Spin a Zoo vs Idle Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spin a Zoo
Rescue and collect over 40 unique animals from diverse habitats around the world. Tap to receive resources, grow your zoo, and discover rare animal types. Can you collect them all and become the ultimate zoo keeper?
- Rescue over 40 animals
- Collect animals with 5 rarity types
- Explore 6 different habitats
- Tap for resources and goodies
- Grow and manage your zoo
- Daily rewards with subscription
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Meet Zuzie Zoo, animal lover and zoo keeper extraordinaire! Work with Zuzie and tap the paw to rescue animals and preserve wonderful habitats! DISCOVER THE WORLD OF ANIMALS Packed with over 40+ animals, from plentiful pigs at the Petting Zoo to the silent sharks in the Ocean Marine! CHOO, CHOO, TAP-A-ZOO Tap the paw and get a steam-train delivery of fresh goodies for your animals! Grow your zoo with vital resources, including tools for better enclosures, coins, fuel and instant wins! GLOBE-TROTTING RESCUE Explore the world and rescue animals across six different habitats. Once you have rescued them, don’t let them escape! COLLECT YOUR ZOO-VENIERS! Rescue animals to add them to your collection. Each animal has 5 rarity types, from Common to Limited Edition. Can you collect them all? RULE THE ZOO Be an Animal Lover with our subscription. The subscription will be charged at $3.99 / £3.49 per week. After buying this subscription, your Zoo Keeping will benefit from rewards, including: +50 Extra Spins, +10 Gems and +50 Raffle Tickets every day. Subscription Notice: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going into the user’s Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable View Terms of Service: https://www.fullfat.com/terms-of-service/ View Privacy Policy: https://www.fullfat.com/privacy-policy/
Idle Run
Engage in an endless animal racing adventure. Collect coins to upgrade your speed and transform into faster creatures. Compete in exciting speed runs with cute and wild animals.
- Idle animal racing
- Coin collection for upgrades
- Animal transformation for speed
- Cute and wild animal competition
- Endless runner gameplay
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Idle animal racing game where you can upgrade speed by collecting coins. When you have enough coins use animal transform to get a faster one. Cute pet and wild animal compete in this speed run!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Idle Run at 4.9 against Spin a Zoo's 4.6. Idle Run also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Spin a Zoo's advantage is ratings volume (911 vs 17). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Spin a Zoo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Idle Run sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Idle Run holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spin a Zoo has 911 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Spin a Zoo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Idle Run's.
Spin a Zoo ships an update every 2 months, Idle Run every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spin a Zoo | Idle Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (911 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 911 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | Artem Lanin |
Customer experience
Spin a Zoo
Idle Run
Bugs and requests
Spin a Zoo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes and freezes
- Battery/energy not recharging properly
- Inconsistent time-based mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive features with animals
- Ability to save progress across devices
- Faster battery/energy recharge times
- Improved resource acquisition
Idle Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spin a Zoo
- VIP Pass3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Packet of Batteries$1.99
- Piggy Bank$3.99
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- Bucket of Gems$4.99
- Bucket of Batteries$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
- Stash of Gems$9.99
- Barrel of Batteries$9.99
- Chest of Gems$19.99
Idle Run
- No Ads$0.99







