobile
Reported bugs
48 issues- App crashes on login
- App crashes when viewing map
- App crashes when trying to purchase tickets
- App crashes when adding membership to Apple Wallet
- App crashes upon opening
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- App does not open
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- App not working on iOS 18
- App blinks and nothing happens
- App won't let me open it
- App crashes on iPhone 16
- Membership card not loaded
- Cannot access past visits
- Cannot access carousel ride credits
- Daily schedule won't load
- Map is low resolution and outdated
- Special event offerings and tickets not displayed
- App collapses when trying to save membership to Apple Wallet
- Tickets do not show up in 'my tickets' tab
- Map is an embarrassment
- Cannot renew membership
- Won't accept password for account access
- Login button does nothing
- Buttons at the bottom don't load or show error messages
- Map locks up the app
- Close button overlaps hamburger menu
- Cart is not saved
- Order is not placed after entering details
- Snake image on home screen is frightening
- Tickets organized by purchase date instead of visit date
- Tickets have individual QR codes
- App does nothing or is too slow
- App hasn't worked for weeks
- App crashes right away after download
- App crashes on iPhone 11
- App crashes on iOS 13.1.2
- App freezes and closes
- Cannot log in without freezing
- Half the buttons don't work
- Password setup instructions are incorrect
- White screen appears every time the app is opened
- App is not functional on iPhone X
- App loads but does nothing
- Cannot get past login page
- App appears frozen on launch
- Login screen editing area is not full width
- Password field does not allow pasting
- High battery usage when location is always on
Requested features
15 requests- Link animals with map
- Add location function to wallet card
- Notification about card when approaching gate
- Improve map zoom level and detail
- Show heading on map
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- Link to Google Maps
- Update map to be current with online map
- Add menus
- Show schedule for days other than today
- Show special event offerings
- Show special event tickets
- Add facial recognition or remember email
- Improve app searchability
- Allow pasting passwords
- Add option to only use location while using the app
E Tenebris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Denver Zoo Mobile
No in-app purchases
E Tenebris
No in-app purchases
Questions
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