Comparison

Spin a Zoo vs Idle Run

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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?

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Idle animal racing
  • Coin collection for upgrades
  • Animal transformation for speed
  • Cute and wild animal competition
  • Endless runner gameplay
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Spin a Zoo4 screens
Idle Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spin a Zoo versus Idle Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpin a ZooIdle Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (911 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings911 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB87 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFull Fat Productions LtdArtem Lanin

Customer experience

Spin a Zoo

All ratings909 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral12.8%
Negative10.3%

Idle Run

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

10 purchases

Spin a Zoo

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Pass3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time9
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Packet of Batteries$1.99
  • Piggy Bank$3.99
Show 6 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Idle Run

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Spin a Zoo free?
Spin a Zoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Run free?
Idle Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spin a Zoo or Idle Run?
Idle Run is rated higher. Spin a Zoo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 911 ratings, while Idle Run averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Spin a Zoo or Idle Run have ads?
Both Spin a Zoo and Idle Run show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spin a Zoo or Idle Run?
Spin a Zoo ships an update every 2 months, and Idle Run every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spin a Zoo was updated on November 2, 2026 and Idle Run on November 3, 2026.

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